The Bachelorstar Joey Graziadei just made history in the best way possible as his reality TV career continues to skyrocket. Joey is currently competing inDancing With The Starsseason 33, andthe votes and judges' scores from the previous week secured him and Jenna Johnson a spot in the finals. The semifinals episode ended up being a non-elimination round, and all five duos advanced to the finals, including Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten, and Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold.
Joey Graziadei is the very first lead fromThe Bachelorto accomplish his latest goal.
This exciting development means thatJoey is the very first lead fromThe Bachelorto make it to theDWTSfinals in the history of the ABC competition series.Us Weeklyspoke with theBachelorstar after his exceptional scores from the judges and reacted to the history-making news. He said, “It’s unbelievable…We knew we had two dances that we loved, and just to have everything come together, to have it kind of be what it was, it’s everything we’ve hoped for. So right now, I’m just really happy.” Joey can’t relax yet; he’s already mapping out next week’s routines.
What Joey Graziadei’s Accomplishment Means For Career & DWTS
DWTS Might Help Joey’s Career As An Influencer
Joey isn’t the first person from theBachelorfranchise tocompete onDancing With The Stars. Interestingly,the women tend to perform better on this show. For example, Melissa Rycroft, Hannah Brown and Kaitlyn Bristowe wonDWTSseasons 15, 28 and 29, respectively. OtherBachelorNation stars onDWTSover the years include Charity Lawson (fourth place), Gabby Windey (second place), Matt James (12th place), Nick Viall (sixth place), Chris Soules (fifth place), Sean Lowe (sixth place), Jake Pavelka (seventh place) and Trista Sutter (sixth place). Jenn Tran competed against Joey but was eliminated in seventh place.
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Regardless of whether he winsDWTS, Joey made reality TV history. As far as what this means for him after the season is over, he is likely gaining even more fans and followers throughout this competition than he already had fromThe Bachelorseason 28. That online following can help him as he and Kelsey Anderson navigate their lives as social media influencers. They recently launched an athleisure line, sosales might go up because Joey has more fans now. If theBachelorcouple decides to keep branching out with more products, all of Joey’sDWTSpublicity will help him.
Our Take On Joey Graziadei’s Exciting DWTS News
Joey Should Be Proud of His DWTS Accomplishment
It’s exciting to see that Joey made history. Even if he doesn’t win, at least he has this accomplishment to be proud of. During the semifinals, he and Jenna received a perfect score of 30 for their Foxtrot and a 28 for their Paso doble, for a total score of 58; they tied with Chandler and Brandon. With these two duos neck and neck,the final votes and scores could be very close in the finale. There’s now less than a week before we all find out whether he can make history yet again.
The Bachelorseason 29 premieres August 21, 2025, at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
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The series centers on a single bachelor selecting a romantic partner from a group of contestants, with episodes featuring various challenges and eliminations.
