After ten weeks of cha chas, waltzes, paso dobles, and freestyles, Dancing With the Stars has awarded its 33rd mirrorball prize. This year’s Dancing With the Stars winners are…drumroll please…Joey Graziadei and his partner pro Jenna Johnson, an upset victory over fan favorites Ilona Maher and Chandler Kinney.
Johnson and the former Bachelor took the win thanks to a perfect score on their redemption cha cha and an impressive 29/30 for their tennis-themed freestyle.
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Graziadei and Johnson did get plenty of love from the DWTS fans, but there were still those on social media who grumbled that the mirrorball should have gone to Maher or Kinney instead.
Instagram commenters wrote, “happy for joey but crying for chandler,” and, “I wouldn’t have expected for Chandler and Brandon to be 3rd WHAT!!! but congrats to Joey and Jenna anyway,” and, “I love this show but it should have been Chandler and we all know it.” On Twitter, fans wrote, “America fears strong women but we aren’t a ready for that conversation yet…” and, “the only thing i learned during the month of november is the usa HATES to see a woman win,” and, “me explaining how happy i am for joey while simultaneously balancing it with how angry i am for chandler but also making it clear that i’m not and would literally never hate on ilona bc that’s my girl.”
But, ’twas ever thus, there can only be one Dancing With the Stars winner.
