The Bachelor‘s Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson are still very much in love, but they deal with relationship issues just like any other couple. With their romance in the spotlight, the Season 28 stars have had to deal with countless rumors about their relationship.
In a new interview, Graziadei opened up about the “biggest stressors” in his relationship with Anderson. He also explained how they are able to move forward from any problems that come their way.
Dealing with negative comments online has been a source of trouble for the couple. “I always have to shift and realize if you look at the actual majority, not everyone was saying that,” Graziadei said on the May 29 edition of the Don’t Worry I’ll Ask podcast. “There was a lot of good. A lot of people were fighting back at that comment because they’re like, you don’t understand what they’re going through and what this is. That is my best way to try to handle all of this when there’s negativity is remind myself that the majority of the time we have so many more people who are in our corner that are rooting for us.”
There are people who are “trying to tear” him and Kelsey down, and Graziadei admitted that it’s “harder” for Anderson to contend with the negativity than it is for him because “women are so much more cruel to women for some reason on social media. I don’t understand why.”
The Season 28 lead said he’s surprised by people “trying to tear something down when all we’ve tried to do is bring light and happiness and share our own stories, but it’s hard when you see it.”
He added, “I will not lie. I think some of the biggest stressors in our relationship is handling when that stuff happens and me trying to be understanding of why it’s bad and why it hurts but also not be the person that’s not trying to be real.” Graziadei also said he’s “balancing being supporting but also trying to push ahead” and not get bogged down by the negativity.
Graziadei and Anderson met and fell in love over the course of The Bachelor Season 28. They got engaged in fall 2023, but they had to keep their relationship under wraps until the March 2024 finale. Since then, the couple has navigated a couple of moves, Graziadei’s run on Dancing With the Stars, and the beginning stages of wedding planning. As of now, Graziadei and Anderson are planning a spring 2027 wedding.
