SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the premiere episode of The Golden Bachelorette . After a rocky start on her journey to find a second chance love on The Golden Bachelor , Joan Vassos is giving it another go. The premiere episode of The Golden Bachelorette opens with Vassos preparing for her first night as the lead of the new series, where she’ll meet 24 golden men who are after her heart.
She says she’s felt happier than she has in a long time and is hoping she’ll be able to find her second great love in this lifetime. She has four kids with her late husband, John, who she was married to for 33 years before he passed away from pancreatic cancer. In a very emotional opening to the episode, Joan speaks about the grief of losing her husband before explaining that she’s ready to open her heart again to make room for someone else.
She’s greeted by an elated Jesse Palmer at the Bachelor mansion on her first night, very ready to begin greeting her contestants. Things start off on the right foot with Pascal, a 69-year-old salon owner from Paris who now resides in Chicago, with a “very sexy” accent. She also appears to hit it off with 60-year-old Chock, who brings his own chicken noodle soup for her to sample.
Jack, a 68-year-old caterer from Chicago, stuns Joan by serenading her upon his arrival. Someone brings her a shot of prune juice to make sure the night runs smoothly, and another tosses her a baseball because he “heard she’s a great catch.” An.