How Dancing With the Stars' 2023 Winner Xochitl Gomez Celebrated Joey Graziadei for His 2024 Win

Xochitl Gomez—who won Dancing With the Stars in 2023—shared her congratulations to Joey Graziadei and his partner Jenna Johnson after they were crowned season 33's winners during the Nov. 26 finale.

By Leah Degrazia Nov 27, 2024 9:26 PM
| Updated Nov 27, 2024 9:26 PM
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Xochitl Gomez is passing the baton. 

The Marvel actress—who won season 32 of Dancing With the Stars alongside partner Val Chmerkovskiy—offered a special congratulations to Joey Graziadei after he and partner Jenna Johnson took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during the season 33 finale. 

In a video shared to her Instagram Nov. 27, Xochitl and her dad Monty Hall counted down from three before throwing handfuls of confetti up into the air. As the colorful pieces of paper fell to the floor, the 18-year-old shouted, "Woo! Joey and Jenna won!"  

And that's not the only way Xochitl paid tribute to her successor. The Raven's Home alum also posted a clip of Jenna giving her victory speech and a photo of the professional dancer posing with Joey—who became the first-ever Bachelor star to take home the show's grand prize—after they were crowned the winners of the reality competition series.

Plus, Xochitl got to witness the pair's incredible achievement in person. After all, she returned to the ballroom during the Nov. 26 finale to perform with Val. 

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"Getting to dance with you brings me so much joy," Xochitl said of Val in the caption of her post. "I’m so happy we got to do it again!"

She added, "I might not be in the ballroom, but just know I still love you all at dwts."

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Of course, Xochitl is just one of many people who are over the moon about Joey's win. Following the episode, the Bachelor Nation alum shared that his family and his fiancée Kelsey Anderson were some of his biggest cheerleaders throughout the entire process. 

"Everyone's been so supportive—Kelsey, my family," Joey previously told E! News. "Every single week, [I] get texts immediately after we finish a dance, and just giving me nothing but love and support and that's all I can ask for."

Keep reading to revisit all of the ballroom duos that Joey and Jenna faced off against in season 33 of Dancing With the Stars.

Anna Delvey 

The inspriation behind Inventing Anna traded her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa. However, the fake heiress was eliminated during the season's Sept. 24 episode, with her saying that she learned "nothing" in her now-infamous, one-word farewell speech.

Ilona Maher

The Olympic rugby player was ready to ruck up the dance floor with pro Alan Bersten, finishing as the runner-up.

Chandler Kinney 

The Disney Channel star tried to dance her way to the top with partner Brandon Armstrong and ultimately placed third.

Brooks Nader 

The model and her partner Gleb Savchenko were ready to strut along the ballroom, but took their final bow on Oct. 15.

Reginald VelJohnson

All that mattered for the Family Matters alum and partner Emma Slater was taking home the Mirrorball Trophy. However, their journey was cut short during the second week of competition on Oct. 8.

Eric Roberts 

The Dark Knight star was partnered with Britt Stewart. They were eliminated in the second week alongside Reginald and Emma.

Joey Graziadei

The Bachelor alum has found his rose between thorns in partner Jenna Johnson, winning season 33.

Tori Spelling 

The alum of Beverly Hills, 90210 was oh so ready to dance alongside Pasha Pashkov. Unfortunately, the two last only one week and was cut from competition in a double elimination alongside Anna and Ezra.

Danny Amendola 

The NFL pro and partner Witney Carson sure scored a touchdown on the dance floor, placing fifth in the finale.

Dwight Howard 

The NBA star hoped to stand head and shoulders above the competition with partner Daniella Karagach, but was eliminated from the competition on Nov. 12.

Stephen Nedoroscik 

The Olympian had his sights set on another medal—or should we say, Mirrorball Trophy—with partner Rylee Arnold, placing fourth in the Nov. 26 finale.

Phaedra Parks 

The Traitors alum was sure to weed out the competition with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, but ended up getting cut from the lineup Oct. 22.

Jenn Tran

Though Bachelorette star and partner Sasha Farber were full bloom in the ballroom, they were eliminated from the competition on Oct. 29.

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