Kelsey Anderson is hoping to receive Joey Graziadei’s final rose and end up with him on The Bachelor’s 28th season.
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Kelsey A. is a 25-year-old junior project manager from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Kelsey told Joey that she was “in love” with him during their overnight Fantasy Suite, and Joey confirmed that he was “falling in love” with Kelsey as well.
And despite scaring Joey with a “We Need to Talk” letter, Kelsey shared with The Bachelor star how she missed him whenever they weren’t together and she truly wanted to meet his family.
Kelsey only has one woman standing in her way of the final rose: Daisy Kent.
Kelsey called Joey the man of her dreams, and Joey said his overnight date with Kelsey was “indescribable.”
According to a preview of The Bachelor finale, Joey admits his physical connection with Kelsey is really strong but Daisy seemed to understand him to the core.
Until The Bachelor viewers can find out whom Joey picked as his winner and whether he’s happily engaged to this day on the finale airing on Monday, March 25 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC, let’s get to know this bachelorette a little better right now.
Below is a list of 12 facts Reality TV World has compiled about The Bachelor bachelorette Kelsey Anderson.
Kelsey A. didn’t have a traditional childhood
Both of Kelsey’s parents were in the military. The bachelorette therefore spent most of her childhood growing up in Germany on a U.S. military base.
Kelsey is extremely close with her big, loving family, and she’d like to start a family of her own one day.
Kelsey A.’s mother died after cancer diagnosis
Kelsey’s mother was diagnosed with cancer about 10 years ago, and then the cancer metastasized to her mother’s bones. She unfortunately passed away in a matter of months.
Kelsey misses her mother’s bright light and positive energy, but going through such a heartbreaking event has brought her closer to her father than ever before.
The Bachelor bachelorette is so proud of her current city
The project manager now lives in New Orleans, where she enjoys taking the streetcar to new restaurants, walking around the French market, and having a picnic with her friends.
Kelsey boasts about the food, music and culture in New Orleans — but not the men.
“I don’t feel like the guys I meet when I’m out are the type of guys I want to date. I don’t like bad boys,” Kelsey explains. “I like boys that treat me right that are nice.”
Kelsey, however, doesn’t have deep roots in New Orleans, and so she’d be willing to move for love.
The Bachelor bachelorette prides herself on being thoughtful
Kelsey likes making thoughtful gifts and giving homemade tokens of affection to her partner when she’s in love.
The bachelorette wants to meet a man with a great sense of humor who’s understanding and who loves giving back as much as she does. She hopes to start her own nonprofit one day.
It also wouldn’t hurt if Kelsey’s future boyfriend — or husband — loves Mardi Gras, just like she does.
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Kelsey A. attended college in Florida
The Bachelor bachelorette received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Leo University, a private university in St. Leo, FL.
Kelsey also earned an Associate of Arts degree in 2021 after studying Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as General Studies and Humanities.
Kelsey A. kicked off her career as an aftercare teacher
Once she graduated college, Kelsey A. worked part-time as an aftercare teacher at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette for one year.
Kelsey then got hired at Landmark Consulting LLC, where she has been working since September 2022.
The Bachelor bachelorette is a runner who appreciates a good cause
Kelsey is running in the Crescent City Classic as a charity runner for Covenant House New Orleans in March.
“This organization serves young people overcoming homelessness and trafficking,” Kelsey wrote on Instagram in mid-January.
“If you are unable to donate monetarily, I still hope you can look into the organization and let it inspire you to spread kindness, love and compassion because we all could use a little more of that!”
According to ABC, Kelsey A. is “really something special”
Kelsey is a “southern sweetheart,” according to ABC, and she’s pretty fearless.
When Kelsey was only 17-years-old, she gave herself a tattoo.
Kelsey also has a tattoo on her inner bottom lip in dedication of a homeless person she had befriended in New Orleans.
Kelsey A. reveals her best relationship advice and #relationshipgoals
Kelsey would advise couples to choose each other every day, according to BachelorNation.com.
“I think with any relationship, platonic or romantic, it is really important to take a second to see things from the other perspective when conflict arises,” Kelsey says.
Her #relationshipgoals is Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively because of how fun and loving they appear to be. She also thinks they both have a great sense of humor.
Kelsey A. fires back at trolls for calling her “boring”
Kelsey recently took to Tiktok and slammed the haters out there who have claimed she’s really boring on The Bachelor.
“I’m not offended when people are telling me that my teeth are yellow. I’m not offended is somebody is telling me something about my hair. I’m not offended by none of it. But when someone calls me ‘boring,’ I’m not f-cking — I’m not boring,” Kelsey quipped.
“I’m not freakin’ boring y’all! I’m freakin’ cool! Well, I think I’m cool. I do cool things. I drink alcohol. No, I’m just kidding. No, I’ve been skydiving, I love going on sporadic trips, I planned a trip out of the country in 12 hours and went!”
Kelsey continued to argue, “I have fun and I like to laugh, and I like to do things that are cool that other people than me do, I think! I don’t know, but I’m freakin’ cool and you know what? I don’t care what y’all say! I don’t care. Whatever y’all say, I don’t care, because I’m not boring.”
Kelsey added, “I have a freakin’ lip tattoo in honor of a homeless man that I would go and hang out with when I would go downtown [in New Orleans]. I’m cool.”
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Kelsey A. reacts to fans eager to see her dad as The Golden Bachelor star
Kelsey took to TikTok after her hometown aired on The Bachelor and playfully vented about how fans all over the world were obsessing about how her handsome New Orleans-based father, Mark, should star on Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor.
“Please just no more Sexy Red edits of my dad.. Use Billy Joel or something. That’s all.. I’ll let Mark have his moment,” Kelsey captioned her post, referring to how fans have made video montages of Kelsey’s dad set to the sexually-explicit song “SkeeYee” by Sexyy Red.
Kelsey said in the video, “I would just like to thank everyone for the nightmares that I will have tonight in regards to the posts y’all have made about my dad. It is frightful indeed — very!”
“Why are there thirst traps of my father on TikTok?” the bachelorette went on. “I don’t even have thirst traps y’all!”
Kelsey proceeded to joke about how she’s “scarred for life” after seeing those video clips.
But Kelsey suggested that she’d be open to her dad going on a reality dating show.
“I feel like I need to make my dad a business email for all of these people, trying to set him up with their mom, their sister, their aunt, their niece or themselves,” Kelsey quipped.
“I’m like, ‘Y’all, Marky Mark for Golden Bachelor!’ Come on! Can they just do that?! I don’t know. I feel like we should riot? Should we riot? I’ll riot. Okay, guys.”
Earlier that day, Kelsey had posted a different TikTok video that showed Mark revealing if he’d even be interested in starring on The Golden Bachelor, following in Gerry Turner’s footsteps.
“Are you going to be the next The Golden Bachelor?” Kelsey asked.
“No,” Mark responded.
“Maybe,” Kelsey insisted.
“I’m too young!” Mark concluded.
Kelsey A. reveals her guilty pleasures
Kelsey’s guilty pleasures are sweet treats after eating anything, and also eating a meal in her bed. She lays out a sheet and towels so that crumbs won’t get in her bed.
Kelsey says her last meal on earth would be pizza with extra sauce and a plate full of cookies, and her favorite movie to watch is Pride and Prejudice.
Kelsey’s celebrity crush, arguably another guilty pleasure when watching him on TV, is Michael Strahan.
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About The Author:
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.