The first-ever Golden Bachelorette, Joan Vassos , found her happily ever after with Chock Chapple . Joan met 24 men on the ABC reality show, which premiered in September 2024, and ultimately accepted a proposal from Chock on the beaches of Bora Bora. “From our first date in Disneyland, I thought I saw a future with you and it’s the first time I pictured a future with anybody else in a really long time,” Joan told Chock during the final rose ceremony, which aired in November 2024.
“And then tragedy hit your family and your mom passed away and you had to leave. I wanted you to go but I was really worried that you weren’t going to make it back and that’s when I realized that I couldn’t do this journey without you.” Before Chock got down on one knee and proposed to Joan, she gushed, “I waited til this moment in this amazing location to tell you that I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
” Scroll down to see their love story: While Joan gave her first impression rose to Keith Gordon , Chock still left a lasting mark. “He was cute,” she said in the premiere episode, which taped in summer 2024 and aired that September, after Chock exited the limo and asked her to try a spoonful of his “Chock-a-noodle soup.” Joan selected Chock for the first one-on-one date , where the pair enjoyed a day at Disneyland.
During the evening portion of the date, Joan and Chock connected over their shared experience of losing a significant other. (Joan’s.