Ever since Joey Graziadei picked Kelsey Anderson for the final rose at the end of The Bachelor Season 28, people fell in love with them. Between their hilarious banter and undeniable chemistry, they truly are one of Bachelor Nation’s most beloved couples. And now, Anderson is opening up about what life looks like for them, post reality TV. Keep scrolling to learn what she had to say to First for Women and where they currently stand on their wedding!
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Wedding planning progress: what Kelsey shared
Joey and Kelsey got engaged in November 2023, but the 25-year-old says wedding planning is still “on the middle burner.”
“I'd say we are starting the process. Joey's 30th birthday is on May 24, so I think we're really going to try and dig in right after his birthday, because right now he's finishing up his bucket list,” she shared. “He's still got, I think, about eight things left currently. So we're going to try and finish all that up, and after that, we're going to really deep dive into wedding planning. We have a wedding planner and we're narrowing down on date and location right now.”
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Speaking of Graziadei’s 30th birthday, Anderson opened up about where exactly he stands on getting older and how his bucket list of 30 things he wants to do before he turns 30 has helped him.
“He was, like, ‘I thought it was gonna be a little easier than it was,’ but Dancing with the Stars took up so much of his time for about six months, so he had to cram a lot of it into a very short amount of time," she said. “We’re doing Japan and a national park, so this month's gonna be a little crazy, but I'm excited for it.”
‘DWTS’ & life after ‘The Bachelor’
Still fresh off The Bachelor and Graziadei’s Dancing With The Stars win, Anderson said life has “Just been a whirlwind.”
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“Coming off from working as a construction project manager to now living in L.A. and going all over the place to these really cool, amazing places, and being able to have amazing opportunities, I'm just very grateful,” she exclaimed. “Joey and I just try to keep ourselves as grounded as we can through it all and remind ourselves how amazing we have it. We love our time in L.A. and getting in the groove of everything here. We finally have our house pretty put together now, which is really exciting.”
Kelsey reacts to her dad’s relationship with Barbara Alyn Woods
Also exciting? Her dad, Mark Anderson’s new relationship with One Tree Hill star Barbara Alyn Woods, whom he met after appearing on the first-ever season of The Golden Bachelorette.
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“It's been really amazing to be able to see him open up and fall in love with somebody,” Anderson said of her dad. “I think the show did so much for him by showing him that it's okay to open up, even though my mom's not with him anymore. I'm just very happy for him. Barbara is an awesome woman and she fits in very well with our family. I love her daughters and their boyfriends. It's really awesome.”
Her exciting swimwear collab
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Aside from wedding planning and helping Graziadei, Anderson also has another project keeping her busy: a collaboration with the swimsuit brand Cupshe, where she got to design a line of beachwear for women.
“Being able to work with the team and getting handed the swatches, being able to feel the material, being able to say, ‘Oh, I like this color over this color’ and trying it on, and altering was really cool,” she said. “It was a super fun process. I think that they're super fun and very classy looking, and I'm excited for people to try them on and feel confident in them.”
Be sure to check out Anderson’s collaboration with Cupshe on their website now.
