The Bachelor Finale: Joey and Kelsey on the ‘Bachelorette’ Shocker and the Reality Behind That Automotive Trip

The Bachelor finale with Joey Graziadei will go down as one of the best finales ever largely to Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson’s unified entrance.

However lower than 24 hours after followers realized that Graziadei and Anderson obtained engaged in the course of the present’s finale, the 2 are solely targeted on what’s in entrance of them.

No, not marriage ceremony plans (at the least not but), however press obligations and sleep. “I’ve not gotten sufficient. I like my magnificence sleep,” Joey tells Glamour from the automotive between TV appearances. “Kelsey can run off of 4 or 5 hours, [but not me].”

On this case, sleep can wait, particularly now that the tennis professional (him) and the junior challenge supervisor (her) are lastly in a position to be out in public and have fun their engagement. Nonetheless, there are a number of questions they know the general public desires solutions to first.

Particularly, why Joey didn’t let Daisy go the evening earlier than the ultimate rose ceremony—and even the morning of—if she wasn’t the One? Or whose selection—Daisy’s or Kelsey’s—was it to journey within the automotive collectively on the massive day? And what about that closing curveball when Daisy turned down the function of The Bachelorette, and Jenn Tran was instead chosen to be the next leading lady? Did Joey and Kelsey know forward of time?

Right here, even on restricted sleep, the 2 gamely answered all that and extra, together with who they’d wish to see as the first Golden Bachelorette, and if Kelsey’s dad, Mark, can be a contestant on the season.

Glamour: Let’s begin with Daisy. Have been you each shocked that she turned down being the lead on The Bachelorette?

Kelsey Anderson: Actually, I used to be a bit of shocked. I used to be actually hoping that she would, however I perceive that it simply wasn’t proper for her on this second.

Joey Graziadei: Yeah, I believe that she spoke on it completely final evening about how she’s specializing in totally different elements of her life proper now, and I believe that’s completely okay. I believe there shouldn’t be any strain to be in that function, as a result of I do know from expertise you undoubtedly should be prepared for it.

Do you know about Jenn Tran being the new Bachelorette earlier than Charity made the announcement on stage?

Joey: We had been fortunate that we obtained a bit of perception earlier than, however they maintain that stuff very near their sleeves.

What was your preliminary response while you discovered?

Joey: All the ladies from this season had been so wonderful, so whoever it was going to be, we knew we had been going to be comfortable for them. So Jenn is simply going to do as nicely and as nice of a job as anybody else, so we’re excited for her.

Joey, when do you know for positive it was Kelsey and that you just had been going to suggest?

Joey: There’s so many moments all through that constructed to the tip and the place we obtained, however I must say it was after she met my household. This entire course of is loopy. You sort of should take it step-by-step, however that was sort of the final huge factor that we had, was for her to guarantee that every thing went nicely. And it was a securing second for me that she was the one.

Kelsey, did you are feeling assured after the household go to? I do know Leslie put some doubt in your head, regardless that I completely perceive the place she was coming from. However at what level did you are feeling extra assurance?

Kelsey: I used to be fairly assured with Joey and I’s connection by the entire journey, however I believe that there’s this little half in your mind the place you don’t know. I don’t assume that Leslie speaking to me actually modified a lot of that; I believe that she simply introduced it extra to mild. Regardless, going into that final week you’re actually nervous, particularly if you need it to be you.

Joey, because you knew after the household go to with Kelsey, was there any thought that you just may inform Daisy in your final evening collectively, thereby sparing her having to undergo the motions of the subsequent morning?

Joey: I might say that final week on the whole, every thing goes so quick that you just need to take time. So my thought course of was at all times that I needed to take time to assume by every thing, make sure that I wasn’t speeding as a result of I needed all my phrases to have a number of objective. I used to be simply attempting to take as a lot time as I might to assume by all of it and be in a great spot.

Kelsey, whose determination was it that you just and Daisy would take the identical automotive to the rose ceremony?

Kelsey: We each determined collectively, however I’d’ve been the one that originally mentioned, “Do you need to journey collectively?” However actually, that entire day was such a blur, it’s exhausting to recollect. However it was so stunning and I’m glad that we obtained to have that second collectively and simply assist one another going to this huge second for each of us.

Did you guys discuss a lot within the automotive?

Kelsey: Yeah. There was clearly a pair [camera] photographs the place we weren’t speaking and needed to look out the window, however I believe we had been simply actually attempting to simply hype one another up for this second.

Do you know that she was going to inform Joey that it wasn’t going to be her?

Kelsey: I sort of figured she would, and I hoped she would, as a result of I knew that additionally would make it a bit of simpler on Joey. He has an enormous coronary heart and that was going to be actually troublesome for him, so I’m glad that she was in a position to do it in her personal manner and in addition present Joey that she knew.

Did she need to get out of the automotive first, or was that one thing the producers determined?

Kelsey: Oh yeah, the producers inform us which order.

So what was going by your thoughts throughout that point alone within the automotive?

