Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist Split: Check the Status of Bachelor Couples

Not
all
journeys
remain
rosy.

Three
months
after
their
televised
marriage
ceremony,
the

Golden
Bachelor
‘s
inaugural
couple


Gerry
Turner
,
73,
and


Theresa
Nist
,
70,
have
announced
they
are
divorcing. 

“Theresa
and
I
have
had
a
number
of
heart-to-heart
conversations
and
we’ve
looked
closely
at
our
situation,
our
living
situation,
so
forth,”
Gerry
said
during
an
April
12
appearance
with
Theresa
on


Good
Morning
America
. “We’ve
come
to
the
conclusion
mutually
that
it’s
probably
time
for
us
to
dissolve
our
marriage.”

And
the
former
couple—who
met
on


The
Golden
Bachelor
,
a
senior
version
of
the
popular
reality
dating
show—thanked
their
fans
for
their
support
and
love. 

“I
don’t
think
we
can
tell
you
how
many
people
told
us
that
it
gave
them
so
much
hope,”
Theresa
added. “We
want
none
of
that
to
change
for
anybody.”

Among
former
Bachelor


Matt
James

mom,

Patty
,
the
first
season
of


The
Golden
Bachelor
 included
22
women
who
were
in
their
sixties
or
older.
Theresa,
along
with
runner-up


Leslie
Fhima
,
quickly
established
themselves
as
frontrunners
for
the
season.

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