Dancing With the Stars season 33 winner Joey Graziadei mentioned he “blacked out” when his title was referred to as.
Joey, 29, and professional dance accomplice Jenna Johnson, 30, took dwelling the Mirrorball Trophy in the course of the Tuesday, November 26, finale after scoring an ideal 30 from the judges (Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruni Tonioli) for his or her cha-cha-cha routine to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Cease the Feeling!” and a near-perfect 29 for his or her freestyle to the tune of “Canned Warmth” by District 78 and Jake Simpson.
Talking to Us Weekly after Tuesday’s stay broadcast, the previous Bachelor expressed his shock on the outcomes.
“I don’t even understand how I felt. I actually blacked out,” Joey informed Us. “I simply bear in mind [Jenna] screaming actually, actually loud. I bear in mind hugging her.”
“I bear in mind Val [Chmerkovskiy] coming in,” he added, referring to final season’s successful professional dancer — and Jenna’s husband — who handed them the trophy. “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.”
Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson proceed to search out success on their Dancing With the Stars journey — however they’ve confronted the occasional impediment alongside the way in which. “It’s a course of. From the start, we felt actually snug with one another and there was this unstated belief,” Joey, 29, solely informed Us Weekly on Tuesday, November 12, […]
For her half, Jenna mentioned it was a privilege to obtain the Mirrorball Trophy from her husband, who received season 32 with actress Xochitl Gomez.
“[I felt] simply a lot sheer love and pleasure. That was a very particular second that I don’t suppose has ever, ever, ever occurred earlier than,” Jenna mentioned of Val, 38. “So many individuals informed me that they’ve movies of him freaking out and I can’t wait to see them. 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.”
Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson Disney/Eric McCandless
Jenna mentioned her trophy will “in all probability [go] proper subsequent to Val’s” trophy from final season, whereas Joey revealed that he and fiancée Kelsey Anderson, whom he popped the query to on Bachelor season 28, just lately moved to Los Angeles and he plans to adorn their new condo together with his trophy.
“We simply obtained a brand new condo, so it’s our first little centerpiece that now we have, so it’ll be someplace,” he mentioned.
Joey turned the primary Bachelor to win DWTS Tuesday evening, however upon receiving the trophy, he gushed over his professional accomplice, who helped him get to the finale.
Disney/John Fleenor Joey Graziadei handed out his coveted ultimate rose to Kelsey Anderson on The Bachelor season 28. Whereas their relationship appeared regular all through the present, which premiered in January 2024, it hit a slight pace bump throughout fantasy suite week when Kelsey left an ominous be aware card that learn, “We have to speak.” The […]
“I really feel like Jenna deserves this absolutely and it’s all for her,” he mentioned throughout Tuesday’s broadcast. “It means every thing, this entire expertise has been unbelievable.”
Earlier within the night, decide Derek Hough praised Joey’s prowess on the dancefloor.
“Joey Graziadei, the showman. Joey is a pure performer,” he gushed. “Versatile, constant and unmatched in musicality. Week after week he confidently handles complicated choreography showcasing spectacular vary.”
With reporting by Mariel Turner.
