Joan Vassos recently kicked offThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, and recently received a friendly visit fromThe Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner. 61-year-old Joan and 73-year-old Gerry share a romantic past. The two met when Joan applied to be a contestant on Gerry’s season of theBachelorspin-off. The two hit it off during a group date, but just as they were getting closer, a family emergency forced Joan to leave the show early. Her daughter had just given birth and needed her mother, so Joan put family first and walked away from Gerry’s season.
Though it seemed like Joan’sGoldenjourney had come to an end, she wascast asThe Golden Bachelorette. After welcoming 24 impressive older men toTheBachelormansion, Joan has connected with several men, but she’s also had her share of challenges. The season’s ups and downs haveled Joan to doubt whether the process would lead her to the man of her dreams. It’s customary forBachelorfranchise leads to make appearances during each other’s seasons, to give one another valuable advice, and Gerry was no exception.
Gerry’s Terrible The Golden Bachelor Appearance
He Hasn’t Moved On
The Golden Bachelorseason 1ended with Gerry proposing to 70-year-old Theresa Nist. The two were married a few weeks after going public with their relationship, but they announced their divorce just three short months later. ThoughGerry and Theresa were equally to blame for the abject failure of their ill-advised marriage, Gerry got more of the public’s blame. He’s understandably still bitter about the whole thing, and he proved it during his recent appearance onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1.
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A recent episode ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 ended with scenes from future episodes. These clips, whichBachelorNationposted on YouTube, teased Gerry’s visit to Joan. In one scene,Gerry asks Joan to consider maybe she won’t find her true lovehere. Joan is already feeling confused and doubtful about the process, and Gerry only made it worse. His advice illustrates how bitter he still is about his time asThe Golden Bachelor.
Is Gerry Right About Joan’s Season?
There’s Already A Lot Of Controversy
After a few episodes ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, it looks like Gerry’s advice to Joan could turn out to be prescient. There was already a shocking scandal when it was revealed that one of her contestants, Gil Ramirez,a 60-year-old educatorfrom Mission Viejo, California. According toPeople, Gil’s ex-girlfriend filed a restraining order against him about three months ago, accusing him of stalking.
The stalking controversy wasn’t the only hiccup onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1.
Joan’s world was turned upside down when Chock Chapple, one of the front-runners, leftThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 becausehis elderly mother lost her battle with cancer. Like Joan, Chock left the season early, which utterly devastated Joan. He left right after they’d had an incredible one-on-one date at Disneyland. Luckily, Chock returned to the show, but the incident left Joan deeply shaken and doubting the process.
Will Gerry Ever Appear On Another Bachelor Show?
Never Say Never
One of the best things about theBachelorfranchise is that contestants can appear again and again on various shows. LikeJoan who first appeared in Gerry’s season before leading her seasonofThe Golden Bachelorette.Though Gerry couldn’t find love onThe Golden Bachelorseason 1, he can always be back to give it another shot.
As long as Gerry continues to be single, he can always appear on anotherBachelorNation show.
One option is for Gerry to appear in a potential season ofGoldenBachelor In Paradise. Though producers haven’t announced the show yet, if they do, Gerry would make a great island guest. If his appearance onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 is any indication, Gerry is still bitter about his time on the show.
73 years old
Zodiac sign
First marriage
Toni Turner, 43 years
Second marriage
Theresa Nist, 3 months
The Golden Bachelor
Cast
The Bachelor returns to TV with The Golden Bachelor, a romantic reality competition series created for ABC. The show will focus on an older generation of hopefuls, with one senior male hoping to court and win the heart of one of several older female contestants.
