Because the “Bachelorette” fan-favorite ready to tackle a complete new type of competitors, he made positive the present knew precisely what he wanted in a dance companion.
Joey Graziadei needed to prioritize his relationship with Kelsey Anderson whereas navigating the challenges of the ballroom.
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Joey Graziadei Requested A ‘DWTS’ Associate In A ‘Wholesome Relationship’
The truth star, who turned engaged to Kelsey through the season 28 finale of “The Bachelor,” talked about that he was in “such an important place in my life with all the pieces that Kelsey and I’ve constructed that I didn’t wish to have a distraction.”
“It was one thing I considered coming in,” Joey mentioned on the “Virtually Well-known” podcast of how followers would analyze his partnership on “Dancing With the Stars.” “I needed to be in a state of affairs the place I used to be snug that I didn’t have to fret about lots of this noise. So, I requested once I received on the present to be paired with somebody that was in a profitable and wholesome relationship.”
“I didn’t need there to be any likelihood of noise on this as a result of I do know that comes with the present and the territory generally,” he later added.
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Joey Will get Partnered With Jenna Johnson
Joey is partnered with Jenna Johnson, who’s married to fellow “DWTS” professional Val Chmerkovskiy.
“I feel it’s very apparent that my relationship is thought on the present. I imply, I’ve a toddler [and] my husband’s on the present as effectively,” Jenna chimed in. “I assumed, you already know, folks would clearly know that Joey’s engaged.”
Joey additionally famous that going into the competitors, he made positive that his fiancée was “snug with placing that into type of the world once more.”
“We’re in in all probability the most effective spot we’ve been [on the show] now with Kelsey being extra vocal,” Joey mentioned on the podcast.
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Kelsey Anderson Addresses Joey’s Relationship With Jenna
Kelsey additionally addressed her fiancé’s relationship together with his dance companion.
“So many individuals are like, ‘Kelsey, why is Jenna touching your man like that?’ And actually, I don’t know, perhaps as a result of it’s her job,” she shared in a TikTok video. “Possibly as a result of she’s an expert dancer and he or she has to the touch him to bop. I don’t know, that’s my understanding of it.”
“I’ve to have a sure stage of safety to undergo all that, and Joey and I are nonetheless collectively and robust after a yr of all that craziness,” Anderson continued. “Joey can also be the kind of man to provide me the safety that I want or give me the reassurance that I want and deserve in {our relationships}.”
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She later added that if she and Joey may deal with relationship on actuality TV—with 31 different girls vying for his consideration firstly—then she may undoubtedly “survive watching him dance with a married lady who has a cute little child boy.”
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Jenna Johnson Says Kelsey Is ‘Unimaginable’
Jenna shared on Thursday that Kelsey’s public feedback concerning the state of affairs have helped scale back the variety of remarks she and Joey obtain.
“Kelsey’s unbelievable. She’s been so supportive throughout this entire expertise,” Jenna shared. “Clearly, my husband loves Joey and is so supportive. So I feel we may have requested for higher companions on this state of affairs.”
Joey Graziadei Bought Armpit Botox For ‘Dancing With The Stars’
On September 17, Joey made his “DWTS” debut alongside companion Jenna Johnson, performing to Tyler Hubbard’s “Dancing within the Nation.” Earlier than his second week on “Dancing With the Stars,” the Bachelor Nation star underwent a minor process to cut back moisture on his silk shirts.
A video posted on the Velour Medical Spa TikTok account was captioned, “Botox within the underarms treats hyperhidrosis & helps scale back pit stains!” Within the clip, the 29-year-old actuality star was proven sitting shirtless in a chair because the injections got beneath his arms.
Joey is competing in opposition to Jenn Tran, Danny Amendola, Dwight Howard, Chandler Kinney, Ilona Maher, Brooks Nader, Phaedra Parks, Eric Roberts, Stephen Nederoscik, and Reginald VelJohnson. Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey have been eradicated.
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“Dancing With the Stars” airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
