Jenna Johnson Reveals Candid Ideas About Joey Graziadei

Whereas Jenna Johnson and Joey Graziadei have resonated with followers and with the judges, the professional dancer is admitting that she was a bit disillusioned when she discovered she was partnered with “The Bachelor” alum.

On a latest episode of “The Ben and Ashley I Virtually Well-known Podcast,” Jenna Johnson opened up about her preliminary response to being paired with Joey Graziadei on the ABC dancing competitors present.

Anticipating to accomplice with an athlete, Jenna admitted she was shocked and a bit disillusioned when she realized she could be dancing with the previous “Bachelor” star as an alternative of former NFL participant Danny Amendola, who has been paired with Witney Carson.

“Joey is aware of this, I’ve been trustworthy with him,” she admitted on the podcast. “I believe individuals assume that we all know who we’re gonna have for a bit bit, that’s not the case. They actually prefer to make it a secret so it’s an genuine response.”

Jenna added, “However I had a sense as a result of I heard his identify within the combine, and so I used to be a bit unhappy as a result of I’ve been promised — not promised — however I’ve by no means had a soccer participant. Via my time on the present I’ve by no means had a soccer participant.”

Jenna, who’s married to “DWTS” professional Val Chmerkovskiy and welcomed their son, Rome, in January 2023 went on to say, “So I sort of heard Danny [Amendola, former NFL wide receiver] was going to be concerned and I used to be like, ‘That is my 12 months. I’m gonna get the NFL man.’”

After sharing her candid ideas with co-hosts Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti, each fellow “Bachelor” alums, she revealed that she is completely happy to be paired with Joey as “he is without doubt one of the most real people I’ve ever met.”

“I believe we simply linked actually simply and shortly and we have now a lot enjoyable,” she mentioned, including that it’s “such a pleasure to work with him.” “He is a kind of annoying folks that’s freakishly good at every part,” she mentioned with fun. “You simply need to punch him.”

“It’s been so superior being his accomplice,” she concluded.

Jenna’s latest feedback come after the previous “Bachelor” star revealed that he had requested to be partnered with somebody in “a wholesome relationship” to keep away from any romantic rumors as he simply grew to become engaged to Kelsey through the season 28 finale of “The Bachelor.”

“[I am in] such an ideal place in my life with every part that Kelsey and I’ve constructed that I didn’t need to have a distraction,” he mentioned on the “Virtually Well-known” podcast. “It was one thing I thought of coming in. I wished to be in a scenario the place I used to be snug that I didn’t have to fret about a number of this noise. So, I requested after I acquired on the present to be paired with somebody that was in a profitable and wholesome relationship.”

“I didn’t need there to be any probability of noise on this as a result of I do know that comes with the present and the territory typically,” he added.

Regardless of Joey and Jenna each being in severe relationships with different individuals, followers nonetheless speculated that one thing greater than a friendship was blossoming, which did not come as a lot of a shock to Jenna and Joey.

“We knew coming in as a Bachelor Nation factor,” Joey shared. “I believe it is comprehensible that persons are listening to my relationship at all times, and it was one thing that Kelsey and I talked about. I made positive earlier than doing this that she was snug with placing that into the world once more.”

“I believe that we have been extra shocked that folks could not step away and perceive the scenario of the connection I used to be in, the connection that Jenna was in. We have been sort of hoping that folks could be a bit bit extra conscious of that, however we weren’t essentially shocked,” he added.

“Dancing With the Stars” airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.