Joey Graziadei did not want to fall into a Dancing With the Stars showmance trap! To avoid being the subject of romance rumors, the Bachelor star specifically requested a pro partner who was also in a “successful and healthy” relationship.

Dancing with the Stars contestant Joey Graziadei has revealed he asked to be partnered with someone in a “successful and healthy relationship” to avoid showmance rumors. The former Bachelor star, 29, who is engaged to Kelsey Anderson, is competing on season 33 of ABC’s hit reality dance series alongside professional dancer Jenna Johnson, 30.

One contestant who’s looking to stay far away from any such conjecture is former Bachelor Joey Graziadei, and he apparently made a specific request to that end before joining the show, which I had no idea you could do.

Dancing With the Stars pro Jenna Johnson admitted she was initially hoping for a different partner instead of Joey Graziadei. "Joey knows this, I’ve been honest with him," Johnson, 30, said during a Thursday,

And it maybe has something to do with fellow season 33 contestant Danny Amendola.For Dancing With the Stars pro Jenna Johnson and contestant Joey Graziadei, it wasn't a match made in heaven — at least not at first.

Reality star Joey Graziadei knew that fans were going to have some reactions to his participating on Dancing With the Stars. Now, he's opening up about how he made sure he was still respectful to his relationship with Kelsey Anderson.

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"I didn't want there to be any chance of noise with this because I know that comes with the show and the territory sometimes," he said.

"I kind of heard Danny [Amendola] was going to be involved and I was like, ‘This is my year. I’m gonna get the NFL guy,'" Johnson said

"I wanted to be in a situation where I was comfortable that I didn’t have to worry about a lot of this noise," Graziadei shared of joining the cast of 'Dancing with the Stars'