Bachelor Nation viewers know the story of The Golden Bachelor. ABC went older with their new spin on the courting present, and the very first star was Gerry Turner, a hunky septuagenarian with a heartbreaking backstory.
His spouse of 43 years handed away again in 2017, and the poor man simply couldn’t convey himself to get again into that courting pool in all these years. No first dates in 45 years, and now he was lastly going to attempt once more — on nationwide TV.
Only… was that each one BS??
In a stunning exposé on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter claims Gerry DID date after his spouse’s demise. The lady (whom the publication codenamed Carolyn) was 14 years the widower’s junior at 52. Math not mathing there? That’s as a result of this was in 2017. Yeah. Just a MONTH after his spouse’s demise! Not six freakin’ years!
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According to her account, which got here with receipts like textual content messages and different paperwork, Gerry dated her for over two and a half years! They even lived collectively, in that “dream” retirement house on the lake he purchased for his spouse, for the final 12 months and 9 months of the connection. Wow.
Carolyn informed THR she didn’t wish to grow to be a nationwide story — however she was too damage by being relegated to the “invisible woman” function. She was significantly galled when he fed contestants acquainted strains. He texted her on September 2, 2017:
“Damn, I go to bed at night thinking of you and wake up in the morning thinking of you.”
That was three months after his spouse’s demise btw, for these preserving rating. And he informed Leslie the health teacher on the present:
“I have to have you with my morning coffee, I have to have you when I go to bed at night.”
That’s simply his factor, we guess. The morning and evening line. Gross. Carolyn’s good friend Susan McCreary didn’t thoughts her title getting used as she put this man on blast, telling THR:
“I just can’t believe this has happened to my girlfriend.”
Susan was significantly offended when he claimed he hadn’t kissed anybody in six years, one thing she knew was a flat-out lie:
“And I’m like, what? He’s got to know that people are paying attention to this show. I’m just flabbergasted.”
The approach the connection with Carolyn ended is especially despicable — not the kind of factor we’re certain Bachelor producers ever needed popping out. She says they have been planning on going to Gerry’s highschool reunion. His fiftieth, we assume. As she was packing, he informed her to not hassle, she wasn’t invited. He introduced up her weight, pointing and saying:
(*10*)
Carolyn defined she had placed on about 10 lbs lately as a consequence of stress. 10 lbs. And he was immediately ashamed of her.
As one would possibly count on, that struggle led proper into their breakup. She says he kicked her out of the home and made her keep at a lodge as she completed out her two weeks discover at her job. Oof.
And Carolyn wasn’t the one one both! According to Heather Lanning-Adams, who labored as a waitress on the Shady Nook bar and restaurant close to his house, Gerry labored his approach by way of the women, bringing all of them to his spot. She informed The US Sun:
“He dated a couple of women. They weren’t all long-term, but they… weren’t short-term either… He was with a couple of women for a decent amount of time, but it just didn’t work out.”
Wow. For all of the followers who purchased his aw, shucks heartbroken widower act, effectively, y’all aren’t alone both. We guess he’s been working towards it for some time on numerous girls earlier than deploying it on America. Gross.
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