[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Golden Bachelorette series premiere.] Joan Vassos made her grand debut as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette during the emotional series premiere. The Maryland native was introduced to 24 handsome gentlemen, including Kelsey Anderson ‘s dad, Mark Anderson .
Kelsey joined her dad on premiere night and helped take Joan and Mark’s meet-cute to the next level. “I love that she came and introduced him,” Joan told TV Insider. “I don’t feel like it was really my first impression because I had seen him on Joey [Graziadei] ‘s season.
I saw what a great father he was to Kelsey and to the other kids during a really difficult time. But meeting him first impression, he’s tall, he’s handsome, he has this very calm presence about him. He speaks kind of softly and slowly, and he just calms you, especially in a high-anxiety situation.
He was just like a breath of fresh air, so the first impression was great.” The Golden Bachelorette premiere featured many memorable entrances, including Keith, who showed up in a station wagon. After meeting the men, Joan sat down with some of her suitors to get to know them better.
Joan handed our First Impression Rose to Keith, a 62-year-old self-proclaimed “girl dad.” “He just made me feel so comfortable,” Joan said about her choice. “He’s like a big teddy bear, and he just said the right things.
He knew me for some reason without really knowing me about what I really liked i.