Joey Graziadei Talks ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Weight Loss

Season 33 winner of “Dancing with the Stars,” Joey Graziadei, opened up in regards to the bodily and emotional toll of the competitors.

Earlier than claiming the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy alongside professional accomplice Jenna Johnson, Joey Graziadei mirrored on his weight reduction journey throughout his time on the ABC present.

Throughout an look on the “Lightweights Podcast with Joe Vulpis,” Graziadei revealed how sure dance kinds had a transformative affect on his physique, highlighting the jive specifically.

“I undoubtedly obtained a little bit too skinny rapidly,” Graziadei shared. “We misplaced a lot weight throughout that week as a result of we had been simply kicking and flicking and doing a lot. Identical factor within the samba. It’s a must to transfer a lot in these dances that I, like — [my fiancée Kelsey Anderson’s] the one which tells you, she’s like, ‘You’re trying fairly skinny.’ I’m undoubtedly getting lower, however I’m shedding lots of weight and my dimension 32 pants, I want a 30 hastily, it appears like, ‘trigger I’m having to buckle it up so tight.”

Within the closing weeks of the competitors, nevertheless, dance kinds just like the Argentine tango and up to date helped Graziadei rebuild power and muscle. “We’re doing lots of lifts.…I’m really holding up Jenna and having to do lots of reps,” he defined. “And it appears like, the one factor I can evaluate it to, is like I simply labored out, like an higher physique exercise, each single time we do these lifts as a result of there’s lots of legs and higher physique you need to do to type of be sturdy throughout that.”

Graziadei shared his ideas on the bodily adjustments he skilled via the competitors, calling the method exceptional. “The transformation of your physique via dancing is wild,” he mentioned, including that he’s keen to maintain dancing sooner or later. “If I might do that every single day, I might as a result of I might by no means be out of form and it’s wonderful.”

All through season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars,” Graziadei constantly impressed, usually topping the leaderboard alongside his partner Jenna Johnson. His arduous work paid off within the Tuesday, November 26, season finale when he made historical past as the primary former “Bachelor” to win the Mirrorball Trophy.

“I don’t even know the way I felt. I truthfully blacked out,” Graziadei advised Us Weekly after the win. “I bear in mind this [trophy] was heavier than I believed it was going to be and that was about it. That’s the place we’re at now. And now we’re right here.”

Graziadei took to Instagram on Saturday, November 30, to mirror on his “Dancing with the Stars” journey and categorical his gratitude to Johnson, in a heartfelt tribute.

“After just a few days it’s lastly beginning to settle in that this season of @dancingwiththestars has come to an finish and we’re champions…,” he started. “Jenna, from the underside of my coronary heart I wish to say THANK YOU. Thanks for crafting the expertise of a lifetime. Thanks for pushing me to be higher than I believed I might ever be. Thanks for believing in me and making me really feel like I belonged in a room stuffed with exceptionally proficient individuals. I imply it once I say that you’ve modified my life for the higher. Nobody can query your artistic genius and expertise. You really deserve this and I couldn’t be happier for you.”

He continued, “Final however not least, I wish to thank my stunning fiancée, my loving household, and associates. And thanks to all of YOU! This may have by no means been potential with out the help and love of all of you every week. Thanks for believing in me, voting for me, and bringing a lot pleasure to my life. I really like you all.”

Johnson mirrored on the emotional second, expressing her gratitude for the help of her husband, Val Chmerkovskiy, who introduced the trophy.

“I felt a lot sheer love and pleasure,” she shared with Us Weekly. “He’s been my primary supporter via this. He’s been mommy and daddy for us proper now whereas I’ve been preparing for this finale. So, I’m simply so grateful for him.” The couple, married since 2019, are mother and father to their 22-month-old son, Rome.