While The Golden Bachelor is a great show that will hopefully be on air for many years to come, Gerry Turner deserves to be cancelled. The 72-year-old retired restaurateur was relevant once, but his 15 minutes are up, and it’s time for everyone to move on. Gary lived a life of relative obscurity before reality TV fame came calling, and the widower answered the call. He initially enjoyed the experience, and revealed himself with his fame. However, it wasn’t long before his new dream life turned into a nightmare. The Golden Bachelor Season 1 ended with a lavish wedding between…
Author: Zina Zaflow
The Golden BachelorTheresa Nist was criticized for missing Gary Turner’s red flags, but he did a good job of hiding them from everyone. Gary isn’t popular with fans these days, but that’s not always true. Hindsight is always 20/20, so it’s hard to remember a time when 73-year-old Gary was popular and well-liked. When the retired restaurateur was announced as the first lead for The Bachelor Spin-off, the excitement was palpable. Gary made national news, and eligible senior bachelorettes from all over the country quickly applied to appear on the unscripted dating show. After dating 22 women during The Golden…
The Golden Bachelor’s Theresa Nist has an exciting new job, and it could help her move on after her divorce from Gerry Turner. 70-year-old Theresa was one of 22 women chosen to date 72-year-old Gary during the inaugural season of The Bachelor Spin-off. The show’s release was met with huge excitement, and the show was an instant hit with audiences. Even those who have never watched The bachelor appeared to watch The Golden Bachelor. Although she had stiff competition, Theresa won Gary’s heart, and his final rose at the end of The Golden Bachelor Season 1, and the two were…
The Golden BachelorGary Turner took the lion’s share of the blame for divorcing Theresa Nest, but I think she is just as responsible for the split as he is. Gary, a 73-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, and Theresa, a 71-year-old day trader from New Jersey, went into their wedding with high hopes and good intentions. The Bachelor Spinoff was a big hit, and the inaugural season ended with Gary rejecting 21 other women, to give his final rose, and his heart, to Theresa. Gary and Theresa were engaged at the end of The Golden Bachelor Season 1, and they were…
The Golden BachelorGary Turner has gone from hero to zero after divorcing Theresa Nest, and his reputation may never recover from the split. 73-year-old Gary had great intentions when he was cast as the first lead of The Bachelor spin-off, which centered on the love lives of baby boomers. Before the show came together, Gerry was a widower whose late wife, Toni Turner, died in 2017 after 43 years of marriage. For her part, the 71-year-old Teresa was also a widow before he appeared on The Golden Bachelor Season 1. The day trader was married to her late husband, William…
The Golden Bachelor Season 1 marriage ended in a devastating divorce, but I’m convinced that Gerry Turner is still in love with Theresa Nest. From the moment the couple announced their divorce in April, after just three months of marriage, viewers immediately took Theresa’s side, but it’s possible she was the heartbreaker all along. The divorce damaged the 73-year-old Gary’s reputation, while the 71-year-old Teresa seems to have moved on without much fanfare. Although Gary took the brunt of the blame, Theresa was just as responsible for the failed marriage as he was. The couple met during The Golden Bachelor…
Since ending his ill-advised marriage to Theresa Nest, The Golden Bachelors Gerry Turner is trying to save his badly damaged reputation. There was a time when Gary’s reputation was reliable, but that was before Gary was cast as The Golden Bachelor Season 1’s first lead. Gary was a retired widower minding his own business when he was given the extraordinary opportunity to find true love on national television. Gary has been in love before. He was married to his late wife, Toni Turner, for 43 happy years until she died in 2017. Gary claimed to be a lonely widower since…
Although The Golden Bachelor was must-watch TV and a huge hit with audiences, I’m convinced that Gerry Turner regrets agreeing to be the host of the show. The retired restaurateur, who recently turned 73, lived a life of relative obscurity before being cast as the first head of the Bachelor Spin-off. He lived in an Indiana lake house he built with his late wife, Toni Turner, before she passed away in 2017. A father and grandfather, Gary threw himself into philanthropic work, and I wanted him to Focus on that instead. of agreeing to be The Golden Bachelor. The widower…
After settling her divorce from The golden guyGerry Turner’s, Theresa Nist repeatedly showed the world that she is better off without him. 70-year-old Theresa is no stranger to being single, as she lost her husband, William Nest, in 2014 after 42 happy years of marriage. Teresa and William are high school sweethearts who married when Teresa was only 19 years old and William was 20. The couple had two children together, but both were grown and out of the house when William died. Theresa, a very successful day trader, focused on her impressive career and her beautiful grandchildren, but when…
Since settling his very public divorce from Theresa Nist, The Golden Bachelor Season 1 Gerry Turner was alive and flaunting his active lifestyle. Before he made his television debut, Gary was a 72-year-old widower living his life in relative obscurity. The retired restaurateur was married to his beloved wife, Toni Turner, for 43 years before she died in 2017 after a short illness. With his two children grown up and out of the house, Gary focused on his work as a prolific philanthropist, but he couldn’t deny feeling lonely and wanting another chance at love. After dating the 22 women…