The golden bacheloretteJoan Vassos and Chock Chapple have worked hard to unite their families, but the path hasn't always been easy. The newly engaged couple has six children and Joan also has several grandchildren. The holidays were a great opportunity to bring families together and give everyone the opportunity to get to know each other. They spent Thanksgiving at Joan's house in Maryland and Christmas with Chock in Kansas.
Joan, 61, was no stranger to appearing on a reality dating show, as she was a contestant on The Golden Bachelorand was later cast as THE Bachelor the spin-off's first female protagonist. Chock, 60, was one of 24 bachelors Golden men who competed for Joan's heart. The golden bachelorette the first season ended with Joan and Chock getting engaged. Since leaving the show, the two have been determined to reunite their families, and the holidays were the perfect opportunity to do so.
Joan and Chock have six children between them
A modern family
Joan was married to John Vassos for 32 years before he passed away in 2021, and they had four children together; Nicholas, Allison, Luke and Erica. Chock and his ex-wife, whom he divorced after 12 years of marriage, had two children; Taylor and Tyler. Joan and Chock met each other's adult children during The golden bachelorette Season 1, and they all spent time together during the recent vacation. The meeting seemed to go well and led to plans for a Christmas get-together.
It remains unclear whether all of Joan and Chock's children support the relationship. Some of your children may be worried that their parents are taking someone they barely know so seriously. After all, Joan and Chock met in June 2024, which wasn't that long ago. Some of the Joan's children may also be worried about replacing their late father. Chock calmed these fears to some extent during The golden bachelorette season one when he told them he wasn't there to replace his father.
"The family part is a little more difficult now"
After Thanksgiving, Joan and Chock posted photos from the holiday. Judging by the photos, the first family reunion seemed to go well, but Joan and Chock recently made some comments about their families that raised eyebrows. Joana posted a clip of her and Chock on Instagram discussing their relationship. During the clip, they talk about reuniting their families, which Joan admits that she has been a "a little harder now." Joan and Chock didn't go into details, but it's great that they're being so transparent about their relationship.
Falling in love later in life presents unique challenges, and it's a good thing that Joan and Chock are so open about it.
Since leaving the show, Joan and Chock have shared their relationship milestones on social media, and fans have flocked to the newly engaged couple. Before joining the cast of The Golden Bachelor and The golden maiden, Joan was a private school administrator and Chock was an insurance executive. Since leaving the show, they have also been growing their social media following as they become lifestyle influencers. Currently, Joan has 178k followers on Instagram and Chock has 74.7k followers.
Vassos-Chapple Christmas celebration was a success
They put their drama aside
During Christmas, Joan and Chock's families were able to put any drama aside and come together for the holiday. Joana and Chock posted photos of the happy family on Instagram. Whatever family problems they may have, they look genuinely happy as they spend time in their Christmas pajamas together. Since you left The golden bachelorette In their first season as a couple, Joan and Chock were determined to be one big happy family, and the vacation was a great start for the Vassos-Chapple gang.
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Joana Vassos |
61 years |
Private school administrator |
Maryland |
178 thousand followers on Instagram |
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Chapple shim |
60 years |
Insurance Executive |
Kansas |
74.7 thousand followers on Instagram |
The golden bachelorette the first season can be streamed in full on Hulu.
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