Kelsey Anderson may not be rocking her engagement ring 24/7 — but that doesn’t mean there’s trouble in paradise in her relationship with fiancé Joey Graziadei.
Anderson, 26, reacted in a TikTok to a user who asked, “Where is your engagement ring?” on Sunday, January 12. In response, Anderson held up her hands — which did not feature her ring — to the camera and quipped, “Ah, where is it? I don’t know! I’m scared. What the heck.”
“I’m joking,” she continued. “I’m just not wearing it. And you know what that means. It means I’m still engaged cause it’s literally just a symbol.”
Anderson noted that she doesn’t “all of a sudden take it off” as a hint that she’s no longer engaged to Graziadei, 29.
“I realize that it causes excess wear and tear whenever I wear it, like whenever I work out, you know just wear it all the time,” she said. “I’ve been trying to practice taking care of it better, putting it away whenever I get home or whenever I’m working out.”
Anderson explained that she “warped” the ring and needed to get it fixed because “one of the diamonds fell out” due to how she was caring for the jewelry. “Now I’m trying to be more responsible,” she said.
While slamming the speculation about her relationship status, Anderson pointed out the double standard since Graziadei isn’t expected to wear a ring. “Y’all didn’t say anything to him. It’s cause I’m a woman,” she said. “That’s real nice.”
“But yeah, I know I’m in a public relationship and that’s why people are like, ‘What?’” she said. “But yeah, all good in the hood over here.”
Anderson accepted a proposal from Graziadei during The Bachelor season 28, which aired in March 2024.
“I know there’s a lot of tough decisions through this journey, and that’s what makes today really difficult. But there is nothing difficult about choosing you. And I can’t wait another minute to tell you that I love you,” Joey said during his proposal speech. “There is something about you. You have this infectious energy that makes me smile. It’s a feeling I’ve never had before. I know during this time that we’ve built a very strong flame and the only reason I know that flame will never go out is because you’re my light.”
Following the show, the couple relocated to Los Angeles for Graziadei to compete on season 33 of Dancing With the Stars. (Graziadei won the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy with partner Jenna Johnson.) The pair ultimately decided to settle down in the area.
“I’m excited to take this version of a routine that I’ve created with Dancing and then build it into my own. I’m excited to see what’s gonna possibly [be] next for me,” he said during an appearance on the “Lightweights” podcast in November 2024. “I’m really excited, we’ve decided to stay in L.A. I’m excited to build a home together. We got an apartment. I cannot wait to make it feel like something that’s really ours.”
