Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner has his family’s support amid his journey to find love on the ABC reality series. Gerry, who was announced as the first-ever Golden Bachelor in July 2023, shared two daughters, Jenny and Angie , with his late wife, Toni. Gerry and Toni got married in 1972 and enjoyed “43 wonderful years together,” that was “full of love, full of love, full of activity,” he shared during an August 2023 Golden Bachelor teaser.
“We had two daughters and I now have two wonderful granddaughters.” Gerry explained that they bought their “dream house” 2017 shortly before Toni got sick and suddenly passed away . When it comes to his stint as the first-ever Golden Bachelor lead, Gerry said that his wife would be “very pleased” and “very happy” with the show.
“I have a picture of her in my walk-in closet, so every night I’m in there and I see her picture,” he shared on the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast in July 2023. “It’s the only one now that I have in the house and in the mornings, I see her picture and you know, we talk.” Amid his whirlwind rise to fame, Gerry said he’s been asking his late wife: “So what do you think of this? Am I doing the right thing? .
.. And I really have strong positive feelings about it.
” Gerry found love with Theresa Nist on the show, and the twosome got engaged during the season finale. They went on to tie the knot in January 2024 but announced their split three months later. ( Us Weekly broke t.