Joey Graziadei is your new Bachelor! During Monday’s season finale of “The Bachelorette”, host Jesse Palmer announced that the 28-year-old tennis pro will serve in “The Bachelor”‘s leading role for its upcoming 28th season.

“It’s definitely surreal. It’s sinking in very slowly, but I’m trying my best just to enjoy it, but this is crazy,” Joey said of being the one to hand out the roses. “… Crazy stuff, but excited.”

Joey’s happy news comes after he suffered a major heartbreak when Charity Lawson sent in home before she got engaged to Dotun Olubeko. While Joey admitted that the devastation of that breakup was real, he assured fans he’s ready to jump back into the dating pool in a big way.

“I’m more ready than I was in that moment,” he said of the heartbreaking split. “For me it was just you have...