Kelsey Anderson can always lean on fiancé Joey Graziadei. And when he’s busy with Dancing With the Stars, she can lean on his family for support. It can’t be easy to deal with social media haters during Joey’s DWTS stint.
For the most part, Joey tries to calm her down, telling her to just let things go and not let the haters destroy her peace. But sometimes, it gets too much and she needs more support. During these times she calls Joey’s sister Carly, who often tells her what she needs to hear.
Kelsey Anderson relies on Joey Graziadei and his sister Carly for advice and support
“Sometimes, I’ll call Carly and talk to her and she’s like, ‘Yeah, make the video.;” Kelsey shared with US Weekly while promoting her special October partnership. She is working with F— Cancer and Little Words Project. The project is close to her heart as her mom passed from breast cancer in 2018.
“Joey will always be like, ‘Just don’t even let it bother you,’” she explained. But by talking to both Joey and Carly, Kelsey feels she gets a good balance of perspectives. While Joey tells her she doesn’t need to respond to people because “they don’t know you,” Carly tells her to do what makes her feel better.
She’ll tell me, “Do it. Make the video. Like, why not? It’s not gonna hurt anything if it makes you feel better.”
Kelsey has had to deal with her and Joey’s relationship in the spotlight again while the latter completes in the latest season of DWTS with partner Jenna Johnson. Since the premiere of the season, Kelsey has made several social media videos in response to trolls who have questioned their relationship.
One popular video she posted was when she addressed people who were talking about Jenna “touching her man.” She famously said that she had to touch him as a professional dancer doing her job. She wasn’t having any shade about the pair. After all, Joey even made sure to request a dance pro in a relationship to keep things professional and clear.
Although Kelsey has responded to potentially one of a hundred comments online, she’s also said she’s going to “settle down” about responding to trolls. For now, she’s going to enjoy watching Joey on the show and cheer him on to victory if possible.
