The Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner recently revealed his sad cancer diagnosis, and it explains everything that went wrong between him and Theresa Nist. The 72-year-old retired restaurateur was a lonely Indiana widower when he was cast asThe Bachelorspin-off’s first male lead. He was married to Toni Turner for 43 years until she passed away in 2018. The tall, attractive Gerry inspired many single women to flood ABC casting offices with applications for a shot at his heart.
Among the women who traveled to theBachelormansion to date Gerry was 70-year-old Theresa, a day trader from New Jersey.The Golden Bachelorseason 1ended with Gerry giving Theresa his final rose. The couple got engaged, and were married just a few short weeks later during a televised wedding. Whenthe septuagenarian couple announced their divorce after only three months of marriage, no one could have known the real reason behind the split.
Gerry & Theresa Initially Blamed Geography
So Much Distance Between Them
When Gerry and Theresa announced their divorce, they chalked it up to geography. Before joining thecast ofThe Golden Bachelorseason 1, Theresa lived in New Jersey, while Gerry lived in Indiana. Neither wanted to move, andthe long-distance marriage wasn’t sustainable for long. New information has shed light on the real reason for the ending of their short-lived marriage.
Gerry Breaks His Silence
Scary Diagnosis
Since his divorce,Gerry had been mostly quiet, but he recently broke his silence during an interview withPeople. He revealedexactly what happened between him and Theresaafter they leftThe Golden Bachelorseason 1. Everyone thought they knew what was happening between the couple, but there was so much that no one could have possibly known about.
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While trying to treat a shoulder injury,The Golden Bachelor’s doctor discovered a problem with his blood work. Gerry was soon diagnosed with a slow-acting bone marrow cancer. Gerry was initially told that he had a blood disorder, which he shared with Theresa just a few weeks after their January wedding. Whenhe got his cancer diagnosis in March, he told her right away.
What’s Next For Gerry Turner?
“It Became Less Of A Priority”
After learning about his scary diagnosis, Gerry was shocked by the news and turned hisfocus to spending as much time with his family as possible. According to Gerry, he still wanted to find a way to make the relationship work with Theresa, but “it became less of a priority.” These days,The Golden Bacheloris focused on his health and his family.Gerry has two daughters and two granddaughtersthat he loves more than anything, so learning that he was sick made him want to be with them as much as possible.
73 years old
Zodiac sign
First marriage
Toni Turner, 43 years
Second marriage
Theresa Nist, 3 months
2 daughters
2 granddaughters
The Golden Bachelor
Cast
The Bachelor returns to TV with The Golden Bachelor, a romantic reality competition series created for ABC. The show will focus on an older generation of hopefuls, with one senior male hoping to court and win the heart of one of several older female contestants.
