Behind the Scenes of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33 Finale (Exclusive)

Behind the Scenes of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33 Finale (Exclusive)

First, Joey Graziadei dressed the girl The Bachelorand now he won the Mirrorball trophy.

The 29-year-old Bachelor and his partner Jenna Johnson beat former NFL pros Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, actresses Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Olympic rugby players Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten, and Olympic gymnasts Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold to win Dancing with the stars Season 33 on Tuesday, November 26th. It came down to Joey and Jenna (30) and Ilona (28) and Alana (30), but the former tennis pro emerged victorious in the end after scoring a 29/30 in his free program “Canned Heat” and a perfect one Soundtrack for their Cha Cha to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Joey, who got engaged to Kelsey Anderson in the finale of his film Bachelor season, told PEOPLE that he had big — and drunken — plans to celebrate his win.

“I got a really nice bottle of Patron and we’re going to get a little drunk,” he said. “I’ll be honest, it’s been a while.”

Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei at the 2024 Disney Upfront Presentation in NYC on May 14th.

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PEOPLE was in the ballroom as host Alfonso Ribeiro crowned Joey and Jenna the winners — and here’s what went down behind the scenes on the busy finale night:

  • Right after Joey and Jenna received the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy from Season 32 champions Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy (Jenna’s husband!), Joey’s fiancée Kelsey, 26, made her way after taking photos of her had Good morning America and did not conduct any interviews. However, Joey also had other Bachelor Nation supporters on hand, like Tanner Courtad from Charity Lawson’s season and Jason Tartick.
  • Val celebrated his wife’s epic win and continued to hug and kiss Jenna after the results were announced.
  • All eliminated couples stayed behind to congratulate the top five contestants.

  • Rylee, 19, opted out of most interviews and was very emotional. However, she was supported by her entire family, who stayed behind to support her and Stephen. Her boyfriend, Walker Lyons, spent a lot of time playing with Rylee’s niece Sage, 4, and nephew Samuel, 16 months. Her mother is Rylee’s sister and companion DWTS Professional Lindsay Arnold. Rylee and Stephen, 26, set off after speaking with them Good morning America.
  • Brandon, 30, appeared upset and Chandler, 24, gave shorter answers than usual while speaking to reporters on the red carpet. The couple immediately received support from their loved ones, from Chandler Zombies Family comes to her side and Brandon’s wife Brylee stays with them during press work.
  • Alan was very touched after his second place and was very consoling and congratulating Ilona.
  • Other couples from the season, like models Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko and Bachelorettes Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber, returned for the finale after sparking much off-screen speculation about their romantic relationships. Brooks, 27, walked around all night with a large diamond on her ring finger and couldn’t keep her hands off Gleb, 41.
  • Jenn, 27, and Sasha, 40, also stuck together throughout the night, but they still didn’t do as much flirty touching as Brooks and Gleb Bachelorette alum previously mentioned that she may move in with the dance pro in Los Angeles.
  • Jonathan Johnson of Jenn’s Bachelorette Staffel was back in the audience and immediately went to hug her and Sasha after the show.

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