Joey Graziadei Reveals His Special Request After Joining ‘DWTS’

Because the “Bachelorette” fan-favorite ready to tackle an entire new form of competitors, he made certain the present knew precisely what he wanted in a dance associate.

Joey Graziadei wished to prioritize his relationship with Kelsey Anderson whereas navigating the challenges of the ballroom.

The truth star, who grew to become engaged to Kelsey in the course of the season 28 finale of “The Bachelor,” talked about that he was in “such an excellent place in my life with every part 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 wished to be in a scenario the place I used to be comfy that I didn’t have to fret about a whole lot of this noise. So, I requested once I bought 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 typically,” he later added.

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 understood on the present. I imply, I’ve a toddler [and] my husband’s on the present as effectively,” Jenna chimed in. “I assumed, , individuals would clearly know that Joey’s engaged.”

Joey additionally famous that going into the competitors, he made certain that his fiancée was “comfy with placing that into form of the world once more.”

“We’re in most likely the very best spot we’ve been [on the show] now with Kelsey being extra vocal,” Joey mentioned on the podcast.

Kelsey additionally addressed her fiancé’s relationship together with his dance associate.

“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 knowledgeable 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 offer me the safety that I would like or give me the reassurance that I would like and deserve in {our relationships}.”

She later added that if she and Joey might deal with courting on actuality TV—with 31 different ladies vying for his consideration at first—then she might undoubtedly “survive watching him dance with a married lady who has a cute little child boy.”

Jenna shared on Thursday that Kelsey’s public feedback in regards to the scenario have helped cut back the variety of remarks she and Joey obtain.

“Kelsey’s unimaginable. She’s been so supportive throughout this complete expertise,” Jenna shared. “Clearly, my husband loves Joey and is so supportive. So I feel we might have requested for higher companions on this scenario.”

On September 17, Joey made his “DWTS” debut alongside associate 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 cut 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 towards 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.

“Dancing With the Stars” airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.