Gerry Turner slammed for alleged secret girlfriend as runner-up says he ‘lied’ to her
01.12.2023 - 15:23
/ nypost.com
“The Golden Bachelor,” star Gerry Turner 72, made his choice between Minnesota native Leslie Fhima, 64, and New Jersey’s Theresa Nist, 70. In the end, Turner went with Nist.However, amid reports that he had an alleged secret girlfriend, his runner-up contestant claimed that he “lied” to her.
On the episode, after Turner broke the news that Nist was his choice, Fhima said, “So everything you told me the other night was a lie,” referring to their overnight date.“The other night, you made it sound like you chose me,” she said to Turner. “You said things to me that made me think that this was going to be it.
You led me down a path and then you took a turn and left me there and that’s how I feel. It’s mind-boggling, to be honest, how you can talk to me all night, tell me you love me and then one day — not even a day, 12 hours later — you changed your mind.” The exes, however, were much more amicable when they reunited about spoke about their split during the Thursday episode.The finale aired amid reports that Turner allegedly had a secret girlfriend before joining the show.
On the show, Turner claimed that he hasn’t had a serious relationship since his wife died. However, a woman who claims to have dated him is accusing the reality star of dumping her because she gained weight.The woman, who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter and wanted to be identified only as “Carolyn,” claims she dated Turner for 10 months before moving into his home on Big Long Lake in Hudson, Indiana.Carolyn said she moved into Turner’s lake house in July 2018 and the relationship came to a close ahead of his high school reunion in October 2019.“I’m not taking you to the reunion looking like that,” Carolyn claims Turner told her, gesturing to her body as
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