Summary
- Gerry Turner was the worst Bachelor lead ever.
- He lied about his love life because he had a secret girlfriend.
- He was dishonest about his career and claimed to be a retired restaurateur when in fact he worked as a maintenance person.
Gerry Turner was elected The Golden Bachelor in the spin-off’s opening season, but he turned out to be the worst bachelor all-time lead. Since the premiere in 2002 Bachelor 28 seasons have been shown and Bachelorette is entering its 22nd season. Gerry is the franchise’s most memorable executive, and not for the best reasons. The crowd was thrilled when the 72-year-old retired restaurateur was named first The Golden Bachelorand single women in their 60s and 70s flocked for a chance to win his last rose.
Not only was Gerry tall, charming and energetic, but he had a touching backstory as a widower who had been single since the death of his beloved wife of 43 years in 2017. When The Golden Bachelor season 1 premiere, it seemed like Gerry’s casting was smart. However, it didn’t take long Gerry turned out to be a different man than the version of him that was sold to the public By ABC Marketing Team. With Golden With the divorce recently settled, Gerry has been the subject of criticism. That’s good because he’s the worst bachelor ever.
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8 Gerry lied about his love life
A secret relationship
When Gerry made his television debut during The Golden Bachelor in Season 1, he told a very compelling story. After 42 glorious years of marriage to the love of his life, Toni Turner, he died suddenly in 2017 following a short illness. His death came just after the couple had built their dream home near a lake in Indiana. Gerry was reportedly so heartbroken that she couldn’t even think about dating someone new until the producers The Golden Bachelor offered him this unique opportunity.
A great story, sure, but it wasn’t quite true.
In November 2023 The Hollywood Reporter dropped a bombshell that revealed Gerry had lied about things like his dating history. The Golden Bachelor had not been single since the death of his late wife – he had been in a three-year relationship with a woman he had even lived with for a while. Obviously the fiction of Gerry was a much better story than the truth, but that’s one of the reasons he is bachelor worst management in the franchise.
7 Gerry was not completely honest about his career
Golden Handyman
Same Hollywood reporter the article went on to reveal the truth about Gerry’s work history. Although Gerry was identified as a retired restaurateur, the truth was, as usual, more complicated. Although he once owned a small restaurant, he sold the place many years ago – after working in the restaurant business, he worked as a maintenance man. While there’s nothing wrong with doing that job, Gerry apparently believes it’s not good enough. That’s why he had to beautify his The Golden Bachelor gone.
6 Gerry hit on Kris Jenner
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The Golden Bachelor attracted many celebrity fans, and one of the show’s biggest celebrity fans was Kendall Jenner. Knowing how big a fan her daughter was of the show, reality TV superstar and Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner invited Gerry over for dinner. That night they also had a viewing party with the family.
According to Kendall, Gerry flirted with his mother Kris throughout the evening, as she told producers in one episode. The Kardashians.
”
Yes, he commented on her smile and her eyes and her energy
“, Kendall told producers.
I think we should leave, I don’t know!
”
Later in the episode, producers asked Kris if Gerry had been flirting with her, but she neither confirmed nor denied the accusation. The fact that Gerry flirted with Kris while he was engaged to Theresa is one of the many reasons why he was so problematic. Bachelor.
5 Leslie Fhima was misled by Gerry
He told her she was “the one”
After dating 22 amazing women The Golden Bachelor in season 1, Gerry chose his options for 65-year-old dance teacher Leslie Fhima and 70-year-old day trader Theresa Nist. During Gerry’s date night with Leslie, he looked deeply into her eyes and told her that he was “the one”.
Although bachelor All the leads are in the awkward position of spending the night with the women whose hearts they are about to break telling someone they’re “the one” on national television is a step too far. No one can blame Leslie for thinking she was going to walk away with the man she loved only to have him propose to someone else.
4 Gerry brags about his love life
He is a Ladies Man
Since Gerry and Theresa announced Golden Divorced in April 2024, there has been a lot of speculation about their love life. Gerry recently got the tongue wagging when he told TMZ that even though he wasn’t ready to start dating again, he was inundated with women sliding into his DMs. He claims that women also approach him in person and give him their phone numbers. He says he hasn’t contacted any of the women, but that hasn’t stopped Gerry from bragging about his love life.
Theresa, on the other hand, has been completely focused on her family since the divorce and has not commented on whether the men had slipped into her DMs.
3 Gerry doesn’t take things seriously
Everything is a joke to him
In June 2024 Gerry posted carousel photos on Instagram from a recent fundraiser she was a part of. The post has 4.6k likes and Gerry’s caption reads “Great friends come together for fun and fundraising.” The photos commemorate a fun day at the lake with friends and family, all for a good cause, and feature photos The Golden Bachelor the star flaunting her fit, sun-kissed body.
In the first photo of the album, Gerry rocks a t-shirt that reads ”
Indiana. It’s not that bad
.”
This is like Gerry’s message to Theresa, who famously refused to move to Indiana, which triggered Golden marriage.
While it’s always good for Gerry to have a sense of humor about life’s disappointments, Gerry hates joking about his recent divorce. They say comedy is tragedy plus time, and this is an equation that Gerry would do well to master. Since the divorce is still very fresh, Gerry should have allowed a little more time to pass before making the wise decision to dissolve his marriage.
2 Gerry attended the dating event
Terrible optics
Weeks after announcing his split from Theresa, TheThe Golden Bachelor aluna was spotted at a dating event, according to IndyStar. On May 17th, newly single Gerry attended TinCaps Love and Roses Night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where singles compete in a series of challenges for a chance to win a dating package. Although it looked like Gerry was hosting a charity dating event rather than attending, the optics were terrible. For weeks, rumors swirled that Gerry was dating someone new before the ink was dry on his divorce papers.
Because of
The Golden Bachelor
Gerry should be more careful about where he lets himself be seen.
1 Gerry didn’t try hard enough
Three months is not enough time
The Golden Bachelor the wedding aired on ABC in January 2024, and Gerry and Theresa announced their divorce in April, less than four months later. While there’s something to be said for taking things slow, three months is simply not enough time to know if a marriage can work. Despite this, Gerry is blamed for the divorce, which is unfair because it takes two to tango. Theresa is just as responsible for breaking it up Golden marriage as Gerry is.
Gerry and Theresa blame their divorce on the fact that they couldn’t agree on where to live.
Gerry lived in Indiana, in a house he had built with his late wife, near his two daughters and two granddaughters. Theresa lived far away in New Jersey, where she had started a family with her late husband, William Nist. Theresa did not want to move away from her two children and six grandchildren. The bottom line is that although Gerry and Theresa fell in love, neither did The Golden Bachelor the stars of season 1 were willing to make sacrifices to be together.
The Golden Bachelor season 1 is available to stream on Hulu.
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Gerry lied about his love life |
He had a secret girlfriend |
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Gerry was not honest about his career |
Golden handyman |
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Gerry hit on Kris Jenner |
Engaged to Theresa |
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Gerry misleads Leslie Fhima |
He told her she was “the one” |
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Gerry brags about his love life |
He brags about women sliding into his DMs |
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Gerry doesn’t take things seriously |
He jokes about his divorce from Theresa |
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Gerry attended the dating event |
Too soon |
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Gerry didn’t try hard enough |
3 months is not enough |
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, TMZ, Gerry Turner/Instagram, IndyStar
