Gabby Windey

Gabriela Maria Windey (born January 2, 1991) is an American television personality who appeared on season 26 of The Bachelor, and co-starred in season 19 of The Bachelorette alongside Rachel Recchia. In 2022, Windey placed second on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars and co-hosted the Dancing with the Stars Live 2023 tour. She is also a winner of Peacock's third season of The Traitors.

Windey was born in Sacramento, California, to parents Rosemary Hewitt and Patrick Windey. She has an older sister named Jazz. Windey is half Mexican with some Apache ancestry. She attended O'Fallon Township High School, where she was the sports editor in the school paper and won Miss O'Fallon in 2008. She graduated from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2013, and then moved to Denver, Colorado.

Windey worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit at University of Colorado Hospital. She was also an NFL cheerleader for the Denver Broncos for 5 years. In 2021, she was the co-winner of the Pop Warner Humanitarian Award for her service on the frontline of the pandemic. She is the first woman and NFL cheerleader to receive the award.

Windey hosts a podcast called Long Winded with Gabby Windey.

In September 2021, Windey was revealed to be a contestant on season 26 of The Bachelor, starring medical sales representative Clayton Echard. She was the co-runner-up with fellow finalist Rachel Recchia.

During the live After the Final Rose special of Echard's season, Windey was announced as The Bachelorette alongside Recchia. This marked the first time that there would be two leads for an entire season.

On September 8, 2022, Windey was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy and they finished in 2nd place. During the finale, she was announced as one of the co-hosts for the Dancing with the Stars Live 2023 tour and was at all stops.

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