AceShowbiz - "Dancing with the Stars" cast member Joey Graziadei defends Anna Delvey. "The Bachelor" alum spoke out against haters of the convicted felon, whom he called a "great" person.

"To tell you the truth, I've gotten to meet Anna a few times. She seems great," Joey told The U.S. Sun of Anna, who is competing on the series with an ankle monitor. "I have not had a lot of interactions. But my mindset right now is I'm just focusing on how not to make an idiot [of] myself in a few days so that is where my head is."

He added, "I try not to focus on all the noise around it. I'm happy for everyone that's got an opportunity this season and for me, like I said, my focus is on trying to make sure I keep my feet under me. That's really where my head's been at."

Joey further added that Anna is an "amazing" dancer. "They really do focus on each individual feeling important, getting their ability to focus on what they should be focusing on, which is the dancing, and getting as good as you can before night one," he said.

That aside, a source pointed out that "DWTS" is pushing the showmance between Brooks Nader and her pro dancer Gleb Savchenko. "Brooks said the producers are aggressively pushing the dating narrative," the insider added.

"They know it's good for ratings but also good for them to get votes so they're leaning into it," the source continued. "She still really likes Gleb. They were really close and touchy after the show."

The informant added, "Nothing has happened between them yet physically but her friends are all waiting for it. I think they don't want to complicate things so early in the season but it's bound to happen."