Summary
- Theresa shocked everyone with her daring entrance on The Golden Bachelor, turning up in her ‘birthday suit’ and making a lasting impression on Gerry.
- Gerry fell in love with Theresa during their hometown date in Shrewsbury and they hit it off, sharing plans to travel to Italy together.
- Despite his mixed feelings, Gerry eventually chose Theresa and proposed to her in the series finale. They got married in January 2024 and are planning their honeymoon in Italy.
The Golden Bachelor season 1 couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist have had a tumultuous relationship since they met in the premiere. The 72-year-old Indiana resident was announced as director Bachelor‘s senior spin-off in July 2023. The 22 women who were going to take a chance on winning Gerry’s heart were revealed in August 2023. Before filming The Golden Bachelor, Gerry was married to his high school sweetheart Toni for 43 years. He died after a short illness in 2017.
Meanwhile, Theresa, who turned 70 the night Gerry shot the first one The Golden Bachelor episode, is from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and worked in financial services. Theresa’s husband also died several years ago, and she was ready to love again after a heartbreaking loss. Theresa wanted to meet a partner who could become her best friend in the next chapter of her life. Gerry wanted a partner who was energetic and willing to be active. Gerry finally met his match in Theresaand the couple got married live on TV.
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Theresa met Gerry in her “Birthday Suit” in August 2023
Theresa made a shocking entrance to the bachelor pad
The most jaw-dropping moment The Golden Bachelor season 1 debut featuring Theresa, who stepped out of the limo wearing a black robe. THeresa approached Gerry with hisbirthday outfit” in a shocking move. He said, “It’s my birthday tonight so why don’t you come in my birthday suit.” Theresa slowly unwrapped her to reveal the flesh colored cap she had underneath. Gerry enjoyed the flirtation as he laughed and hugged Theresa, unaware that they were soon to be married. The exchange was memorable for Gerry because Theresa survived the first rose ceremony with 14 other women.
In her confession, Theresa admitted:This is the most smiling, like forever.“Mother and grandmother recognized that getting a second chance at love meant”so much” to him. However, Theresa certainly made a lasting impression on Gerry. That night, he went over to Theresa’s place with a cupcake to make her feel special on her birthday. Theresa helped Gerry clean off the lip balm with a sweet kiss. It was the first real kiss of the season.
Gerry falls for Theresa in September 2023
Their hometown date was in Theresa’s hometown of Shrewsbury
Unfortunately, Theresa didn’t get a first impression rose, as Faith Martin was the recipient. However, Gerry took Theresa on the first date The Golden Bachelor. In episode 2, Gerry said: “With Theresa, there is a calmness, a calmness.“He confessed anyway”a gentle touch and a few words” gave him hope for his future with Theresa. “Going on a date tonight, I wished I had a connection with Theresa,” he added.
However, when Gerry discovered “depthHe knew it was much more than expected. Gerry and Theresa agree to learn Italian and travel to Italy together. Theresa was the first of Gerry’s hometown dates, which included Faith and Leslie Fhima. “I didn’t expect to feel the way I do about you and it happened from the first moment I met you,Theresa was seen telling Gerry. He told her that he had made a great first impression on their one-on-one date.
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Gerry then met Theresa’s sisters Mary and Charlotte, her daughter Jen, Jen’s husband Matt and their three sons. Jen loved how smitten her mother and Gerry were with each other. Mary and Charlotte already saw Gerry and Theresa as the perfect couple. Overall, Gerry was loved by Theresa’s family with him and even how he treated Theresa’s grandsons. They told Gerry:He goes a lot because he is lonely” and that their Nana did duck lips when she took selfies. Gerry admitted to them that Theresa was “really nice person.”
When Jen asked Gerry:Are you in love with my mother?“he admitted that he”did not know,“, which was not a good sign. Still, Theresa’s sisters were sure that Theresa had found “her friend.One of Theresa’s grandsons even wished Gerry could comenew dad” to them. Jen cried as she imagined Gerry replacing her late father, but Gerry diffused the situation by mentioning:I would be proud to be a part of this family.As Theresa and Gerry rode the Ferris wheel, he finally admitted that he was in love with her.
Gerry and Theresa are engaged
The final was filmed in Costa Rica
In his confession, Gerry said:I’m in love with Theresa,” but he hadn’t told her yet. Interestingly, Gerry, who was in love with all three women, told Leslie and Faith that he loved them personally. At the end, it was Theresa that Gerry proposed to. He had woken up with mixed feelings on the day of his engagement and told Theresa that he asked himself:Is she the right girl?“ He added, “I realized that you are not the right person to live with me; You are the person I can’t live without. Theresa, I love you 1000 percent.“
Theresa was”madly” in love with Gerry and had a feeling the best was yet to come. “Now that I’ve found you, I never want to let you go.Theresa said to Gerry before the romantic proposal. Gerry had fallen in love with several women at the same time in different ways, but Theresa was always his number one.
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Gerry and Theresa got married in January 2024
Theresa wore a Badgley Mischka dress to the wedding
However, as Gerry looked back, he realized that only one person fully met his standards, and Gerry decided that he wanted to marry Theresa. The couple got married on January 4, 2024 The Golden Bachelorthe specialty of the wedding. Golden wedding held at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, California. It was the same place where the older seasons Bachelorette was filmed. Susan Noles officiated the live televised ceremony and Theresa was walked down the aisle by her son Tom.
“You both have given us all so much hope that it is never, ever too late to find love”, Susan said to the couple. Theresa looked like a queen in her stunning Badgley Mischka gown, while Gerry sported a classic black tuxedo. During the ceremony, Theresa recalled meeting Gerry for the first time in his birthday suit. He confessed that at that moment he began to believe that there might be “something” between them. “From the first sip of a chocolate milkshake to the last taste of Costa Rican coffee, I learned that you are the woman I can’t live without”, Gerry said to Theresa.
The couple leaves for their honeymoon in Italy
Gerry and Theresa are going to Italy in May
Gerry promised to choose Theresa every day to love. “Theresa you have my heart and I have yoursGerry said to his now wife The Golden Bachelor host Jesse Palmer had surprised Gerry and Theresa with a romantic vacation to Italy during the finale. Gerry had replied, “We can use it on our honeymoon.” Theresa and Gerry are now planning their honeymoon in Italy in May. “Flying into Rome, spending a few days in Tuscany and then heading down to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast,” There wrote in an Instagram post at the end of January.
Source: Theresa Nist/Instagram
