The Bachelor season 28’s Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei have been posting on social media while dealing with criticism about their relationship; I believe their posts are a sign the end of their relationship is near. While Kelsey and Joey initially met on The Bachelor season 28, Joey’s journey on the franchise began during The Bachelorette season 20 when he tried to win Charity Lawson’s heart. While Joey was a fan favorite throughout the season because of his open honesty and spontaneity, he wasn’t the right person for Charity in the long run. Though he was heartbroken, Joey moved forward.
Joey’s time as The Bachelor was exciting. He met some exciting women during his time as the lead, but none more exciting than Kelsey, who he quickly developed a strong connection to. Bonding over their past experiences, Kelsey and Joey were excited to get to know each other better as the season continued. After getting engaged during The Bachelor’s live finale episode, the couple were happy to be able to choose what about their lives became public fodder. Moving in together and sharing their journey on social media, the couple has begun to show some serious cracks in their foundation.
Joey And Kelsey's Bachelor Journey Was Rocky
While Kelsey and Joey developed a strong connection during their time together on The Bachelor season 28, the pair were up against some tough times throughout the season and while watching it back. Joey's time as The Bachelor was sweet, but the connections he developed with other women, like Daisy Kent, were highlighted far more heavily throughout the season than his connection with Kelsey. Though they got some airtime together, the couple was featured somewhat less than he was with Daisy, Maria Georgas, and some other women of The Bachelor season 28. Seeing Joey's other relationships wasn't easy for Kelsey.
Throughout the season, Joey's time with Daisy was highlighted frequently and discussed online often. While his connection with Daisy was good, it was clear that the time he spent with Kelsey brought out an entirely different side of his personality, one that made him casual, goofy, and happy. I believe watching back their at times rocky journey together on The Bachelor was a difficult hurdle, one that was highly publicized and hard to hide from. It made Joey and Kelsey's relationship harder to maintain, especially since they had to do so in secret. The couple clearly struggled during the season.
The Couple Have Been Posting Amidst Rumors Of Trouble
After taking some time to recover after The Bachelor finale finally allowed them to share their relationship with the world, Joey and Kelsey quickly began posting on social media about each other. Happy to be able to share what they're like as a couple, the pair have enjoyed creating content together throughout the early days of their relationship, but things have changed as they've moved into the next phase of their relationship. After posting some Instagram and TikTok content that's been criticized by Bachelor Nation, they've realized the scrutiny from the public is even more difficult when they're in control.
The posts that the pair have made in recent weeks have been tough for viewers after rumors about their relationship breaking down have been circulating, and many have been particularly critical about the way Joey and Kelsey have been posting. After rumors about Joey's finances began to circulate when he discussed some personal information on Bachelor Nation alum Jason Tartick's podcast, the public began to pick apart Joey and Kelsey's relationship, including their social media posts. The pair struggled to combat all the hate, but wanted to set the record straight about what was going on in their lives together.
Kelsey & Joey Are Posting To Convince Their Followers They're Okay, But They're Not
Although Joey and Kelsey have been working hard to keep posting on their social media accounts to reassure viewers that things are going well between them, their content has been strange. Sharing stories about their lives before The Bachelor franchise, using sounds that make it seem like there could be issues in their relationship, and getting critical about one another in TikToks and Reels, Joey and Kelsey have been posting content that doesn’t totally align with what they were doing before the criticism. It’s been an odd shift to see them change things up on their several social media profiles.
While the couple have been doing everything in their power to reassure Bachelor Nation that things are going well, it feels clear to me that their relationship is struggling because of all the scrutiny. Joey and Kelsey’s engagement is still on, but it feels likely to me that with the influx of posting and the amount of content they’ve shared that feels off, things are going to take a turn for the worse soon. Even if it doesn’t, Joey and Kelsey’s relationship is already a far cry from what it was on The Bachelor.
