The advice Gerry Turner gave Joan Vassos ahead of The Golden Bachelorette

The Golden Bachelor pace Gerry Turner offered Joan Vassos some advice when he started his journey as the first leader ever The Golden Bachelor. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, met Gerry, a 72-year-old retired restaurateur from Hudson, Indiana, during her time. The Golden Bachelor season. Joan and Gerry had a strong connection, but she had to leave the show early to return home to her daughter, who was suffering from postnatal depression.

Joan and Gerry shared a heartbreaking goodbye, as they wondered what might have been. During The Golden Bachelor “Women Tell All,” episode Joan even confessed that after she left the show, she thought she’d find Gerry on the front porch when he came home from work. He even almost returned to the show, but he couldn’t leave his daughter. Now Joan is excited to continue her journey to find love The Golden Bachelor season 1. When Joan begins filming, Gerry has some advice based on his experiences as a golden bachelor.

Gerry Turner told Joan Vassos to relax, breathe and enjoy the Golden Bachelorette

Gerry believes Joan will be “phenomenal” in the role

When Joan was announced as The Golden Bachelor, Gerry took to Instagram to wish him well. He wrote, “Dear Joan, congratulations on being named the first ever Golden Bachelorette. You are going to be phenomenal as a new generation.” Gerry ended the post with some valuable advice: “From one golden to another… Relax, breathe and enjoy. Gerry.”

Joan replied to Gerry’s message in the comments section of his post, thanking him for his encouraging words. She also told him that she was open to his advice. Joan wrote, “What a beautiful message from my sweetie. You have taught me so much about openness and vulnerability and how finding love at this age can be precious and fun. Thank you my friend for setting the stage for the rest of us sweeties… and I’m open to advice!!!

Gerry advised Joan to be “open and vulnerable” from day one

Joan & Gerry Lyrics “All The Time”

In an ET interview, Joan shared even more advice from Gerry before her The Golden Bachelor travel. He revealed, “We text all the time. He’s a very, very good friend.” Despite the fact that Gerry is now separated from Theresa Nist, a 70-year-old financial services professional from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, to whom he got engaged at the end of the year. The Golden BachelorJoan praised Gerry for conjuring a ‘golden’ path.” She said, “He did this so well. He kind of created the road map that we have now. There’s no rulebook, and he kind of wrote a little bit of it.“

Joan added that Gerry promoted openness from the start of the show. He explained, “He was an example of a person who is very open and vulnerable. He said that’s what you have to be from day onebecause you don’t have much time.” Both Gerry and Joan recognized that fast timeline The Golden Bachelor. Joan added, “This is a quick trip. You can’t leave anything on the table. I feel like the first day, the beginning of the conversation, everything you do here is important.”

Joan and Gerry were very vulnerable with each other and formed a deep connection in a short time, which is why she The Golden Bachelor leaving was so heartbreaking. However, Joan seems to have taken the situation positivelyand now apply it to his own The Golden Bachelor travel. Gerry helped Joan open the door to finding love after her husband John died of pancreatic cancer in January 2021. They were married for 32 years and had four children.

Although Gerry’s The Golden Bachelor journey ended with his divorce from Theresa after their golden wedding, their separation does not destroy the hope that Gerry and Theresa gave people that they could find love at any age. Although Gerry’s relationship ultimately failed, he is even more qualified to give Joan advice because he can learn from his mistakes. Gerry’s advice to be open and vulnerable is very important. Hopefully Joan will use Gerry’s advice to help her find her happily ever after.

Sources: Gerry Turner/Instagram, Joan Vassos/Instagram, ET