The Golden Bachelor: The right date in Indianapolis
Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner shares what his best date in Indianapolis.
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Three months after tying the knot on nationwide tv, “The Golden Bachelor” stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are divorcing.
The couple announced their breakup in an interview aired Friday on “Good Morning America.”
Turner, 72, was the primary bachelor on ABC’s senior actuality relationship sequence. He’s lived in Hudson, Indiana, since shifting there along with his first spouse in 2017. She died shortly after.
America in November 2023 noticed Turner suggest to Nist, a New Jersey monetary providers skilled, after about three weeks of filming for the elimination-style present.
“Theresa and I’ve had numerous heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve seemed carefully at our scenario, our residing scenario, so forth and — and we’ve type of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s most likely time for us to — dissolve our marriage,” Turner advised journalist Juju Chang throughout the interview.
Nist was one among 22 ladies, ages 60 and older, to look on the primary season of the present. Greater than six million viewers tuned in for the finale, during which Turner selected between Nist and Minnesota health teacher Leslie Fhima.
“We have now acquired a lot love and assist from so many individuals who watched ‘The Golden Bachelor,’ and I don’t suppose we are able to inform you how many individuals advised us that it gave them a lot hope,” Nist mentioned throughout the interview. “We wish none of that to vary for anyone.”
Turner and Nist married Jan. 4 in a ceremony broadcast reside on ABC with plenty of participation from “The Golden Bachelor” forged. Forged member Susan Noles officiated.
The Golden spoils
Turner acquired Hollywood illustration and the couple partnered with Amazon, creating an wedding registry of family items that caught their eye on the positioning, together with his and her electrical toothbrushes, a Hamilton Beach retro-style milkshakemaker, a pickleball set, a $300 birdhouse and coffeemakers — each a retro-style Smeg and a Keurig.
However they by no means moved in collectively.
“The factor that strikes me essentially the most in our conversations, it’s been how devoted each of us are to our households,” Turner mentioned. “So we take a look at these conditions and I believe we simply really feel prefer it’s greatest for the happiness of every of us to reside aside.”
Turner has an grownup daughter who lives within the Indianapolis space and one other one who lives in Yorkville, Illinois.
Nist, who was married for 42 years to her highschool sweetheart, William “Bill” Nist earlier than his 2014 dying, stays in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
“We checked out properties in South Carolina, we thought of New Jersey, and we simply checked out properties after dwelling, however we by no means acquired to the purpose the place we made that call,” Nist mentioned.
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Earlier than he revealed who he selected on “The Golden Bachelor,” Turner advised IndyStar that he and his love had been understanding their residency scenario.
“I believe I’ve resolved it with my particular person. We have had good dialog about it; and there are a selection of choices and we’ve not come to a closing conclusion on that,” he mentioned throughout a go to to the newsroom final fall. “I actually like the place I reside. She actually likes the place she lives. However we are also financially in a position to have a 3rd dwelling if we wish to. So there’s simply quite a lot of methods we might go about it.”
There’s nonetheless love
The couple mentioned they’ll return the Neil Lane rings they acquired for the marriage, however they nonetheless have love for one another.
“There’s little question in my thoughts, I nonetheless am in love along with her. I root for her daily,” Turner mentioned.
“Yeah, I nonetheless love him,” Nist mentioned.
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Gerry Turner’s relationship historical past
The week of the finale, The Hollywood Reporter revealed a narrative anonymously quoting a girl who mentioned she was in a long-term relationship with Turner; the present had introduced him as having restricted relationship expertise for the reason that dying of his spouse.
The girl advised the publication she and Turner started relationship inside weeks of his spouse’s dying; and, at his behest, she stop her job and moved to his dwelling in Indiana, the place she mentioned he insisted they break up bills, derided her for gaining weight and compelled her out of the house on brief discover after the ensuing 2019 breakup.
Nist mentioned that had no bearing on the end result of the wedding and that Turner had advised her of the report earlier than it was launched.
Was there a prenup?
Chang mentioned on GMA the couple advised her they’ve a prenuptial settlement, and that they suggest it for different {couples}.
“The Golden Bachelorette” within the works
The brand new addition to ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise was so profitable that the community is doing a female-led sequence “The Golden Bachelorette “ premiering this fall. A second season of “The Golden Bachelor” is also on the best way.
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist have extra to say
Chang’s full interview with the previous couple airs throughout tonight’s episode of “Nightline.” The present is at 12:37 a.m.
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Comply with her on X: @cherylvjackson.
