And it maybe has something to do with fellow season 33 contestant Danny Amendola.
“Joey knows this, Ive been honest with him,” Johnson prefaced her thoughts.
They really like to make it a secret so its an authentic reaction."

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Disney/Eric McCandless
Through my time on the show Ive never had a football player.
Im gonna get the NFL guy."
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And then, Graziadei walked through the door.
“All of that is true,” she admitted of her sister’s praise for her partner.
“He is one of the most genuine humans I’ve ever met.
I think we just connected really easily and quickly and we have so much fun.”