Season 1 Finale: Theresa Nist Accepts Proposal from Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner
Gerry Turner finds his true love on the exhilarating season 1 finale of ‘The Golden Bachelor’ as he proposes to Theresa Nist, leaving viewers captivated by their undeniable chemistry and a moment filled with heartfelt joy
Gerry Turner proposed to Theresa Nist during the season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelor on Thursday, November 30th. As he got down on one knee, Gerry expressed his love for Theresa and asked her to marry him.
Gerry, aged 72, proposed to 70-year-old Theresa after ending things with Leslie Fhima, who was the runner-up in an emotional moment.
Before the romantic proposal, Theresa expressed her deep love for Gerry, saying, "I feel that our lives are not over and the best is yet to come. You are the most wonderful man in the world, and now that I've found you, I never want to let you go. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Before the finale, Gerry expressed his love for both Theresa and Leslie, 64. After Theresa's hometown date, Gerry opened up about his feelings for her to the cameras. "When I started this journey, I was hoping to find love. And now, for the first time since 1968, I know that I have fallen in love again," he revealed. However, he waited until their fantasy suite date to share this revelation with Theresa. "This is the love I've been searching for."
Gerry revealed exclusively to We in September that after filming concluded, he no longer believed he was in love with multiple women.
Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner. Disney/John Fleenor
Looking back, I realized that in that moment, whenever it was, the setting made it easy to express love," he explained. "But after going through it all and reflecting, I realized that there is only one person who truly meets the standard in every situation." The following month, Gerry confessed that he was hesitant about getting engaged on the show at first, but eventually changed his mind.
"Prior to the show, I was actively seeking a life partner without focusing on the societal norms," he shared with Us magazine in October. "However, as I progressed through the show's journey, I acknowledged my desire for marriage and a mutual commitment, which became my primary goal."
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Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner, photographed by Disney's John Fleenor.
When asked about how he believed his late wife, Toni, would react to the way his journey concluded, he suggested that she would be "excited" about the "positive outcome," stating, "I was pleased with how everything turned out."
Before proposing to Theresa, Gerry experienced a challenging breakup with Leslie. Host Jesse Palmer teased to Us earlier this month, "He fell in love with multiple women all at the same time in different ways. Throughout the season, the goodbyes are easily the most difficult part. And I think it usually is for most leads, but I think people are really going to see an emotional goodbye come the finale that they just haven’t seen yet. It’s pretty intense."
