‘Golden Bachelor’ Gerry Turner & Theresa Nist Divorcing After 3 Months — Here’s Why

Martin Holmes
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Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner in 'The Golden Bachelor'
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The Golden Bachelor‘s leading man, Gerry Turner, and the winner of his season, Theresa Nist, have announced they are divorcing, just three months after they tied the knot on an ABC wedding special.

The former couple made the announcement on Friday’s (April 12) edition of Good Morning America, where Turner confirmed he and Nist had decided to separate.

“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 and — and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to — dissolve our marriage,” Turner said, per Variety.

When GMA’s Juju Chang replied, “Get a divorce?” Turner confirmed, “Yes.”

“We have received so much love and support from so many people who watched The Golden Bachelor,’ and I don’t think we can tell you how many people told us that it gave them so much hope,” Nist added. “We want none of that to change for anybody. Don’t give up. Stay in it. Stay hopeful. ‘Cause we are.”

As for what went wrong, the pair cited their living arrangements as a key factor. Turner lives at a lake house in Indiana, while Nist is based in New Jersey. Earlier this month, it was reported that the reality stars were “100% committed to making it work” despite living so far apart.

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“We looked at home after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision,” Nist said, explaining how they considered moving to New Jersey together and even looked at homes in South Carolina.

However, the move never happened, and a big reason for that was Turner and Nist not wanting to be away from their respective families.

“The thing that strikes me the most in our conversations, it’s been how dedicated both of us our to our families,” Turner shared. “So we look at these conversation, and we both think it’s best for the happiness of each of us to live apart.”

Turner and Nist got engaged during the finale of The Golden Bachelor, which aired on November 30, 2023. Their wedding at the La Quinta Resort in California aired in a televised special on January 4, 2024. A Golden Bachelor spinoff, The Golden Bachelorette, is set to premiere in fall 2024.

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    OrangeBike

    This guy was the ultimate player. No chance that this "marriage" was going to last. The Bachelor franchise would be very smart to never do one of these Golden Bachelor (or Golden Bachelorette) shows again. It may have started out as cute and fun but it became more cringeworthy with each episode.

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    Lorr9539

    Now I really am so glad I never wasted my time watching that foolishness. Anybody that believes that was real "needs to go and get their head examined" as they used to say.

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    PurpleBug

    Wow, and I was going to apply to be on the show. Do you think an 85 year old would make a good bachelor? If so, I'll ask my wife if she minds.

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    CyanFish

    Big surprise there🤪

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      PurplePopsicle

      I agree.

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    Fellaway

    Good golly, Miss Molly! Who'da' thunk it?!?

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    CyanFries

    Ridiculous! Old enough to know better. Why aren't they going to counseling?? Aren't their children a little to old to need the parents thst close? Glad we never wasted our time watching.

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    RedBulb

    Ha! He must have found his glasses!

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    GoldButterfly

    Not a bit surprised

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    PurplePopsicle

    I think that the TV show should send them a bill for all the time (& money) was spent on these two people. At the very LEAST they should have given it a genuine test! I think that the woman was just taking advantage of the guy. And he was too stupid to have picked her.

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    OrangeAirBalloon

    Cop out. They didn’t try enough. They know the situation beforehand.

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