Is Joey Graziadei Hiding His True Self From ‘Bachelor’ Fans?

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Bachelor viewers don’t seem to know much about Joey Graziadei. Is he hiding his true self from the cameras? Bachelor Nation fans share their thoughts and speculate on what secret Joey might be keeping and why.

Is Joey Graziadei Hiding His True Self From Bachelor Fans?

Joey Graziadei has been on two reality shows, but fans don’t think they really know much about him. He first looked for love on Season 20 of The Bachelorette. He almost found it, but Charity Lawson chose Dotun Olubeko instead. Now Charity’s runner-up is on a journey for a second chance at love on Season 28 of The Bachelor.

He’s widdled the number of contestants from 32 to just three. Will he ask Kelsey Anderson, Rachel Nance, or Daisy Kent to be his wife? But first, the three women and Joey have to get through this week’s overnight dates.

A mysterious letter from one of the women asking to talk seems to send Joey Graziadei into a tailspin. Throughout the season, he’s had moments of self-doubt, vulnerably admitting to insecurity that he will find true love.

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Joey Graziadei/Credit: ABC YouTube

Joey has expressed concern that he could fall in love only to be rejected at the final rose ceremony. The trailer for the remaining episodes hints that things come to a head during the Fantasy Suite dates. “I have this feeling deep down inside once I show every part of myself people don’t fall in love with me,” Joey says during the trailer.

The comment has fueled speculation about what part of himself he is hiding.

His Uncle Warned Charity Lawson

If you go to the comment section on any social media post about The Bachelor, you will find fans complaining that they haven’t learned much about Joey Graziadei during his season. He seems to hold back from talking about himself.

But it was also something a family member picked up during Season 20. Joey’s uncle said that he didn’t think Joey was being 100% himself with Charity. The comments Joey’s uncle made resurfaced on a Reddit thread asking why Joey was “so anxious” that he would be rejected.

One Bachelor Nation fan brought up the comments Joey’s uncle made during Charity’s season. “His uncle said last season that he tends to act fake and be a people pleaser. I saw that in some of his interactions with the ladies. I think it comes from self esteem issues,” they wrote.

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Credit: Reddit

Viewers Guess Joey’s Secret

Many other Bachelor Nation Redditors shared their own thoughts about what might be holding Joey back. Check out some of the comments:

  • Maybe he suffers from depression.
  • He’s not hiding anything except what sounds like pretty normal anxiety
  • It’s insecurities. Not feeling good enough. He’s just an anxious person.
  • I don’t think he’s hiding some specific dark secret. He strikes me as someone who may have had high expectations set for him by others and as a result maybe by himself as well.
  • The way it’s been built up as a deep dark secret, I’m convinced he’s a werewolf.

Do you think that Joey Graziadei is hiding his true self from viewers? Have you learned much about him this season of The Bachelor? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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3 Comments

  1. I heard that he lives in the basement of his sister’s house and doesn’t make much money as a tennis pro.

  2. Could he be worried about his sexuality? His birth father is gay and that might weigh heavily on Joey’s mind, wondering if he can have feelings for both women and some men. Just a thought. He really doesn’t have a close relationship with his birth father. I know he is in therapy, and I am sure that will help him a lot. He did say he could get moody, and maybe the ‘stinking thinking’ just gets in his head and he is anxious.

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