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The Golden Bachelorette prima Joan Vassos looked stunning successful a sparkling golden dress while filming nan first nighttime of nan debut season.
“It’s been a engaged summer…” big Jesse Palmer captioned a photograph of himself and Joan, 61, via Instagram connected Tuesday, July 9, wherever they posed extracurricular of nan Bachelor Mansion.
While Jesse, 45, didn’t stock immoderate accusation astir what went down erstwhile Joan met her suitors connected nan first night, galore members of Bachelor Nation took to nan comments conception to definitive their excitement for nan caller season.
“So truthful excited for this!!!” Lexi Young commented. Autumn Waggoner added, “If @kelseyanderson’s dada is not a contestant I’m rioting.”
Meanwhile, Gerry Turner’s girl Angie Turner showed her support by writing, “I cannot hold for her travel to start! I emotion Joan!”
Fans first sewage to cognize Joan erstwhile she competed connected Gerry’s debut play of The Golden Bachelor. Despite creating a beardown relationship pinch Gerry, 72, Joan near nan show early owed to a family emergency. She further elaborated connected nan business during nan Women Tell-All successful November 2023, explaining that she went location because her daughter had “a really superior lawsuit of postpartum depression.”
“She needed me. She needed her mom and I didn’t deliberation twice. I knew I had to beryllium there. I heard it successful her voice. I could not get connected that level accelerated enough,” Joan recalled astir her daughter.
However, Joan assured fans that “everything is great” now pinch her girl and granddaughter.
While Joan didn’t find emotion pinch Gerry, it was revealed that she will get a 2nd chance astatine uncovering her happily ever aft connected reality TV erstwhile she was named nan first Golden Bachelorette during nan ABC upfront connected May 14.
One time aft nan announcement, Joan took to Instagram to definitive her excitement complete nan news.
“The first Golden Bachelorette … I genuinely can’t judge it! I’m positively overwhelmed by nan emotion and support you are each sending my way. Thank you @abc for picking maine and @bachelornation for rooting for me!” she wrote alongside a promo video for nan season. “As I embark connected this journey, I dream to make you each proud, travel my heart, and person a batch of nosy on nan way. I’m honored to correspond each of nan aureate ladies retired there, turns retired we aren’t invisible aft all.”
After Joan near The Golden Bachelor, Gerry yet projected to Theresa Nist during nan November 2023 finale. The brace wasted nary clip and tied nan knot during a televised ceremonial successful January.
Despite seeming madly successful love, Gerry and Theresa, 70, shocked fans erstwhile they announced their plans to divorce during a associated quality connected Good Morning America successful April. They explained that they were “dissolving [their] marriage” because they couldn’t determine connected a spot to live. Gerry presently lives successful Indiana, and Theresa is located successful New Jersey.
After explaining that they’re some “dedicated” to their families, Gerry said it was difficult for either of them to relocate. “So we look astatine these conversations and we some deliberation it’s champion for nan happiness of each of america to unrecorded apart,” he said.
Life & Style confirmed that they settled their divorce connected June 12, and they agreed to waive a last hearing.
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