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Joey Graziadei won the season 33 finale of ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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Joey Graziadei won the season 33 finale of ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Group photo of Dancing With the Stars dancers during the final

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Spoilers follow for the finale of Dancing with the stars season 33.

Dancing with the stars has handed out his final rose of the season. Former Bachelor star Joey Graziadei took home the mirrorball trophy on Tuesday night, winning the season 33 finale with professional partner Jenna Johnson. After chatting to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” the pair freestyled to “Canned Heat” by District 78 with Jake Simpson. Even though jury member Carrie Ann Inaba didn’t think the dance moves with glowing rackets were… servevoters apparently had a lot of love for the tennis-themed performance. No other Bachelor has ever made it to the finals of the ABC dance competition show, let alone won. As Graziadei’s fiancée Kelsey Anderson noted, he set the bar pretty high for the first dance at their wedding.

Four other couples competed in the final. After the redemption dances, they all got one last chance to win over the judges and viewers. Rugby Olympian Ilona Maher achieved her first perfect score in a female freestyle with Alan Bersten, eventually coming in second. (At least she was able to reference a viral moment, joking that she’d “never been better, Carrie Ann.”) Actress Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon took third place. As the first black duo to… Dancing with the stars In the finale, they chose to make their final dance a tribute to honor the Nicholas Brothers and other black artists who came before them. Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold took to their home court (a pommel horse) to finish fourth, while soccer player Danny Amendola and his Kenergy placed fifth with pro Witney Carson.

As with any election involving American voters, there is currently a lot of online discussion about the outcome. If it helps, there’s still a chance you’ll see your favorite on stage again, depending on who you were rooting for. During the finale, presenters Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough announced that Nedoroscik will co-host the Dancing with the stars Live Tour 2025. Kinney and Graziadei will also appear in several select cities, while Maher is currently scheduled for one date (April 5 in Hollywood). Sorry to the Danny Stans!