Joan Vassos made a touching tribute to her late husband in the early minutes of The Golden Bachelorette –but fans quickly pointed out that she actually made a huge blunder by doing so. Joan’s first few minutes of the episode brought fans to instant tears as she recounted her history with her late husband, John, which included a tearful confession about not being by his side when he died. While fans then shifted focus to some of the suitors, notably slamming Jack and Pascal for their comments both to Joan and about themselves , some were still caught up in Joan’s discussion about her husband.

Golden Bachelorette fans spot major 'red flag' with Pascal on first week Golden Bachelorette fans admit they're already 'crying' minutes into premiere As she talked about life after his death, she shared a story about how the area they lived in wasn’t one that typically saw hawks, but after John’s death, she suddenly saw them. She then excitedly pointed in the distance on camera, asking if her cameraman saw a hawk flying nearby–but some fans realized that it wasn’t actually what she thought. “#goldenbachelorette says she sees dead husband in hawks that fly by.

She points to a vulture,” one wrote on X. “Ummm..

.those weren’t hawks lol vultures,” another added. Some were still touched by the moment though, admitting it still made them cry.

“‘Look at the hawk’ about it being her late husband. Ugh i’m crying already,” one wrote. Don't miss: Gerry Turner makes .