THE Bachelor's Joey Graziadei looked desperate as he picked his bride-to-be during the finale of the TV dating show, a body language expert has said.
She claimed the last two contestants "snaring techniques" had driven the swarthy reality star to panic after he ditched his true love weeks ago.
Joey, 28, opted for Kelsey Anderson, 25, toward the end of last night's glittering live Bachelor finale.
Kelsey has been just one of the handful of 32 contestants vying for his affection during season 28 of the ABC series.
Over the past few weeks, the tennis instructor chose Daisy Kent, 25, and Kelsey as his final two.
“Today I woke up, and I truthfully felt the weight of all this," said Joey in the finale promo.
"This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, and I’m still afraid this might not work out.”
Body language expert confirmed Joey's choice had become a "challenge" for him.
The Pennsylvania native became a favorite leading man, with contestants expressing how nice he was.
In episode 7, Joey gave his four hometown roses to Rachel Nance, 28, Maria Georgas, 29, Kelsey, and Daisy.
James said Joey made his biggest mistake when he ditched Maria after the Hometown Dates episode on March 4.
"In the finale, Joey was inwardly and secretly craving a compatible match with someone like Maria," James told The U.S. Sun.
"He had unfortunately already given her up.
"After Maria went, Joey experienced plenty of face-gazing from Daisy.
"When her widest smile dipped, he did everything to bring it back again and looked slightly panicked around her.
"With Kelsey, she had been seen using ‘We need to talk’ messaging, a classic, age-old act of manipulation.
"Kelsey had this sweet vibe but with a little more edge, making Joey nervous.
One body language tell is physiological, meaning it occurred naturally for him and was not produced at will for the cameras.
Judi James
"Joey had a difficult final choice in the end."
Maria had taken to on March 5 and spoke about her time on the show.
She had previously told Joey she was falling in love with him.
“I want to thank my family and friends who have supported me through this journey; I want to thank Joey, who made the right decision, and lastly, myself for staying true to who I am," she said.
James suggested that Joey's eyes consistently showed that he preferred Maria.
“After Maria left, it looked challenging for Joey to produce congruent responses to his two final women," she said.
“One body language tell is physiological, meaning it occurred naturally for him and was not produced at will for the cameras.
“This was his eyes and his pupil dilation.
"We could see that his eyes changed when Joey looked at Maria before she went.
“Joey’s pupils dilated and widened whenever he looked at her.
Joey's feelings for Maria were visible in his face.
Judi James
“The choice he should have probably made was not Kelsey but Maria.
“Joey had an excellent connection with Maria.
"His feelings for Maria were visible in his face.
"Their relationship did not work long-term in reality TV.
"Joey might have panicked and played it safe by choosing Kelsey in the end."
Daisy was also the front-runner despite reports of secret backstage support.
"She went on the show to become famous and in hopes of becoming The Bachelorette," a source told The U.S Sun.
Throughout filming, the source claimed that those working behind the scenes were "working with her to help her make it far."
Keley and Daisy both used body language to make them appear more adorable.
Judi James
The account executive from Minnesota also previously shared her story about wearing a cochlear implant in her ear.
Daisy had also expressed doubts about Joey.
“I just felt like something was a little off with us,” she said on camera.
“And it shouldn’t feel this way.”
James said the two finalists' body language showed red flags.
“Both of the final girls were beautiful and projected sweetness," she said
"But they both used body language to make them appear more adorable.
“Daisy first threw up an interesting red flag with her snaring techniques."
James claimed Daisy's gestures looked too deliberate.
“Daisy’s body language made her look like the girl many moms would love their sons to bring home," she said.
“Her dimpled, wide, symmetric smile turned sweetness into an art form.
"Daisy did, however, bring out Joey's playful, fun side.
“She was not a natural extrovert, but her dimpled smile was a powerful body language influencer."
Winner Kelsey had plenty of solo dates with Joey, worked to boost a connection, and made herself one of his top choices.
Before sealing the deal on the finale, the junior project manager had sat through a make-or-break conversation with him.
During the Women Tell All episode, the Louisiana native asked for honesty.
"I really care about you. I wanted to tell you how much I miss you when you're not there," she said, staring at Joey.
James said Kelsey showed "gauche" body language.
"This hinted that a dumping was brewing and could trigger panic for Joey again," said James.
"Joey’s body language suggested a misery-romp between all of these emotions.
"He sat with his arms folded and shook his head in a denial ritual.
"He stared into space, presumably trying to imagine her walking and deciphering what he might be guilty of.
Kelsey played her distraught, desperate, panicked man like a fiddle.
Judi James
"Tears started to flow while he sat with praying hands.
"Kelsey’s gauche body language was always combined with industrial-strength flirt signals.
"This allowed her to play her distraught, desperate, panicked man like a fiddle.
"She sometimes sat with her toes pointed inward, clutching one of his hands in both hers.
"Her head tilt was puppy-cute.
"Kelsey's eyes performed the eye-lick, flicking from his eyes to his mouth to suggest a desire to kiss."
James noticed Kelsey put more effort into "togetherness" signals than Daisy, even on finale night.
"Kelsey's smile looked fake at times while Joey appeared to be staring off into the distance," she said.
“Whether he has chosen the right one, Joey’s body language made him look like the ideal bachelor.
Only Maria had brought any signs of true love out in Joey.
Judi James
"But this was only in a very photogenic, screen-friendly way.
“This gave the impression that not many of these girls touched him in terms of triggering true love and passion.
“He was showing hearts and flowers, but authentic love is always less photogenic.
"Often, with Joey, it came out and in combination signals of pain, anxiety, and intensity.
"Only Maria had brought any signs of true love out in Joey.
"This was a shame as she had left the show weeks beforehand."
