“Bachelor” alumnus Joey Graziadei supports Jenn Tran on “DWTS” (exclusive)

Former Bachelor Star Joey Graziadei is looking forward to cheering on his Bachelor Nation colleague Jenn Tran as they both compete in the 33rd season of Dancing with the stars.

“It's incredible. I'm just going to fully support Jenn,” the 29-year-old said at a recent press conference for the reality series. “I know a lot has come out of all this and I think she's just really excited for her next opportunity and I'm going to fully support her.”

Tran was one of several suitors vying for Graziadei's heart during his season. The Bachelorwhich aired earlier this year. The 26-year-old later embarked on her own journey to find love The Bachelorettealthough she tearfully revealed during the show's live finale last week that her fiancé had broken off the engagement shortly after filming had finished.

In conversation with Weekly entertainment Tran recently revealed that after filming the finale, she had less than an hour to get on a plane to attend the Dancing with the stars Live line-up announced on Good morning America the next morning.

With the announcement, Graziadei and Tran became the newest members of Bachelor Nation to make the jump between the two ABC series, joining a long list of fan favorites like Trista Sutter, Sean Lowe, Chris Soules, Nick Viall, Hannah Brown and Matt James.

Graziadei also knew exactly who to contact to best manage the show. “Of course Charity [Lawson] and Dotun [Olubeko]he said. “I'm very close to both of them and they were able to explain it from both sides, from Dotun being the person who comes off the show and has to deal with everything that comes with it, to Charity actually going through this.” (Lawson competed in season 32 of. Dancing with the starsand finished in fourth place.)

The couple's advice has been extremely helpful for both Graziadei and his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson. “They've given us a lot of advice, but most of all they've just been super supportive and really wanting us to follow our own path,” he continued. “It's very cool.”

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Bachelor Fans will know that Dancing with the stars It is not the first time that Graziadei has shown off his sophisticated footwork – the tennis pro previously learned flamenco on a one-on-one date in Spain as part of the dating show.

“I would say don't judge me by the flamenco,” Graziadei said, especially about his dancing skills. “And I would say [his partner, Jenna Johnson] gave me a 6, so I'm going to keep going with that. We start with a 6 out of 10, which I think is pretty good!”

He believes his tennis background will also benefit him. “I think it's very important to be light on your feet. You have to be able to move in lunge positions sometimes,” Graziadei said.[Johnson’s] I was a little more surprised, I think, because I have a little bit of lunge ability and light feet, so I think it's a good place.”

Johnson interjected: “You are flexible!” To which Graziadei replied: “I have never I've never heard that in my life until she told me. So I'll take it!”

The couple recently began rehearsing for next week's season premiere, and Graziadei praised Johnson for her ability to “teach her the steps” and help him feel “extremely comfortable.”

“It's all about trust,” Johnson explained. Graziadei added: “And I think we have that early on, which is great, and we hope to continue to build that over time.”

Dancing with the stars Season 33 will premiere on September 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, with episodes available to stream on Hulu the next day.