Joey Graziadei Admits He Lost Weight ‘Too Quickly’ While Competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’…see photo

Joey Graziadei opened up about his drastic weight loss while competing on season 33 of Dancing With the Stars, admitting that he might have lost the weight too “quickly.”

“I definitely got a little too thin quickly,” Joey, 29, said while appearing on the “Lightweights Podcast” with Joe Vulpis, explaining that his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson, brought his changing appearance to his attention.

Joey – who won the season alongside professional dancer Jenna Johnson – revealed how training for the show led to his weight loss. “Initially you’re doing steps like the jive. We lost so much weight during that week because we were just kicking and flicking and doing so much,” he recalled. “Same thing in the samba. You have to move so much in those dances that — Kelsey’s the one that tells you … ‘You’re looking pretty thin.’”

Joey went on to share that he realized how much weight he lost when his clothes stopped fitting properly. “I’m losing a lot of weight and my size 32 pants, I need a 30 all of a sudden it feels like, ‘cause I’m having to buckle it up so tight,” he said.

Which Celebrity Had the Most Inspiring Weight Loss Transformation?

The former Bachelor lead noted that the “overall transformation of your body” while competing on the dance competition show “is wild,” and he admitted he would consider doing it again. “If I could do this every day, I would because I would never be out of shape, and it’s amazing,” he said.

After he and Jenna, 30, were crowned the winners of DWTS, Joey explained how much the victory meant to him while speaking to the audience. “It means everything, this whole experience has been unbelievable. Thank you for bearing with us. I tried my best, I promise!” he said during the November 26 finale.

Not only has Joey been open about his time on DWTS, but he has also shared candid details about his wedding planning process with Kelsey, 26. The pair got engaged during season 28 of The Bachelor, and she has stood by her man by cheering him on during his appearances on DWTS.

During the finale taping, he told Life & Style and other outlets that he and Kelsey were in the “process of starting to figure” out wedding planning. However, they were not sure how big they want the ceremony to be or if it will be televised.

“We both said that we want it to be for us,” Joey continued. “So, that’s however you want to take that. We’ll figure out what it is, but it’s going to be for us, and we’re going to make sure it’s something special that we can look back on and do it just for us.”

After the season finale aired, Kelsey took to Instagam to congratulate Joey on his big win. “Still speechless !! So proud of you and all your hard work and dedication!!” she captioned photos of them posing with the Mirrorball trophy. “Thank you Jenna for showing Joey dance and pushing him and supporting him! LOVE YALL! Now let’s celebrate.”