Dancing with the Stars season 33 finale premiered on November 26, 2024, on ABC. The episode showcased the face-off between the final five couples as they competed to win the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
Joey Graziadei and his pro dance partner Jenna Johnson took the stage with their perfect score cha-cha-cha routine and won the show. Graziadei's fiancée, Kelsey Anderson, expressed her joy over their victory in an Instagram post on November 27, congratulating her future husband.
In the caption, she wrote that she was proud of Graziadei for the hard work and dedication he put into the show. She also thanked his dance partner, Jenna Johnson, for teaching her fiance how to dance and the support she provided him.
"Still speechless !! So proud of you and all your hard work and dedication!! Thank you Jenna for showing Joey dance and pushing him and supporting him! LOVE YALL! Now let’s celebrate," Anderson wrote in the caption.
Graziadei responded in the post's comment section and expressed his appreciation for Anderson's support. He thanked her for being his good luck charm during DWTS. Meanwhile, Jenna replied in the comment section:
"Love you Kelsey!!! Thank you for supporting us every step of the way."
Kelsey Anderson's support for Dancing with the Stars winner Joey Graziadei
Kelsey Anderson met Joey Graziadei on The Bachelor season 28, and they got engaged by the end. Anderson supported Graziadei throughout the show and continued to do so when he appeared on Dancing with the Stars season 33.
Anderson was present in the crowd when Graziadei performed for the first time during the premiere episode. She posted a video on her Instagram on September 16, showcasing her reaction to her fiancé's dance.
At first, she expressed her support for him in the video, but her expression changed as she was stunned by his performance.
"MY BABY IS A STARR!!!," she wrote in the caption.
A week later, on September 26, following episode 2, she posted a photo with Graziadei and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson. In the caption, she expressed how proud she was of her fiancé and his work on the show.
To show his gratitude for her support, Graziadei dedicated his Viennese waltz routine to Anderson during Dancing with the Stars season 33's Dedication Night episode. He shared a video on Instagram before the performance on October 13, expressing his excitement for the upcoming presentation.
"I'm so excited to be able to do a dance for you [Anderson]. It's a beautiful song. It's a beautiful dance. I'm gonna try to emulate our beauty, our love for each other and just try my best to make you proud... I really just want everyone to see. How much I care for you, how much I love for you, how much you mean to me every single day," Graziadei said.
The couple celebrated a one-year engagement anniversary on November 12, and Graziadei shared a post on his Instagram expressing his love for his fiancée. He wrote in the caption that every day with Anderson was an "adventure," and he can't wait to see all of the memories they get to create going forward in their relationship.
Their anniversary coincided with Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 8; the couple spent it during the live show. In the caption, he wrote that he never imagined celebrating their anniversary this way, but he deeply appreciated her support and thanked her for being his "biggest fan."
Dancing with the Stars season 33 episodes are available to watch on Hulu.