Just under 30 single men competed for Joan Vassos’ heart in The golden bachelorettebut several of his competitors were waving giant red flags. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Maryland, truly deserves to find love. She is a widow and was married to the love of her life, John Vassos, for 32 years before he passed away in 2021. They had four children together and Joan hoped they would have a bright future together, but he was diagnosed with cancer and soon died. after.
Joan was devastated and never expected to find love again when a unique opportunity presented itself. THE Bachelor The franchise announced it would make history with the first unscripted dating show centered on the love lives of single seniors. Some were single after their divorce, while others were widowed, like Joan.
Joan made her debut when she joined the cast of The Golden Bachelor as a competitor. Just as Joan and Gerry Turner really started to connect during a one-on-one date, Joan received a call from home. Her daughter, who had just given birth, needed her. Joan put her family first and left the program early to help her daughter. Although she thought she Bachelor the trip is over, she was cast as The golden bachelorette and was soon outside the iconic Bachelor mansion, greeting The golden bachelorette men who would be competing for her roses.
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Jordan Heller
He wasn’t ready to be vulnerable
Jordan Heller, 61, reached Joan’s final four in The golden bachelorette season 1 and even managed to score one of her highly coveted hometown visits. Joan traveled to Chicago, Illinois to meet Jordan’s family and friends. She met his daughters, his partners and several other friends and relatives. The Hellers seemed like a happy family and Joan got along very well with them. While there, Joan discovered that Jordan was still hurting from the divorce and struggled to open her heart love again.
One of Joan’s problems with Jordan was that she couldn’t seem to get close to him. They had fun together, but they lacked an emotional connection because he wasn’t opening up. After his appearance on the program, Jordan may be more ready than ever to find love again. He recently spent time with 65-year-old Leslie Fhima from The Golden Bachelorand they each posted photos to their respective Instagram Stories. This got tongues wagging, but Leslie has since clarified that she and Jordan are just friends.
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Kim Buike
One of a kind
The inaugural season of The golden bachelorette It featured a Navy man. Kim Buike, a Retired Navy Captain, 69, from SeattleWashington, didn’t get far with Joan, and it wasn’t for lack of trying. At one point, Kim even wrote a song for Joan that she wanted all the men to sing to Joan. Kim stood up in front of the men and sang her song, and none of them believed it.
“We are the men of the mansion. The men of the Golden Bachelor mansion. We are here to win Joan’s heart.”
The other men were not interested in joining in Kim’s singing to Joan, which seemed to hurt him deeply. As it turned out, another contestant, Guy Gansert, took pity on Kim and was kind enough to sing for Joan with him. The whole thing was strange and Joan sent Kim home from the upcoming rose ceremony. He seemed like a nice man, but he was a little too structured for Joan.
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Jack Lencioni
Class clown
Before joining the cast of The golden bachelorette In the first season, Jack Lencioni was a 68-year-old caterer from Chicago, Illinois. The gregarious Jack stood out as a rather eccentric character from the moment he set foot THE Bachelor mansion on the first night. He took advantage of the chef’s kitchen in THE Bachelor mansion to prepare an elaborate dinner for Joan, which she seemed to enjoy.
THE other men competing for Joan’s roses loved Jackwhich was always good for a laugh. Jack was eventually eliminated, but not before making the most of the Bachelor mansion pool. Although Jack was always fun, he was clearly more interested in having fun and playing with the other men than connecting with Joan.
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Pascal Ibgui
He surprised her
Pascal Igbui, 69, made it to Joan’s final three and their relationship was going well. During The golden bachelorette In the season 1 hometown episode, Joan visited Pascal’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois, where she spent a day in his luxurious salon and then met his close-knit family. They were both excited about the possibilities as they headed out for date night.
Joan and Pascal’s date night started off well, but things started to go downhill during a bonding ceremony.
The ceremony was symbolic, but it still scared Pascal because it made him question whether he was ready to commit to Joan. The exercise of the meeting made him realize that he had no romantic feelings for Joan. In a clip posted to YouTube by Bachelor Nation, he admitted to her that he only saw her as a friend. This was a surprise because Pascal wasn’t acting like Joan’s platonic friend when he kissed her just minutes before. Pascal eliminated himself, but at least he saved Joan the trouble of sending him home.
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Marcos Anderson
Still mourning his late wife
Mark Anderson, 58, made his television debut when his daughter, Kelsey Anderson, took Joey Graziadei to Louisiana for a hometown date in The Bachelor season 28. He made a big impression and was later cast as a contestant on the ABC show The golden bachelorette season 1. Long before appearing on the show, Mark was a widower and father of five, living a life of relative obscurity.
Mark is no stranger to true love, as he had with Kelsey’s mother, Denise.
Mark was married to Denise Anderson for 18 happy years until she was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and passed away two months later. According to Mark, he hasn’t dated anyone since his wife died, so agreeing to be The golden bachelorette the first season was a big step for him. Although Mark had the best intentions when he agreed to appear on an unscripted reality show, it was clear he wasn’t ready to leave his late wife.
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Chapple shim
He could be possessive and controlling
Joan took an immediate liking to 60-year-old Chock Chapple, and he even landed her first solo date, a dream date at Disneyland. The next encounter was not so magical. During an episode of The golden bachelorette In the first season, Joan took several men on a group date to a bowling alley. Most of the men seemed to be having a great time, but it was clear that Chock didn’t like having to share Joan with the other men.
Chock probably got used to having Joan all to himself at the Magic Kingdom.
Chock wasn’t used to group environments, and it showed. He spent the entire meeting sitting next to Joan, with one arm around her. It was disrespectful to the other men, but Chock didn’t seem to notice or care. As for Joan, she didn’t ask Chock to back down, and She seemed to enjoy his possessive behavior. It seemed to make her feel special and wanted. Chock may remind Joan of her late husband, but possessiveness is a red flag.
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Guy Gansert
His Ex-Wife’s Disturbing Allegations
Guy Gansert, 66, got along well with Joan from the moment they met during The Golden Bachelor season 1, and now he’s one of its last two men, along with Chock Chapple. Although things seem to be going great between Joan and Guy, People reported that Guy’s ex-wife, Heidi O’Gara, filed for a temporary protection order in October 2021.
Although the restraining order was never officially granted, some of his ex-wife’s accusations are quite disturbing.
She accused her ex-husband of having anger issues and making threats, and further claims that he “He made a sign as if he was going to shoot me with his pistol-shaped hand..” She had the order dismissed a month later before it is officially granted, but it is still a potential red flag. If he’s in such a contentious relationship with his ex-wife, that’s a situation Joan shouldn’t want to put herself in.
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Gil Ramirez
Your ex filed a restraining order
Gil RamÃrez, a 60 year old educator From Mission Viejo, California, it wasn’t very far The golden bachelorette first season, and that’s a good thing. According to PeopleGil’s ex-girlfriend filed a restraining order against him three months ago, accusing him of stalking hermaking unwanted contact with her and her family and showing up in places he knew she would be.
The restraining order was eventually lifted, but the damage was done.
Gil underwent a background check before the restraining order was filed. In other words, the incident occurred in the window between the background check and the start of production. Still, a lot can happen in a few months, so it’s hard to imagine that producers didn’t double-check near the start of the season. The golden bachelorette production of the 1st season. ABC reported that since the information came to light, they have edited Gil’s already limited screen time.
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Joan’s remaining men |
Age |
Occupation |
Hometown |
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Chock |
60 |
Insurance executive |
Wichita, California |
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Face |
66 |
Emergency room doctor |
Reno, Nevada |
Sources: Bachelor Nation/YouTube, People, People