Joey Graziadei was surprisingly crowned winner of “Dancing With the Stars” in the DWTS finale
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Joey Graziadei was surprisingly crowned winner of “Dancing With the Stars” in the DWTS finale

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Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball trophy in a stunning season 33 finale of “Dancing with the Stars.”

This makes Graziadei the first male Bachelor contestant to make it to the semifinals, and it is also Johnson’s first win on DWTS.

The finale began with a group performance of Madonna’s ’80s hit “Holiday.”

The upbeat number, choreographed by Ray Leeper, brought back eliminated contestants Anna Delvey, Tori Spelling, Eric Roberts and Jenn Tran, with co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro also taking part.

“What a way to start our celebration with all the stars of the season,” Ribeiro said.

US rugby star and Olympian Ilona Maher and her partner Alan Bersten took second place, followed by actresses Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong in third place, Olympic gymnasts Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold in fourth place and finally the Super Bowl Winner Danny Amendola and Witney Carson in fifth place.

“It means everything,” Graziadei said of winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. “This experience was honestly incredible. Everyone from the beginning. Ilona, ​​​​you were great this season. I love you. All finalists and jurors thank you for your understanding. I did my best, I promise. Thank you very much.”

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball trophy in a stunning finale on Dancing with the Stars

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball trophy in a stunning finale on Dancing with the Stars (Dancing with the Stars/Instagram)

All five final couples had to perform a redemption dance assigned to them by the jury as well as a freestyle dance.

Graziadei and Johnson danced Cha Cha to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” in the Redemption Round and freestyled to “Canned Heat” by District 78 feat. Jake Simpson.

Runners-up Maher and Bersten performed a jive to “Shake a Tail Feather” by Ray Charles & The Blues Brothers and a freestyle to “Femininomenon” by District 78 feat. Mona Rue.

The night’s special performances came from Season 32 winners Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy, who returned to the dance floor with Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club.”

Former pros Derek Hough and Mark Ballas performed an Argentine tango to “Libertango” by Tango Bardo.

Previously, Bachelor Nation member Hannah Brown won in 2019, followed by Kaitlyn Bristowe, who took home the trophy the following year.

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