Kelsey Anderson Jokes She's 'Proud' of Joey Graziadei for Being the Bachelor with Most Night 1 Kisses: 'Always Over Achieving'

Mar. 15, 2025

Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson.Photo:Bryan Bedder/Getty

Bryan Bedder/Getty

Kelsey Andersonis celebratingallof fiancéJoey Graziadei’s wins.

The Bachelorwinner, 28, teased Graziadei on herInstagramStories on Monday, Jan. 27, ahead of the season 29 premiere of the hit dating show. Anderson reposted a “kiss count,” which showed that Graziadei kissed seven contestants on night one — which tied withZach Shallcrossfor the most out of all the prior Bachelors.

“Wow so proud of @joeygraziadei for always over achieving 😍😂😂😭,” she playfully wrote.

Kelsey Anderson’s Instagram Stories.Kelsey Anderson/Instagram

Kelsey Anderson/Instagram

She also commented on the original post on theofficial “Bachelor data” page, writing, “My little overachiever 😂😂😂”

“I’m ready to get married. I’m ready to have kids,” he said. “But at the same time, I’m nervous.”

He previously teased the ending of the season,telling PEOPLEhe was “happy” with the outcome.

“Without giving away too much, things ended the way they were supposed to end, and I’m happy with it,” The Bachelor, 31, tells PEOPLE. “I’m happy with decisions I made, and I don’t regret anything. I’m very happy with the ending.”

Grant Ellis.Disney/Christopher Willard

Disney/Christopher Willard

Anderson was a contestant on Graziadei’s season 28 ofThe Bachelor,and although she was not one of his kisses on night one, she took home the final rose in the end. In November 2024, the couplecelebrated 365 days together.

“I still cannot believe that it has been a year since I got down on one knee and asked you to marry me,” the Pennsylvania native wrote onInstagram. “This is another appreciation post for everything you do. The laughs, the love, the support, the joy and the excitement. Every day with you is an adventure.”

They have also expressed wanting to have a long engagement, bothtelling PEOPLEin the past that they are in no rush to get married.

Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei.John Fleenor/Disney

John Fleenor/Disney

Anderson went on to say that they intend on taking two or three years to get to know each other better before planning a wedding, but she does know she wants a “timeless” ceremony.

“I honestly don’t know what I want my wedding to look like,” she explained. “I definitely want all my close friends and family there. I think I want a very timeless wedding, but where? Not sure. I guess we’re going to have to figure that out.”

Graziadei added: “I’m sure more ideas will come out of that. We have no interest in putting it off, we just don’t want to rush through it. We want it to be something that feels special together.”

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source: people.com