“Kelsey Anderson Responds to Criticism Over Jenna Johnson ‘Touching’ Fiancé Joey Graziadei”

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Kelsey Anderson clapped back at comments about fiancé Joey Grazidei on “Dancing With the Stars.”Getty Images for HeinekenKelsey Anderson isn’t concerned.The “Bachelor” alum clapped back at comments from fans about fiancé Joey Graziadei’s chemistry with his “Dancing With the Stars” partner, Jenna Johnson, as they compete for Season 33’s Mirrorball Trophy.

Anderson posted a TikTok video Thursday addressing the people who’ve been asking why Johnson, 30, has been “touching [her] man like that” on the ABC show.

She explained why pro Jenna Johnson was “touching [her] man” on Tuesday’s episode.Disney

“It’s her job,” Anderson told her followers via TikTok Tursday.kelseyalexandraan/TikTok“Honestly, I don’t know, maybe because it’s her job,” the 26-year-old sarcastically replied. “Maybe because she’s a professional dancer and she has to touch him to dance. I don’t know. That’s my understanding of it.”

As for assertions that the reality star is “strong” for watching her partner and Johnson, Anderson asked, “Do y’all remember how Joey and I met?”

She reminded her followers that Graziadei, 29, was “dating 31 other women” when they fell in love on Season 20 of “The Bachelor.”

9Graziadei and Johnson made their “DWTS” debut on Tuesday.Disney

Anderson gushed that they “crush[ed] it” on Tuesday.Disney

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Anderson joked, “I won the Super Bowl ring. I have to have a certain level of security to go through all that. Joey and I [are] still together and strong after a year of all that craziness. We are all good in the hood.

“If I can survive that, I can survive watching him dance with a married woman with a cute little baby boy, she continued, referencing Johnson’s 1-year-old son, Rome, with husband Val Chmerkovskiy.

Anderson noted that her partner gives her “reassurance.”

She praised her fiancé for giving her “security” and “reassurance” as he competes.joeygraziadei/Instagram

She also pointed out that Johnson is married to Val Chmerkovskiy.Mark Von Holden/Invision/APShe concluded, “[They are] crushing it. I am very proud of Joey, I think that everyone should be. He is killing it.”

“That’s my girl right there ,” Johnson gushed in the comments, while fellow pro dancer Witney Carson gushed, “She gets it .”

Anderson and Grazidei’s engagement played out on “The Bachelor” in March — and the duo made headlines for living with roommates amid financial struggles three months later.

The duo share son Romeo.Getty Images for Beaches Resorts

Anderson and Graziadei got engaged on Season 20 of “The Bachelor.”FilmMagic

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Earlier this month, Graziadei’s “DWTS” journey was announced, with the “Bachelorette” alum performing a cha cha to to “Dancin’ In The Country” by Tyler Hubbard during Tuesday’s premiere night.

“We gave some energy, and I think the crowd loved it,” the tennis instructor exclusively gushed to Page Six after his debut.

“Dancing With the Stars” airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.