This week on Dancing with the Stars was its most emotional yet, with the remaining celebs creating pieces in dedication to someone important in their lives. And Bachelor star Joey Graziadei's fiancé Kelsey Anderson had some choice words for those who were critiquing her reaction to the evening on social media.
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Kelsey, who won Joey's season earlier this year, has of course been to every live show so far in Season 33. This was a special occasion, though, as he had chosen to dedicate that week's dance to her alongside partner Jenna Johnson . Fans of the series were picking apart Kelsey's mood during the evening, making rampant speculation about their relationship. And she took to TikTok to respond to one particular person who said, "Something was off there with Joey and Kelsey."
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"I'm still feel like I'm very new to having a relationship in the public eye," she explains in the video. "And sometimes it stinks whenever people want to pick it apart. But I am thankful for all of the great things that it's brought me, like Joey and the amazing opportunities that we've been able to share together. But people like to assume things, and sometimes it's hard for me not to say something back."
She then goes on to explain the very personal connection she had to this week's episode. Even outside of the obvious emotional investment in Joey, some of the other celebrities had dedicated their dances to people who were suffering or had suffered through illness. Others chose to shout out their mothers. For Kelsey, who lost her own mother to breast cancer six years ago, it was a bit of a raw reminder.
"I was a little emotional last night," she says. "So I guess she was right; something's not right. I was missing my mom a little extra."
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Of course, there was the additional element of Joey dedicating his Viennese waltz to her, something she was incredibly touched by. She does admit that she always has anxiety during his performances, which means she's not positively beaming at all times. And while the camera may have caught her smiling, that was the reasoning behind perhaps a more muted reaction.
Unfortunately, Joey's participation on the hit reality series has continued to put the two of them under a magnifying glass following them becoming public as a couple earlier this year. After the first week of the show, she responded on TikTok to comments about Jenna "inappropriately touching" Joey during their dance, reminding everyone that the two of them had fallen in love under much more envy-inducing circumstances.
"I think that maybe we should just focus more on positives and not always assume the worst of things," Kelsey says to close out the video. While Joey has impressed and seems to be in for the long haul, fingers crossed she won't find the need to address more criticisms as the weeks go along.
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