WhileThe Golden Bacheloris a great show that will hopefully air for many years to come, Gerry Turner deserves to be canceled. The 72-year-old retired restaurateur was relevant once, but his 15 minutes are over, and it’s time for everyone to move on. Gerry was living a life of relative obscurity before reality television fame came calling, and the widower answered the call. He enjoyed the experience at first, and reveled in his celebrity. However, it wasn’t long before his new dream life became a nightmare.
The Golden Bachelorseason 1ended with a lavish wedding between Gerry and 70-year-old Theresa Nist, a day trader from New Jersey. Though the septuagenarian couple had hoped to live happily ever after, they remained married for onlythree months. Since announcing his split from Theresa, Gerry’s reputation has taken a serious hit. It may be time for Gerry to step out of the spotlight before he does any more damage.
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Gerry Faked His Love For Theresa
He Misled Leslie Fhima Too
Gerry may have enjoyed Theresa’s company, butit’s clear thatThe Golden Bachelornever really loved her, or he would have fought for her. The fact that he was willing to walk away without a fight proves that his heart was never really in it. It wouldn’t be the first time Gerry had faked his feelings. During the season, Gerry whittled his options down to Theresa and65-year-old fitness instructor Leslie Fhima. Gerry told Leslie that she was “the one,” only to turn around and give his final rose to Theresa.
The best way to punish Gerry would be to ignore him on social media, and not watch anything he appeared in moving forward.
Gerry Lied About Dating After Widowhood
Long before joining the cast ofThe Golden Bachelor, Gerry had been a lonely widower. He was married to his late wife, Toni Turner, for 43 years, until she died in 2017. Though Gerry claimed that he had been single until she died, in November 2023,The Hollywood Reporterrevealed thatGerry lied about his relationship status. Allegedly,Gerry started dating again only one month after his late wife’s deathand had been in a three-year-long relationship with a much younger woman who had lived with him.
Theresa forgave Gerry and married him just a few months later.
Gerry Is Taunting Theresa Online
He Trolled Her
In what could only have been an attempt to troll Theresa,Gerryposted a carousel of Instagram photos in June, showing a fundraising event he was involved in. Gerry’s caption reads, in part, “Great friends coming together for fun and fundraising.” The album of photos commemoratesGerry’s fun charity event on the lake, withThe Golden Bacheloralum showing off his sun-kissed physique in several shots.
In one of the photos, Gerry prominently wears a graphic tee shirt that reads, “Indiana. It’s Not That Bad.”
This reference to the fact that his ex-wife Theresa didn’t want to move to Indiana is intended to be a joke, but isn’t funny. Marriage isn’t a joke, and Gerry and Theresa shouldn’t have entered into it so lightly. ThoughThe Golden Bacheloris a great show that will hopefully return for many seasons to come, Gerry may have overstayed his welcome.
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.
