After 10 weeks of cha-chas, waltzes, paso dobles, and freestyles, Dancing With the Stars has awarded its 33rd mirror-ball prize. This yearâs Dancing With the Stars winners areâ¦drumroll, pleaseâ¦Joey Graziadei and his pro partner 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 mirror ball should have gone to Maher or Kinney instead.
Instagram commenters wrote, âhappy for joey but crying for chandler,â and, âI wouldnât have expected for Chandler and Brandon to be 3rd WHAT!!! but congrats to Joey and Jenna anyway,â and, âI love this show but it should have been Chandler and we all know it.â On Twitter, fans wrote, âAmerica fears strong women but we arenât a ready for that conversation yetâ¦,â and, âthe only thing i learned during the month of november is the usa HATES to see a woman win,â and, âme explaining how happy i am for joey while simultaneously balancing it with how angry i am for chandler but also making it clear that iâm not and would literally never hate on ilona bc thatâs my girl.â
But, âtwas ever thus: There can only be one Dancing With the Stars winner.
