Joey Graziadei asked permission before his first on-screen kiss, and his fiancée laughed at him. On the Thursday, November 12, episode of the Viall Files podcast, the 31-year-old described telling Kelsey Anderson that his new holiday movie came with a makeout scene. Us Weekly reported the exchange, and her answer was not the one he braced for.
Joey Graziadei Discusses Kelsey Anderson’s Reaction to Kissing Scene
Dean is a single firefighter in The Holiday Spark, now streaming on the Roku Channel. Joey Graziadei plays him. Jamie Chung plays Laura, an illustrator Dean recruits to help plan a holiday party for his firehouse. A possible love connection ignites.
Graziadei said his first question after getting the offer was whether a holiday movie even had a kiss. Yes, he was told. One at the end. His next move was to say he needed to talk to Kelsey first.
Small detail. Most people in his position would have signed and mentioned it later.
Anderson Finds Humor in Graziadei’s Acting Role
Anderson, 28, did not need talking around. “Kelsey, like, literally laughed in my face,” Graziadei said on the podcast.
Her reasoning, as he relayed it, was simple. She had already watched him kiss a long list of women on television. She called that the foundation of their relationship, and told him he was crazy if he thought she would block his first acting job over one scene.
Graziadei said he was only checking. He told her he was trying to be a good fiancé.
If your partner was cast in a movie with an on-screen kiss, would it bother you?
Couple’s Engagement and Relationship Foundation
Anderson’s joke lands because it is true. The pair met on The Bachelor in 2023, and he proposed in the season 28 finale, which aired in 2024. Kelsey Anderson laughed at the idea of Joey Graziadei kissing another woman on screen.
Dancing With the Stars season 33 tested the same nerve. Graziadei won that season, and Us Weekly noted his connection with dance partner Jenna Johnson drew criticism for looking too cozy. Anderson never took the bait, according to the outlet, and backed him throughout.
Two shows built around closeness with other women, and she shrugged at both.
The Line Joey Graziadei Says He Won’t Cross
Graziadei was blunt about where his priorities sit. If Anderson ever told him she was uncomfortable and did not want to keep dealing with it, he said, he would stop doing it. He called making sure he and Kelsey are still good his first and foremost goal, adding that the career could all go away.
Plenty of couples treat a question like his as a formality, asked after the decision is already made. Graziadei put the question ahead of the contract. That order is what gave Anderson room to laugh. A partner who is asked first rarely has to fight later, and a partner who answers honestly makes the next question easier to ask.
Anderson’s laugh also carried information. She was not granting a favour. She was telling him the arrangement was obvious to her, that it had been settled since the day they met in front of cameras.
Kelsey’s support means a lot to him. “I’m just grateful,” Graziadei said.
Outside the movie, Graziadei said, most of his attention is on the wedding. He told the podcast they are close to the final stages, with the welcome party, venue, location and date all locked.
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Sources: Us Weekly
