The Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 ended withJoan Vassos and Chock Chapple getting engaged, and it’s time to talk about how Joan’s adult children feel about her new relationship. Long before 61-year-old Joan made her television debut as a contestant on Gerry Turner’s season ofThe Golden Bachelor, she was a lone widower mourning the love of her life. Joan was married to John Vassos (with whom she had four children) for 32 years before he passed away in 2021.
Before his death, Joan and John welcomed four children together, all of whom are now grown up. Some of those adult kids have their own families. Her children were ambivalent about her being castinThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, because they didn’t want her kissing a bunch of men on television. Theseason ends with Joan giving her final rose to 60-year-old Chock, but are Joan’s children onboard with their mother’s new relationship?
Joan Has Four Adult Children
Nicholas, Allison, Erika & Luke
Joan and John had four children together,and all are independent - none of them live in the parental home. According toLife & Style,her oldest, Nicholas, is an insurance executive, while her youngest, Luke, works for an IT company. Her daughter, Allison, owned a clothing store in Maryland, where she lives with her husband and two children. Her other daughter, Erica, is a third-grade teacher and is married with a child.
Joan Left The Golden Bachelor Early To Be With Erica
Postpartum Depression Is Serious
Joan’s daughter, Erica, wasthe reason Joan chose to leaveThe Golden Bachelorearly. When Joan started filmingThe Golden Bachelorseason 1, Erica had just had her baby, and she was living with postpartum depression. Erica needed her mother, and though Joan had connected with Gerry, she decided she had to put her family first.
Does Chock Get Along With Joan’s Children?
There’s A Family Vacation In Their Future
When it was time for Chock to meet Joan’s family duringThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, Joan’s daughter, Allison, and her husband, Noah, traveled to Bora Bora, as did Nicholas and his fiancée, Brooke. Allison and Nicholas seemed concerned until Chock told them he had no intention of replacing their father. After getting engaged, Chock and Joanannounced they’d be taking their families to Disneyland. Blending their families could mean Joan and Chock are preparing for anotherstar-studdedGolden Bachelorwedding.
61 years old
Private school administrator
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60 years old
Kansas
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The Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 can be streamed in full on Hulu.
