Kelsey Anderson

Before her television career, Anderson worked as a project manager at a marketing firm in New Orleans. She previously worked part-time as an aftercare teacher at Ascension Episcopal School from 2020 to 2021.

Anderson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in project management from Saint Leo University in Florida. She also received an Associate of Arts degree in 2021. She has expressed an interest in starting her own nonprofit.

Anderson was born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and spent much of her childhood on a U.S. military base in Germany. She later lived in New Orleans, where she enjoyed visiting new restaurants by streetcar, walking through the French Market, and having picnics with friends.

Her interests include thoughtful gift-giving and planning international getaways. HandsOn New Orleans has also been linked to her social media profile, connecting her with the organization's community improvement and disaster-management work.

Anderson competed on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor, progressing to the final stages alongside Daisy Kent, Maria Georgas, and Rachel Nance. During the season, she and Graziadei formed a close connection through dates in Andalusia, Spain, and a polar plunge. Anderson also spoke with him about losing her mother to breast cancer.

Graziadei chose Anderson over Kent in the season 28 finale and proposed to her. Anderson later appeared in The Bachelorette, The Golden Bachelorette, Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Family Feud, and other television and entertainment programs.