The Bachelor stars Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei are doing their best to tamp down on rumors about their relationship, but the former slipped up and ensured the speculation would continue. Joey was first introduced to Bachelor Nation via The Bachelorette season 20 with lead Charity Lawson. Unfortunately, he was not chosen as the winner during the finale; that honor went to Dotun Olubeko. However, ABC gave him a second chance at finding love on TV by casting him as The Bachelor season 28 lead, during which he proposed to Kelsey.
As rumors have started swirling about the stability of their engagement, The Bachelor 's Kelsey Anderson took to Instagram to provide a new update that won't erase recent concerns.
Joey and Kelsey are living their lives as best they can in the aftermath of a public launch to their relationship. As rumors started swirling about the stability of their engagement, Kelsey took to social media to provide a new update. In a recent Instagram Story, the Bachelor winner could be seen lying down on the floor while icing her chest in an attempt to cool off after getting overheated, but it was her final words before the video cut off that raised some red flags.
Kelsey's previous Instagram Story showed her and Joey going for a two-mile run in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an "SOS" warning placed on top of the video. Her next Instagram Story, the one with her on the floor, revealed that it was 93 degrees outside. "I was literally overheating," Kelsey explained. Joey was very nice about initially helping his fiancée, giving her ice and water to help cool herself down. Unfortunately, he ended up abandoning her to go do push-ups, which caused Kelsey to exclaim, "So he's psycho."
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Kelsey's use of the word "psycho" was meant to be a bit of sarcasm, considering it didn't make sense for Joey to go back and exercise when it was really hot outside. After all, Kelsey was inside recovering from possible heat exhaustion, which showed that neither one should have been undergoing any laborious activities at that point. In fact, Joey probably should have been inside ensuring his fiancée was doing fine. Yes, he got her ice and water, which was a great and caring thing to do. However, it wasn't the best look for him to go right back outside.
Kelsey and Joey's relationship is under intense scrutiny like it's never been before. After their Bachelor season 28 engagement, they were riding high off the excitement surrounding their proposal. Joey and Kelsey became a fan-favorite couple within Bachelor Nation, which had extra meaning considering the franchise was just coming off of The Golden Bachelor stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist's divorce announcement after only three months of marriage. The honeymoon phase ended, and now Kelsey and Joey have had to fend off all sorts of rumors and speculation about their relationship and financial situation.
Due to the heightened scrutiny, Kelsey and Joey would do well to be careful of the words they use. The Bachelor couple recently posted a photo that showed off odd body language between them. Then Joey had to react to speculation that his financial situation was poor; he teamed up with a credit agency to set the record straight. Ever since their engagement aired on TV, they've been traveling all over the place, which has only fed into the backlash. Hopefully, the couple can prove their critics wrong when they eventually get married.
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