EXCLUSIVE: Despite a difficult year for broadcast television, ABC can look back with confidence as it kicked off the year with some strong scripted content and was buoyed through a rocky fall season primarily by unscripted content.
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Things got SUPER intense during the After the Final Rose aftermath of The Golden Bachelor! And we are here for this drama just like we are for the regular seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette!!
The s**t hit the fan between Gerry Turner and his (SPOILER ALERT!) runner-up Leslie Fhima! For those needing a refresher, widow Gerry spent weeks courting multiple women and trying to find love again. (Despite the sob story he gave about not having dated in 45 years, a bombshell report later revealed he’s been lying and in the dating game since the month after his wife died). Eventually, our now not-so-golden bachelor ended up with two final women in the running for his heart: Leslie and Theresa Nist.
He told both of the ladies he loved them. Clearly, the reality star hasn’t watched the other shows in the franchise because that scenario never ends well for the lead. Towards the end, Gerry made it seem to Leslie and viewers that she was “the one.” See (below):
But in a shocking twist, he broke up with her and sent her home! The 72-year-old said in their one-on-one conversation:
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His person turned out to be Theresa, who became engaged to Gerry in the finale. And if Gerry was hoping for an easy breakup with Leslie, that is not what he got! Because she went off on Gerry for lying and misleading her the entire time! While breaking down in tears, the 64-year-old claimed her ex-boyfriend “made it sound like you chose me” during their time in the fantasy suites:
Jeez. You can tell how heartbroken she is. But girl, from the sounds of it, you dodged a bullet!
When the former couple sat down to talk about their emotional breakup on After the Final Rose,
EXCLUSIVE: Despite a difficult year for broadcast television, ABC can look back with confidence as it kicked off the year with some strong scripted content and was buoyed through a rocky fall season primarily by unscripted content.
Emily Longeretta It sounds like “The Golden Bachelorette” could be right around the corner. When it comes to focusing on a female lead, “nothing would make us happier,” executive producer and showrunner Bennett Graebner said during a Producers Guild FYC panel for “The Golden Bachelor” on Monday night. Newly engaged duo Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, as well as executive producers and showrunners Claire Freeland and Jason Ehrlich were also on the panel in New York.
controversy surrounding “Yellowstone” as of late. The series is one of the most popular on television. This means that fans have a lot of opinions about the characters, storylines, and more.
The audience for The Golden Bachelor finale has only continued to grow since Gerry Turner concluded his second-chance quest for love with an engagement last week.
Gerry Turner may not be willing to look back and give specific answers about his controversial love life before starring on The Golden Bachelor… but someone in his life is!
How is The Golden Bachelor responding to the most upsetting part of that shocking exposé? Let’s put it this way… you know how the crazy part of how little accountability Tom Sandoval was taking was the reminder he’s 40 years old and should have better character by now? Gerry Turner is 72. And he’s showing less.
Gerry Turner’s “Golden Bachelor” runner-up Leslie Fhima claimed that the lead “lied” to her during their emotional breakup — and now viewers allegedly know why.The 64-year-old fitness instructor revealed what Turner told her behind closed doors (and off-camera) on the latest episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast, which dropped on Monday.“He made plans with me for [the] future. He said kind of, like, ‘Save the date, this is what we’re going to do. I can’t wait for us.
died in 2017. Chatting with Katie Couric one day after proposing to New Jersey native Theresa Nist, Turner came clean.“I guess I would say this: I dated a number of women, but then it becomes an issue of how you define whether you’re in a relationship,” Turner, 72, said while appearing on a Zoom call with Nist, 70.
The Hollywood Reporter piece, which includes allegations from a former flame simply named as “Carolyn,” was published just a day before the season finale aired this week, during which the 72-year-old widower proposed to Theresa Nist, 70. The pair will tie the knot Jan.
Selome Hailu 6.1 million viewers tuned in to see who Gerry Turner would propose to on Thursday night after two month of wooing women of a certain age. That marks not only a series high, but the most-watched episode of any series in the “Bachelor” franchise since the conclusion of Matt James’ season in 2021. When “The Golden Bachelor” premiered on Sept.
Gerry Turner is reacting to a negative report that included some less-than-flattering allegations about his life before starring on The Golden Bachelor.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe had audiences doing a double take as she was spotted at the live taping of Gerry Turner’s “Golden Bachelor” finale on Thursday.“Am I crazy or is Reese Witherspoons daughter at the golden bachelor finale??? #TheGoldenBachelor,” one viewer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.ABC executive Robert Mills confirmed that Ava, 24, was indeed at the show — and she brought along a relative.“This is her,” he tweeted. “Her mother Betty is here as well.
Wow, the ABC machine is really trying hard to spin this one!
The inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor has officially come to a close, and Gerry Turner chose a winner!
The Golden Bachelor is getting married!
is a bachelor no more! After narrowing the pool of 22 eligible women to just two finalists—Leslie Fhima, 64, and Theresa Nist, 70—ABC's first-ever Golden Bachelor has proposed.On the finale episode of the inaugural season of The , which aired on November 30, Turner, 72, Gerry proposed to , the retired financial services professional from Shrewsbury, New Jersey.But first, he had to let Leslie down, and when we say it was brutal, boy was it brutal.After Leslie's last date with Gerry, she felt something was off. Even Gerry knew it, saying when you have a rhythm with someone, it made sense why Leslie felt something wasn't right. He returns to her hotel room and says, “When I left, you asked me if there was something I had to say to you…I've made a decision of how I want to go about this.
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelor.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the finale of The Golden Bachelor.
Gerry Turner was forced to choose between Minnesota native Leslie Fhima and New Jersey’s Theresa Nist. In the end, Turner went with Nist.“I came to the realization that you’re not the right person for me to live with,” Turner, 72, told Nist, 70, on Thursday night’s finale before getting down on one knee. “You’re the person that I can’t live without.”And save the date — Turner and Nist’s wedding will be broadcast live on ABC on Jan.
Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “The Golden Bachelor.“ The first season of “The Golden Bachelor” came to quite an emotional conclusion. At the top of Thursday’s finale, Gerry Turner introduced the final two, Theresa Nist and Leslie Fhima, to his family. Both meetings went great, but since Theresa went first, it was a bit tougher for Gerry’s family to warm up to Leslie.