Reality star Joey Graziadei knew that fans were going to have some reactions to his participating on Dancing With the Stars. Now , he's opening up about how he made sure he was still respectful to his relationship with Kelsey Anderson . Fans have been speculating ever since Joey was cast on the ABC show, and expressed concern even in early rehearsals as they felt he and his partner, Jenna Johnson, were exhibiting worrisome behavior.
Since their first dance on the show, Kelsey has since spoken out about comments regarding the state of her relationship, and Joey also subtly seemed to address the drama with his song choice in week two. Anna Delvey rages at 'predatory' DWTS after controversial casting Tori Spelling's manager rages against DWTS elimination and demands investigation Now, while some of the chatter has died down, fans are still sharing some thoughts about the partnership–and Joey is now speaking out more assertively. Appearing on the Almost Famous podcast, the 29-year-old admitted that after he was cast, he made a big request about which partner he would dance with.
“It was something I thought about coming in,” he said . “I wanted to be in a situation where I was comfortable that I didn’t have to worry about a lot of this noise.” “So, I asked when I got on the show to be paired with someone that was in a successful and healthy relationship.
” Admitting he made the request because he knows the show can sometimes lead to damaging gossip about relationshi.
