The Bachelor: Signs Joey Graziadei And Kelsey Anderson Are Growing Apart (Are Their Relationship Issues Getting Worse?)

Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson have been engaged since The Bachelor season 28's final rose ceremony, but there are signs the couple has been growing apart. The first time they met, cameras were rolling, and 28-year-old Joey was waiting outside The Bachelor mansion when 25-year-old Kelsey stepped out of the limousine to meet him. Joey was instantly smitten with the warm, smiling beauty with the signature mane of long, wavy hair. After a season filled with romantic getaways, tearful conversations, and rose ceremonies, Joey gave Kelsey his final rose. He got down on one knee and proposed, and Kelsey accepted.

Joey and Kelsey moved in together as soon as The Bachelor season 28 stopped filming, and they've been attached at the hip ever since, but they seem to be branching out in different directions lately. While trying to get to know each other better, Joey and Kelsey have also been growing their careers. Joey used to be a tennis professional, while Kelsey was a junior project manager, but the show changed their lives, and they've since transitioned to being public figures. Their new lives may end up putting an unnecessary strain on their relationship.

They've Been On A Rollercoaster

Ups And Downs

Joey and Kelsey fell head over heels in love during The Bachelor season 28, with the whole world watching. Kelsey was an early front-runner, and it wasn't much of a surprise when Joey gave her his final rose. Joey's other finalist, 25-year-old Daisy Kent, was positive Joey would choose Kelsey, so she went to see Kelsey before the final rose ceremony and told her she knew she was the winner. It was clear early on Joey and Kelsey would leave the show together.

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After leaving ABC's The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey struggled financially. Joey had missed a credit card payment while filming the show, and his credit score took a real hit. He came home to find that he couldn't even rent an apartment. He ended up moving in with Kelsey, who shared a rental with multiple female roommates. Kelsey quit her job, and they both lived on several credit cards while building their new careers as lifestyle influencers.

Since filming The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey have become prominent lifestyle influencers with massive social media followings. Currently, Kelsey has 774K Instagram followers and 579k followers on TikTok, while Joey boasts 896K followers on Instagram and 369 TikTok followers. They've scored impressive partnerships with major companies like Wawa and Amazon. Though they often work together, Joey and Kelsey have started branching out on their own.

Joey Has Been Dancing With The Stars

Kelsey Has Been At His Side The Whole Time

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After appearing on The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey became reality TV celebrities, which can lead to many other opportunities. These days, Joey's competing on Dancing With The Stars season 33, and he's been doing very well on the show. DWTS doesn't offer a grand prize, as it's all for charity, but they do pay celebrities a salary for being on the show. Since being on the show is currently Joey's day job, he and Kelsey have been living in Los Angeles while he's filming.

Fans were shocked to learn Joey asked the Dancing With The Stars producers to put him with a dance partner who was in a committed relationship. He was paired with Jenna Johnson, who is happily married, but Joey's demands led to questions about their relationship. There was some speculation Joey's demand implied Kelsey was a jealous person, but Kelsey denied the suggestion. Kelsey may come to resent the fact that she has had to put her life aside to be with Joey while he works on his own career.

Kelsey Has Been Modeling

She's A Cover Girl

Joey wasn't the only one branching out and doing his own thing. In October, Kelsey walked in a fashion show, and The Bachelor season 28 star posted footage of herself strutting her stuff on Instagram. In the clip, she wore a stunning light lilac gown and walked the catwalk with Kelsey's signature mane of hair flowing about her shoulders. "September was a dream," read Kelsey's caption. "One of the highlights was definitely walking in the Sherri Hill fashion show."

Like Joey, Kelsey is experimenting with her new life as a public figure. She is a very different woman than the one who joined the cast of The Bachelor season 28. Back then, she was a junior project manager working in an office in New Orleans, Louisiana. Now Kelsey's a prominent influencer with a massive social media following who has been quietly growing an impressive modeling portfolio.

When Will Joey & Kelsey Get Married?

They're Working Through Their Issues

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In March, just days after The Bachelor 28 season finale aired on ABC, Joey and Kelsey told Business Insider they were already in couples counseling. They wanted to start counseling when they were in a good place instead of waiting until there was a problem in the relationship. They said that counseling had helped them get to know each other.

Joey and Kelsey got engaged in November 2023, which is when The Bachelor season 28 finished filming. It's been about a year since Joey put a ring on Kelsey's finger, but they still haven't set a wedding date. The couple blames the delay on their busy lives. They say that they don't want to add the pressure of planning a wedding to the mix. Joey and Kelsey recently promised that they'd set a date within the next six months, with a wedding to follow within the next two years.

Sources: Kelsey Anderson/Instagram, Business Insider

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