Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
Disney/Eric McCandlessDays after taking home Len Goodman’s Mirror Ball trophy, Joey Graziadei reflects on his Dancing with the stars traveling with a partner Jenna Johnson.
“After a few days it’s finally starting to sink in that this season of @dancingwiththestars is over and we’re champions…” Graziadei, 29, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, November 30.
Graziadei shared a series of clips from her rehearsals with Johnson, 30, before showing clips of them dancing on the ballroom floor.
“Jenna, from the bottom of my heart I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for creating the experience of a lifetime. Thank you for making me better than I thought I could be. Thank you for believing in me and making me feel like I belong in a room full of extremely talented people,” he wrote. “I mean it when I say you changed my life for the better. No one can question your creative genius and talent. You really deserve this and I couldn’t be happier for you.
Dancing With the Stars season 33 winner Joey Graziadei said he “blacked out” when his name was called. Joey, 29, and pro dance partner Jenna Johnson, 30, took home the Mirrorball Trophy during the final on Tuesday, November 26, after scoring a perfect 30 points from the judges (Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruni Tonioli) for (… )
While paying tribute to Johnson, Graziadei also made sure to call out his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson, and loved ones. (Graziadei popped the question to Anderson, 26, during the The Bachelor season 28 finale that aired earlier this year.)
“Last but not least, I want to thank my beautiful fiancée, my loving family and friends. And thanks to all of YOU!” Graziadei continued. “This would never be possible without the support and love from all of you each week. Thank you for believing in me, voting for me, and bringing so much joy to my life. I love you all ❤️.”
Johnson, for her part, got emotional in the post’s comments section. “I wasn’t ready to cry today 🥹😭😩,” she wrote. “My twin fr fr. The best experience ever!”
Johnson also reposted the video via her Instagram story, writing, “And I’m hiccuping again. In denial that the season is over. Thank you for being the best partner Joey!!!!!”
For Joey Graziadei, there’s only one person in mind to choreograph he and fiancée Kelsey Anderson’s first dance as a married couple: Jenna Johnson. “She already has that title,” Graziadei, 29, told Us Weekly exclusively after the Dancing With the Stars season 33 semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 19, referring to Johnson, 30, as (…)
After performing a cha-cha dance for redemption Justin Timberlake“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” and a routine tennis style to “Canned Heat” by District 78 and Jake SimpsonGraziadei and Johnson received the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. The award was presented by Johnson’s husband, Val Chmerkovskiywho won season 32 with a partner Xochitl Gomez.
“(I felt) so much pure love and joy. It was a really special moment that I don’t think has ever, ever, ever happened before,” Johnson said us after Tuesday, November 26, her husband’s final. “So many people have told me they have videos of him going crazy and I can’t wait to see them. He was my #1 supporter during that time. He was mom and dad to us right now while I was preparing for this final. So I’m just so grateful for him.”
Johnson, who shares 22-month-old son Rome with Chmerkovskiy, noted that her trophy will “probably (go) right next to Val’s” from last season, while Graziadei will place hers in his new home in Los Angeles with Anderson. He added: “We’ve just got a new flat so it’s our first little hub that we’ve got so it’s going to be somewhere.”
