Who Does Joey Pick on ‘The Bachelor’? All of the Season 28 Spoilers So Far
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[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for The Bachelor Season 28.]
The Bachelor has returned, this time with tennis pro Joey Graziadei as the leading man. Fans first fell for Joey during Charity Lawson‘s season of The Bachelorette. He returned to his home state of Hawaii to heal from the heartbreak of the Charity breakup afterwards, and as Joey told TV Insider, by the time the call came to star in The Bachelor, he was ready to take on the challenge and find his person.
Popular blogger Reality Steve, aka Steve Carbone, has predicted who will win The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for years now (and The Golden Bachelor in 2023), and he already has intel for Season 28, which kicked off at 8/7c on January 22 on ABC. So, who does Joey pick? We’ve compiled all there is to know so far below. Stay tuned, as we’ll consistently update throughout the season, unveiling which spoilers prove accurate or false.
If you want to let the show surprise you, turn back now! If you’re eager to know what’s rumored to happen and see if the rumors come true, read on.
Lea Cayanan and Joey Graziadei in The Bachelor Season 28 premiere (Disney/John Fleenor)
Who Gets Joey’s First Impression Rose?
Rumor had it that Lea Cayanan, whom Joey met early at the After the Final Rose special and received a special advantage, received the First Impression Rose, and that rumor was true. Lea received the card in the special and was instructed not to open it until she arrived in the mansion in Episode 1. Once Lea learned of the power the card wielded, she rejected it, as the spoilers said.
The card gave Lea the power to steal a one-on-one date from any woman at any point in the season before the hometown dates. Her inner turmoil over the power it gave her impressed Joey, and the display of good character resulted in her receiving the First Impression Rose.
Jess Edwards was said to cause trouble in the premiere, and she did so when quickly spilling the beans about getting the first kiss of the season from Joey. Ahead of Episode 6, which aired on Monday, February 19 on ABC, Reality Steve said Jess would be sent home after a group date because Joey didn’t feel as strongly for her as she did for him. This turned out to be true. Katelyn DeBacker and Lea were sent home in the rose ceremony.
Lexi Young self-eliminated after realizing that her and Joey’s timelines for marriage and kids didn’t align. She has endometriosis and doesn’t want to wait several more years to start trying to have children, whereas Joey wants to be engaged and married for a couple of years each before becoming a parent.
Who Gets the First 1-on-1 Date?
The first one-on-one date was said to happen in California, as usual, and as predicted, Daisy Kent got the first honor.
Who Are Joey’s Final 4? Who Gets Hometown Dates?
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After Kelsey Toussant and Jenn Tran were sent home in the Episode 7 rose ceremony, it was time for the hometown dates. Joey’s hometown dates episode aired on Monday, March 4 on ABC, and spoilers accurately predicted that Daisy, Maria Georgas, Kelsey Anderson, and Rachel Nance would be Joey’s Final Four.
Kelsey’s date went great. Although there was concern over how her dad, Mark, would feel about Joey, he ended up giving his seal of approval. The validation made Kelsey confident that she’s on the right track with Joey. Rachel’s father, however, didn’t necessarily give his blessing. Daisy finally admitted she had been falling in love with Joey after her hometown date. Maria struggled to truly open up to Joey about falling in love but still received her dad Nick’s blessing.
Who Are Joey’s Final 3 Who Get Fantasy Suite Dates?
Spoilers accurately predicted that Daisy, Kelsey A., and Rachel are Joey’s Final Three who will go on to the Fantasy Suites. Joey sent Maria home in the hometowns rose ceremony because of the doubt she made him feel in their relationship. Maria said in her final confessional, “I should have told him how I felt a lot sooner than I did, and that’s my biggest regret.”
Who Is Joey’s Winner?
Rachel will reportedly be eliminated during the overnight rose ceremony, leaving Daisy and Kelsey A. as the final two women. Spoilers said that Joey and Daisy end the season engaged, but Reality Steve issued a correction ahead of the hometowns. Now, it’s said that Joey gets engaged to Kelsey A. in the finale and that Daisy catches on to Joey’s choice before the engagement scenes take place.
According to spoilers, Daisy will go to Kelsey’s room after her last date with Joey to tell Kelsey that she’s his pick. This is what the show is calling an “unprecedented ending” and would be a series first if true. Usually, the Final Two women (and men during Bachelorette seasons) don’t see each other or talk at all while filming the final episode. This season will apparently change that. Daisy is said to create another first in the final rose ceremony, at which Daisy will arrive first. There, she’ll tell Joey what she told Kelsey. Joey’s reaction to this reveal is so far unknown.
Next are the overnight dates on March 11, the “Women Tell All” special on March 18, and The Bachelor Season 28 finale on March 25. Tune in for The Bachelor each week to see if these spoilers are true.
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