Dancing with the stars Season 33 finalist Chandler Kinney is “relieved” that the show is finally over.

The Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin alum, 24, and her professional dance partner Brandon Armstrong At the finale on Tuesday, November 26th, they took third place in the jive and freestyle dances after receiving perfect marks for both dances from the judges. (Bachelor Joey Graziadei And Jenna Johnson won the season as an Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher And Alan Bersten took second place.)

“I’m relieved,” Kinney said Us weekly from her breathtaking freestyle routine after the live broadcast on ABC on Tuesday. “Relieved because I did exactly what I wanted to do. It was a celebration of everyone who came before us, to allow us to be in this place, to have this conversation and to dance for the people. And that was much more than anything else. For me it beats the competition.”

Armstrong added: “It’s a win for me to be here. I think our routine was more important than our placement.”

Kinney and Armstrong were considered hot favorites to win the season, but were still full of praise for eventual winner Joey Graziadei.

“Joey worked his butt off. I know this because I was in the rehearsal room with him every day, and that’s why I’m so grateful that he won,” said the actress Us. “Every single couple here deserves it so much. I’m just really grateful to be in this room. Honest. These are Olympians, professional athletes, just people who were brave in themselves and were so vulnerable, and so I’m very, very grateful to even be standing next to them.”

Armstrong agreed: “Joey really deserves it. He’s great, so we’re very, very proud of him.”

Asked what she would change about herself DWTS During her journey, Kinney said the video packages of her training sessions often made her ballroom skills look more effortless than they were.

“I wish the packages showed my struggle a little more because I did,” she shared. “I cried during a lot of rehearsals because it was really hard and I never wanted it to look easy. The goal is to make it look easy out here, but beyond that I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done. I was true to myself.”

Elsewhere during Tuesday’s final, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and professional partner Rylee Arnold finished fourth in the competition and NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola and his partner Witney Carsoncame fifth.

With reporting by Mariel Turner.