Tennis pro Joey Graziadei stole everyone’s hearts back on Charity Lawson’s season of The Bachelorette, but his luck ran out before he could get down on one knee. Of course, that made sweet Joey a shoo-in as the next star of The Bachelor. And now, after a blockbuster Golden Bachelor season, Joey’s own love journey is about to kick off on January 22. His fans are already super curious to know more about the women who’ll be vying for his heart.
Of course, Joey has a solid lineup of 32 incredible women to date during his season (and hopefully fall in love with). But one contestant who has been getting a ton of buzz is a 25-year-old named Daisy Kent. Not only does she have an incredibly cool-girl name, but she also has an interesting, powerful backstory that she will likely share during her time on the show.
But who is Daisy Kent and how far does she make it in Joey’s season of The Bachelor? Here’s what to know about this new reality star ahead of the season:
Where is Daisy from?
Daisy is from San Diego, California, although her hometown date was in Minnesota, according to Reality Steve. Worth noting: Joey lives in Hawaii, so they must have the whole warm weather thing in common.
Daisy has been on a serious health journey.
When she was 15, she woke up and realized she couldn’t hear when her dad had trouble waking her up. “He was shaking me, and I was like, ‘This is weird,’” she told CBS 8. “I looked at him, I couldn’t hear him, then sat up and realized something was wrong with my left ear.”
Daisy said she had “a lot of high-pitched ringing and then just progressively got worse, and I couldn’t understand speech very well.” She said the experience was “super isolating” and that she felt very alone at the time.
When she was 17, she was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear. At 21, tests confirmed that she also had Lyme disease, which doctors think could have potentially caused her Meniere’s disease.
Daisy ended up experiencing seizures, hair loss, joint pain, and severe dizziness, according to a video she made for NEXA Cares.
She has profound hearing loss and a cochlear implant.
Hearing aids didn’t work for Daisy, so she ended up getting a cochlear implant, which allows people with profound hearing loss to hear better, per CBS 8.
She actually documented her experience on TikTok and built up a big following. (Her account is currently “My parents said, ‘You have this opportunity to turn it into something special,’ and so I thought, ‘I’m going to start posting, mainly for myself,” she said.
How old is she?
Daisy is 25 and she’s a Virgo, in case you were wondering. She was born on September 8, 1998.
What does Daisy do for a living?
Daisy works for Jungo, a mortgage software company, and she’s been there for more than three years, according to LinkedIn. She’s currently an account executive for the company.
But that’s not all. Daisy literally founded her own nonprofit in 2021, Hear Your Heart, that supports children who have autoimmune disorders or hearing loss.
She graduated from San Diego State University.
Daisy attended college from 2017 to 2021, when she graduated with a degree in communications, digital and social media, per her LinkedIn. During her time in college, she also appears to have studied abroad in Barcelona.
On her YouTube channel, Daisy even posted some clips from her travels, which you can check out for yourself:
She’s written a book.
Daisy wrote and released a book this past August called Daisy Doo: All the Sounds She Knew. The book follows a young girl named Daisy Doo as she relearns her favorite sounds thanks to a cochlear implant.
“I always wanted to write a children’s book,” she told CBS 8. “When I got the surgery, I realized there were a lot of emotions I went through. I was so scared; there was a lot of unknowns.” (By the way, she dedicated her book to her surgeon, Dr. Elina Kari, and the UC San Diego Health medical staff who treated her.)
How far does Daisy get on The Bachelor?
**Warning!! Major Bachelor season 28 spoilers ahead!!**
Reality Steve already has all the tea on what goes down this season, so if you’ve read through his posts, you’ll already know that Daisy goes *very* far on Joey’s season of The Bachelor.
First, she gets the first one-on-one date with the franchise’s new leading man. They head out on a helicopter ride and attend the BeachLife Ranch Festival in Redondo Beach, Calif., Reality Steve‘s intel says. Once there, Daisy and Joey start dancing onstage in front of a crowd while looking into each other’s eyes, which bodes well for the whole “falling in love” thing. There’s a video of the whole thing online already:
And… she actually ends up winning the entire season. The two end up getting engaged in Tulum, but Reality Steve doesn’t have a ton of details right now on how it all goes down.
Are Daisy and Joey still together?
That much is not super clear yet. Daisy’s TikTok and Instagram accounts have gone private, so it’s kind of impossible to hunt there for clues. Joey’s Instagram is also mostly focused on Bachelor promos and tennis info, so he’s no help either.
Stay tuned for more details on Daisy and Joey as the season begins!
Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more. She has a master’s degree from American University, lives by the beach, and hopes to own a teacup pig and taco truck one day.
