Joey Graziadei's Liver Condition Means 'He Doesn't Really Have to Pee,'DWTSPartner Jenna Johnson Says (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Joey Graziadei and his ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partner Jenna Johnson.Photo:Disney/Eric McCandless

Disney/Eric McCandless

Joey Graziadeland dance partnerJenna Johnsonshared, ahem,specificdetails about how he manages his liver condition along with the physical demands of competing onDancing with the Stars.

“I have something calledGilbert’s syndromewith my liver and I try to be good about it,” Joey, 29, told PEOPLE exclusively. “I do drink probably like four to five full things of water during practice.”

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Disney/Eric McCandless

As a result, “Joey drinks a lot of water. I think more than the normal human,”Jenna, 30, told PEOPLE exclusively.

“I don’t really drink water, so it’s always shocking to me,” Jenna said. “I’m like, ‘Wow, he can drink a lot and if I drink a sip of water, I got to pee immediately. And he doesn’t really have to pee that well.”

“I don’t,” Joey told PEOPLE. “If my liver needs it, it’s just soaking it all up,” he said of his water intake.

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As the Cleveland Clinic explains, Gilbert’s is an inherited condition, but “people with Gilbert’s syndrome can lead long, healthy lives. They don’t experience long-term health problems from the disease,” but physical exertion, stress, and dehydration can increase the likelihood of developing jaundice.

After people commented on “Joey’s yellow eyes,” theBacheloralum sharedin an Instagram reelthat he was diagnosed with the disease in high school.

‘Bachelor’ alum Joey Graziadei.Amanda Edwards/Getty

Amanda Edwards/Getty

“I am told that I am healthy. It’s something that does affect the whites of my eyes. It makes it have those jaundice levels which is why they look a little more yellow,” he explained.

“I do appreciate everyone looking out for me and wondering if I’m okay,” he continued. “But to my knowledge, I’m as okay as I can be.”

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