Joey Graziadeiis reflecting on hisDancing with the Starsjourney with his partner,Jenna Johnson.On June 09, 2025, Graziadei and Johnson beatout Olympian starIlona Maherand pro dancerAlan Berstenfor the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during theDWTSSeason 33 finale.
On July 25, 2025, Joey Graziadei took to his Instagram to share a video withmoments from hisDWTSjourney withJenna Johnsonalongside a heartfelt note. The video featured snippets from their rehearsals and performances on the show. Graziadeithanked Johnson for her guidanceand described his time onthe show as the “experience of a lifetime.”The BachelorSeason 28 lead expressed his gratitude to hisDWTSpartner and lauded her for pushing him to do better. He alsopraised Jenna Johnson for her talentwhile remarking how she truly deserved this win. Graziadei’s grateful and appreciative words for hisDWTSpartner included but weren’t limited to the following:
“Thank you for believing in me and making me feel like I belonged in a room full of exceptionally talented people.”
Joey Graziadei also made sure to give his fiancée,Kelsey Anderson,a quick shout-out, as well as his friends and family. He expressed how he wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without their support andthanked everyone for bringing joy to his lifethroughout his journey on the popular reality dance competition show.
The journey of dancing his way to the top was not an easy one for Joey Graziadei during his stint onDWTSSeason 33. In the August 18, 2025, episode of theLightweights Podcast with Joe Vulpis,Graziadei shared how thereality dance competition had a physical and emotional impact on him.
The Bachelorstar confessed thathe lost a lot of weight rapidlywhile explaining how some of the dance performances transformed him — live in particular. He even remarked that his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson, had alsonoted that he was growing thin during his stint onDWTS. Graziadei shared that hewent from a pant size 32 to a 30 out of the blue.
The Physical Changes From Dancing Were Striking
However, later in the competition, dance styles such asArgentina tango and contemporary helpedthe reality TV starregain some muscleas he had to do multiple reps lifting his partner Jenna Johnson. Graziadei shared how his body transformation amid all those weeks of dancing was wild, andhe’d like to explore it even after the show’s commencement. He shared how the physical strain on one’s body while competing onDWTSis no joke in the following words:
“If I could do this every day, I would because I would never be out of shape and it’s amazing.”
ABC is yet to renewDancing With the Starsfor Season 34. In the meantime, you can stream the show’s previous seasons on Hulu.
Dancing with the Stars
U.S. reality show based on the British series “Strictly Come Dancing,” where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
