Meet the new lead for The Bachelor Season 28 ahead.

Joey Graziadei, a 28-year-old professional tennis player from Koloa, Hawaii, was announced as the next Bachelor for 2024 at The Bachelorette Season 20 “After the Final Rose” special in August 2023.

“It’s sinking in very slowly but I’m trying my best just to stay present, enjoy it, but this is crazy. I mean, I’ll be the first person to say this is wild. I never expected this at all, didn’t know this is what my life is turning at this moment. So yeah, crazy stuff, but I’m excited,” said Joey, who was the runner-up on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson. 

Joey, who called the experience “surreal,” told host Jesse Palmer that he felt ready to look for love again after Charity sent him home at the Final Rose Ceremony over her winner, Dotun Olubeko. “I’m more ready than I was in that moment,” Joey said. “For me, it was just, you have to take some time to get a little bit more closure. Watching Dotun and Charity’s connection was enough for me.” 

Joey, who claimed that the breakup “opened up a part of me that wanted something so bad,” also told Palmer what he was looking for in a future partner. “Someone that’s just themselves that I can truthfully be a partner with. I want someone that challenges me. I want someone that I can challenge. I just want someone to do life with. I want someone that’s going to be my person,” he said.

During The Bachelorette Season 20 “After the Final Rose” special, Joey also met his first contestant, Leia, who was in the audience for the live taping. “I think we have a lot in common, so I’m excited to kind of explore that,” Leia told Joey during the episode. In an Instagram video after the “After the Final Rose” special, Joey confirmed that was the Bachelor for the right reasons. “I’m definitely the hopeless romantic,” he said. “I want to be married. I want to have a love that lasts a lifetime. So I’m really ready to go on this journey.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in August 2023, Charity commended Joey for a conversation they had about interracial relationships during her Bachelorette season. “It’s huge to have had the opportunity to have that conversation, and then for it to be aired on national television — we don’t see it a lot, especially in this franchise. It was something that I was a little nervous about because I just did not know how it was going to go,” she said. “But my whole plan of being a Black woman in this lead role is having these important conversations. Also, there were conversations that I had with several other men that did not make air, and that’s OK. But it was one of my priorities to have conversations about something that’s extremely important to me and that would essentially become a very important part of their lives, too, if they ended up with me.”

In a blog post in July 2023, Reality Steve named Joey as The Bachelorette Season 20 contestant most likely to become the next Bachelor for Season 28. “I know Joey fans won’t be happy, but it is what it is,” Reality Steve wrote about Joey not receiving Charity’s Final Rose. “I’m sure he’s got a great shot for Bachelor, so I guess just hope for that. He seems to have the biggest following of Charity’s men and will be the sentimental favorite once Charity breaks up with him at final rose ceremony. So you’d think he’s got a good shot at it, but who knows.”

Read Joey’s Bachelorette 2023 biography and fun facts ahead:

Joey

27

Tennis Pro

Lawai, Hawaii 

BACHELOR BIOGRAPHY

“Love” may mean nothing in tennis, but to Joey, it’s everything! After graduation, this tennis pro quickly realized the corporate world wasn’t for him and moved to Hawaii to live his passion of teaching his favorite sport. Spending his days on the court and evenings on the beach watching the sunset with friends, Joey’s life is truly paradise. The only thing missing is someone with whom to share it. Outgoing, friendly and loyal, Joey is looking for a partner who can share in his love for adventure. Will he find a doubles partner in Charity? Here’s to hoping it’s “game, set, match” for Joey!

Fun Facts:

• Joey is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan.

• Joey is an avid star gazer.

• Joey’s recent obsessions are golf and country music.

Frequently asked questions 

Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity and Dotun are engaged.

There you have it. Steve says that Dotun proposes to Charity, and the couple is still engaged. Steve is very confident about this pick—and says it took him weeks to confirm and finalize that Dotun was the winner.

Is there a new Bachelorette 2023?

Charity Lawson is back and hoping to find her prince charming as the newest “Bachelorette.” Charity was first introduced as a contestant on Zach Shallcross’ season of “The Bachelor” in January 2023. The 27-year-old child and family therapist developed a connection with Zach and made it to “Hometowns” week.

Who is left on The Bachelorette 2023?

Charity’s Bachelorette 2023 winner is Dotun Olubeko, a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California. Reality Steve confirmed Charity and Dotun ended up together and are engaged in July 2023. Her fourth-place finalist was Aaron Bryant, a 29-year-old software salesman from Katy.

Who were the last 4 contestants on The Bachelor 2023?

Who Are Bachelor Zach’s Final 4? The leading man’s final four contestants are Gabi Elnicki, Ariel Frenkel, Charity Lawson and Kaity Biggar, according to Reality Steve.

Is The Bachelorette still with her pick?

Dotun received Charity’s final rose at the Final Rose Ceremony in The Bachelorette Season 20 finale, where he proposed to her and the two got engaged. Charity and Dotun are still together, according to Reality Steve, which means he’s unlikely to become the next Bachelor for 2024.

What date is the next Bachelorette?

Meet the star of The Bachelorette, season 20. Although Charity Lawson’srun as a contestant on Zach Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor didn’t end with a final rose, she found love as the leading lady of ABC’s dating reality show.

What percentage of bachelorette winners stay together?

There are four “Bachelorette” couples still together — no addenda this time. These leads got a proposal from their final choice and remain married. The overall success rate for “The Bachelorette” is, therefore, slightly higher than its male counterpart, clocking in at 22%.

Is Bachelor 2023 engaged?

Kaity and Zach are going to have a long engagement.

Although the Bachelor couple is definitely engaged, they are in “no rush” to get married. In an interview with PEOPLE, the couple said they are waiting to “see how things go.”

Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity has been engaged for months. 

The season wrapped pretty much forever ago. “Charity’s season has been done filming for almost 90 days now,” Reality Steve wrote in his latest blog post. 

It’s pretty impressive that Charity and her contestants have kept the major spoilers under wraps until the last few weeks, but Reality Steve always manages to have his sources…