Gerry Turner made his highly teased appearance on Joan Vassos ’ season of The Golden Bachelorette –and fans didn’t hesitate letting their feelings be known about his being there. Gerry arrived amid fan furor that the “fraud” was showing up to give Joan advice after his own marriage to Theresa Nist fell apart, something Joan herself has addressed as fan worry she is destined to fail. Gerry and Theresa famously wed in a televised ceremony in January, shortly after their Golden Bachelor love story played out on screen–only to announce their divorce three months later.
Golden Bachelorette favorite Charles on heartbreaking reason he did show Golden Bachelorette fans rage ahead of 'fraud' Gerry Turner's return The two blamed distance and unable to compromise on a location to live in, but fans were still angered by their quick split. As such, they were less than impressed when he arrived to give Joan some advice on her own journey. Sign up to The Bachelor newsletter HERE for the latest news and updates Gerry showed up at the cocktail party to speak to Joan, who was pulled out of the party by Jesse Palmer and joined Gerry on the same bench they sat on when she left his season of The Golden Bachelor.
As they reminisced over the difficulties of finding love again when trying to respect the memory of their deceased spouses, fans quickly expressed anger over Gerry’s comments, which included asking Joan if she had considered the idea that her “guy” wasn’t there. “NO .