The Bachelor: Joey and Kelsey address breakup speculations

Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson from The Bachelor season 28 faced public speculation about their relationship due to schedule changes. Kelsey missed several Bachelor events in October 2024, while Joey participated in Dancing With The Stars. Her social media activity dropped, prompting her to clarify on Instagram on November 5 that their relationship was still strong, according to PEOPLE magazine.

In another event, the couple purchased a three-story home in Los Angeles as their permanent residence following Joey's Dancing With The Stars victory in December 2024. Their move marks a significant change from their March 2024 announcement to live in New York City post-engagement.

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The Bachelor's Kelsey addresses relationship status as couple settles in LA

The Bachelor season 28 couple Joey and Kelsey's relationship has seen significant changes since their engagement in March 2024. The trajectory shifted when ABC announced Joey as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars season 33, a move that required the couple to relocate to Los Angeles for the show's duration.

The Bachelor couple opened up about their differing views on family planning during a Chicks In The Office podcast event. When questioned about number of kids they want, Joey stated:

“We have different answers on this one. She wants at least three kids and one of them’s adopted. She knows I only want two. We’ve talked about this. But I know she wants three kids and one needs to be adopted…I know she wants a lot of kids but I have to stop her at some point.”

While Joey prepared for DWTS, Kelsey's reduced social media activity and recent podcast statements sparked fan speculation about their relationship status. However, as per PEOPLE Magazine, Kelsey addressed this through two sequential Instagram stories on November 5, 2024.

In the first, she wrote:

"Haven't been on social media much the past couple days due to personal reasons."

Minutes later, she posted a close-up selfie of her with text confirming their relationship status:

"Don't want yall to get the wrong idea Joey and I are good."

Public discussions began when fans commented about Joey's dance proximity with his DWTS partner Jenna Johnson. Kelsey addressed this directly through a TikTok video in fall 2024.

"I'm just so tired of everyone being like, 'Kelsey's so strong, I could not do this, I could not watch this if I was Kelsey.' Let's do a little recap here. He was dating 31 other women while he was dating me, and I won the Super Bowl ring."

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Relocation

The Bachelor couple has also confirmed their move to Los Angeles through social media updates, sharing glimpses of their three-floor residence, furniture deliveries, and home setup. Joey's victory on DWTS solidified their decision to stay in LA. He explained:

"When you’ve lived in Hawaii, the closest lifestyle that you can get in the U.S. might be in Los Angeles or somewhere in California, because it’s really hard to be able to play tennis, golf, and surf and do all of these activities that I love anywhere else. So we said why don’t we do this, because we wanted to be in a place where there was more going on.” he explained.

The move became official in December 2024, with both The Bachelor stars sharing Instagram stories of furniture deliveries and home setup processes.

Before settling on Los Angeles, the couple experienced multiple transitions. Their first shared home was in New Orleans, where they lived with roommates near Kelsey's family. During interviews following The Bachelor finale, they spoke openly about moving to New York City.

Their most recent public appearance together occurred at the 2024 Reality TV Stars Of The Year event in Los Angeles on October 10.

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The Bachelor is returning for season 29 with a new bachelor on January 27, 2025.