'Golden Bachelor' Sob Story A Lie?! He's Been Dating Since Month After His Wife Died -- & Dumped Woman For Gaining 10 Lbs: REPORT
30.11.2023 - 04:29
/ perezhilton.com
Bachelor Nation viewers know the story of The Golden Bachelor. ABC went older with their new spin on the dating show, and the very first star was Gerry Turner, a hunky septuagenarian with a heartbreaking backstory.
His wife of 43 years passed away back in 2017, and the poor guy just couldn’t bring himself to get back into that dating pool in all those years. No first dates in 45 years, and now he was finally going to try again — on national TV.
Only… was that all BS??
In a shocking exposé on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter claims Gerry DID date after his wife’s death. The woman (whom the publication codenamed Carolyn) was 14 years the widower’s junior at 52. Math not mathing there? That’s because this was in 2017. Yeah. Just a MONTH after his wife’s death! Not six freakin’ years!
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According to her account, which came with receipts like text messages and other documents, Gerry dated her for over two and a half years! They even lived together, in that “dream” retirement home on the lake he bought for his wife, for the last year and nine months of the relationship. Wow.
Carolyn told THR she didn’t want to become a national story — but she was too hurt by being relegated to the “invisible woman” role. She was particularly galled when he fed contestants familiar lines. He texted her on September 2, 2017:
That was three months after his wife’s death btw, for those keeping score. And he told Leslie the fitness instructor on the show:
That’s just his thing, we guess. The morning and night line. Gross. Carolyn’s friend Susan McCreary didn’t mind her name being used as she put this man on blast, telling THR:
Susan was particularly