Joey Graziadei Talks ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Weight Loss

Season 33 winner of “Dancing with the Stars,” Joey Graziadei, opened up concerning the bodily and emotional toll of the competitors.

Earlier than claiming the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy alongside professional companion Jenna Johnson, Joey Graziadei mirrored on his weight reduction journey throughout his time on the ABC present.

Throughout an look on the “Lightweights Podcast with Joe Vulpis,” Graziadei revealed how sure dance types had a transformative influence on his physique, highlighting the jive particularly.

“I positively acquired a bit too skinny shortly,” Graziadei shared. “We misplaced a lot weight throughout that week as a result of we have been simply kicking and flicking and doing a lot. Similar factor within the samba. You need to transfer a lot in these dances that I, like — [my fiancée Kelsey Anderson’s] the one which tells you, she’s like, ‘You’re wanting fairly skinny.’ I’m positively getting minimize, however I’m dropping a whole lot of weight and my measurement 32 pants, I want a 30 rapidly, it seems like, ‘trigger I’m having to buckle it up so tight.”

Within the remaining weeks of the competitors, nevertheless, dance types just like the Argentine tango and up to date helped Graziadei rebuild energy and muscle. “We’re doing a whole lot of lifts.…I’m truly holding up Jenna and having to do a whole lot of reps,” he defined. “And it seems like, the one factor I can evaluate it to, is like I simply labored out, like an higher physique exercise, each single time we do these lifts as a result of there’s a whole lot of legs and higher physique you must do to sort of be robust throughout that.”

Graziadei shared his ideas on the bodily modifications he skilled by the competitors, calling the method exceptional. “The transformation of your physique by dancing is wild,” he mentioned, including that he’s keen to maintain dancing sooner or later. “If I may do that each day, I’d as a result of I’d by no means be out of form and it’s superb.”

All through season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars,” Graziadei constantly impressed, typically topping the leaderboard alongside his companion Jenna Johnson. His laborious work paid off within the Tuesday, November 26, season finale when he made historical past as the primary former “Bachelor” to win the Mirrorball Trophy.

“I don’t even know the way I felt. I actually blacked out,” Graziadei advised Us Weekly after the win. “I keep in mind this [trophy] was heavier than I assumed it was going to be and that was about it. That’s the place we’re at now. And now we’re right here.”

Graziadei took to Instagram on Saturday, November 30, to mirror on his “Dancing with the Stars” journey and specific his gratitude to Johnson, in a heartfelt tribute.

“After a couple of days it’s lastly beginning to settle in that this season of @dancingwiththestars has come to an finish and we’re champions…,” he started. “Jenna, from the underside of my coronary heart I wish to say THANK YOU. Thanks for crafting the expertise of a lifetime. Thanks for pushing me to be higher than I assumed I may ever be. Thanks for believing in me and making me really feel like I belonged in a room filled with exceptionally proficient folks. I imply it once I say that you’ve modified my life for the higher. Nobody can query your inventive genius and expertise. You actually deserve this and I couldn’t be happier for you.”

He continued, “Final however not least, I wish to thank my stunning fiancée, my loving household, and associates. And thanks to all of YOU! This might have by no means been potential with out the assist and love of all of you every week. Thanks for believing in me, voting for me, and bringing a lot pleasure to my life. I really like you all.”

Johnson mirrored on the emotional second, expressing her gratitude for the assist of her husband, Val Chmerkovskiy, who introduced the trophy.

“I felt a lot sheer love and pleasure,” she shared with Us Weekly. “He’s been my primary supporter by 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.” The couple, married since 2019, are mother and father to their 22-month-old son, Rome.