Signs Joan Vassos Isn’t Over Her Late Husband (Can She Still Be All In With Her Suitors?)

Warning: This article contains major spoilers until the end of the article
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A highly anticipated inaugural season The Golden Bachelor has premiered, but there are signs that Joan Vassos isn’t ready to find true love. Joan’s journey began long before she was cast Bachelor spin-off leads when he was one of 22 bachelors competing The Golden Bachelor season 1 61-year-old Joan caught the attention of 72-year-old Gerry Turner during a group date, but even won the one-on-one date; he had to leave early to attend to a family emergency.

Although Joan’s time on the show was short, she made quite an impression and was eventually cast The Golden Bachelor. Her season recently premiered, and the first night opened with Joan meeting 24 impressive older men vying for her roses. She has many great men to choose fromand he’s hit it off on several of them over the course of an endless series of great dates. The circumstances are perfect for Joan to find her true love, but there are signs that she is still not ready to move on from her late husband.

What we know about Joan’s late husband

John Nicholas Vassos

Years before joining the cast golden bachelor, Joan was married to company owner John Nicholas Vassos for thirty-two years until he died of pancreatic cancer in 2021. Joan shared a family photo on Instagram in January in which she was happily together with John and his grown children. She wrote that it had been three years since she lost John and was still deeply shaken by the loss of her beloved late husband. Although three years is not a very long time and Joan may need to heal more before she can open her heart again.

Premiere episode The Golden Bachelor season 1 opened with Joan talking about how safe her late husband always made her feel. The more he talked about John, the clearer it became It wouldn’t be easy for Joan to find a man to fill her shoes. Several of the men Joan dates on the show are also widowers. Although she has been able to hook up with several men, it seems unlikely that she is ready to move on from her beloved late husband just yet.

Joan feels guilty

That’s what John would have wanted

Joan suffers from so-called survivor’s guilt, which makes it difficult to move on with her life. She has discussed her guilt with several men in the first few episodes The Golden Bachelor season 1. It’s especially sad because according to Joan John sat her down before he died and told her that he wanted her to find love again. John must have loved his wife because he didn’t want her to spend the rest of her life alone and grieving for him.

The real reason Joan left The Golden Bachelor early

He wasn’t ready

Joan left Gerry’s season The Golden Bachelor early because he had a family emergency, but there was more to it. Joan’s daughter had given birth before Joan left to film the show it wasn’t a life and death situation that would have pulled Joan away. He probably could have stayed, but his heart wasn’t in it. Joan left because her daughter and thus her late husband were on her mind. Before Joan can truly open her heart to a new love, she must completely move on from her old love.

Will Joan find true love?

Major spoilers ahead

In a recent Instagram post, the reality TV reporter Reality Steve revealed that Joan’s winner was Chock Chapple. At first he had originally reported that the season’s winner was 66-year-old emergency room physician Guy Gansertbut he later corrected his disclosure. Although it seems so The Golden Bachelor season 1 ended with Joan giving Chock his last rose. It is unclear if he proposed, if she said yes and if Bachelor Nation fans can look forward to another one Golden wedding.

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Sources: Joan Vassos / Instagram,Reality Steve/Instagram