Kelsey: I used to be a bit of nervous nonetheless. I did have much more readability, I believe, going into it, however I nonetheless had a bit of little bit of nerves. I used to be actually attempting to repair my hair, guarantee that it was wanting okay as a result of this hair can get a bit of loopy.

I’ve to ask then, do you will have a secret hero product you utilize in your hair? As a result of it’s wonderful.

Kelsey: Oh my gosh, it’s so exhausting [to manage]. Actually, my hair will get fairly frizzy, but it surely additionally simply holds curls actually simply. I take advantage of a brand new serum, however I can’t consider the title proper now.

Joey, what was it like to observe Daisy and Kelsey collectively throughout these closing moments and to see how the viewers reacted to their time collectively on “After the Ultimate Rose”?

Joey: It was actually particular. It was a second for each of them to sort of remind folks that this isn’t—on the finish of the day—a contest. It’s about somebody looking for their perpetually particular person, two folks selecting one another. Simply because one particular person chooses somebody doesn’t imply there’s something improper with the opposite one or that one thing must be any greater than that. So that they had a particular second, and I believe everybody felt that. It was actually an attractive finish to an attractive season.

When you end all of your press obligations this week, what does your first weekend collectively, in public, appear to be? Are you each getting on a flight to New Orleans?

Kelsey: Yeah, so we’re operating round doing press proper every now and then we’re going to cease in Philly, seize a few of Joey’s issues, after which head to New Orleans. This weekend I’m doing a 10K for a charity run in New Orleans. Then the subsequent couple weekends we’re going to be so busy with weddings and occasions to go to, so I’m excited to introduce him to all my mates and meet all his as nicely.

Talking of weddings, everybody desires to know what your marriage ceremony timeline may appear to be, however you’re simply getting used to being in public collectively. Is that irritating to maintain answering that query?

Joey: No, I believe we’re each actually excited in regards to the thought of it. We wouldn’t have gotten so far of an engagement if we’re not wanting ahead to and interested by our marriage ceremony. We each have talked by our timelines and are very a lot conscious that we’re not going to hurry this. We wish a protracted engagement, we need to get pleasure from this course of, and I believe the most effective elements of a protracted engagement is you additionally get a number of time to plan a marriage. So we’re going to start out having these conversations, we”re going to get pleasure from this entire course of, and we’ll get to that time when it’s time.

Would you think about a televised marriage ceremony like Gerry and Theresa?

Joey: If you happen to requested me {that a} yr in the past I’d be like, “What do you imply a televised marriage ceremony?” So I don’t assume anybody thinks about that second. That’s one thing that we will speak about in a while, and if folks need to see it, we’ll discuss by it. However yeah, nobody actually thinks about having a televised marriage ceremony till apparently you go on a TV present.

You each have gotten to know the Golden Bachelor girls very nicely, and I do know you’re keen on all of them. However is there one girl that you just personally would like to see in that lead function on The Golden Bachelorette?

Kelsey: I actually love Leslie, and I obtained to know her very well [when she came to talk to me before the overnight dates], so I believe that she would do nice in that function.

Joey: I’m going to plead the fifth. I can’t do this.

What if you happen to give me your high three?

Joey: Okay, I can do this. I agree with Kelsey that Leslie is wonderful. I believe everyone has fully fallen in love with Susan too. Her persona is simply every thing. I like her a lot. And let’s additionally say…I’ll throw a wild card in there like Joan, as a result of I believe that she has a extremely stunning story too.

This implies you each must be on The Golden Bachelorette this fall. Joey, you stopped by their first season, then they got here in your season, so now you’ve each obtained to go on The Golden Bachelorette.

Kelsey: It’s so humorous to consider, however I’m so excited. I simply need to assist the upcoming episodes or seasons.

Joey: I used to be already on The Golden Bachelor, so we obtained to do it once more. We obtained to maintain the streak alive.

And Kelsey, your dad, Mark, is now on everybody’s want record to be a contestant on The Golden Bachelorette. Have you ever even talked to him about this and would he do it?

Kelsey: Yeah, I’ve been attempting to speak him into it. I believe that he’s open to the idea of it, particularly seeing how comfortable Joey and I are collectively and the way we’d’ve by no means met in any other case. Actually, it could be a extremely nice push for my dad to get him again into that house.

Positively. Additionally, did you and Daisy plan your outfits final evening? You each seemed completely distinctive, however I obtained such a kick out of the halter crisscross look.

Kelsey: No, we didn’t. We had a bit of chat about like, “Oh, are you aware what you’re carrying or have you ever gotten styled but?” as a result of we each hadn’t at that time. However I truly did a gown change final second to one thing that I simply thought was a bit of bit extra me. And no, I believed it was actually hilarious. I used to be like, “Nice minds assume alike, actually.” They usually simply allow us to put on what we felt most comfy in and assured in.

Lastly, what’s one thing you and Joey have realized about one another over the previous few months that you just like to tease one another about?

Joey: We each have realized that we’re undoubtedly cussed. We each wish to get our manner, and it’s been enjoyable.

Kelsey: Yeah. It’s actually hilarious.

Jessica Radloff is the Glamour senior West Coast editor and writer of the NYT best-selling e-book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series.