On September 18, 61-year-old school administrator Joan Vassos will grace TV screens as the inaugural Golden Bachelorette . Joan may look familiar. She was a contestant on the first season of The Golden Bachelor, which starred Gerry Turner .
However, Joan notably left the show early to attend to her family. On Tuesday, ABC revealed the men who will be vying for Joan's favor, and it's an impressive crew. So meet the 24 men and learn a little bit about them ( courtesy of ABC's descriptions ) below: 1.
Bill: Retired videographer; Portland, OR; age 68: Bill is an outgoing, charismatic man who is ready to meet the one! The retired video producer is a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic who says, “I am Latin; romance is in my blood!” Bill loves the retired life but wants to meet someone to enjoy his golden years with. He shares two daughters with his ex-wife, and they are all extremely supportive of him going on this journey and hopefully finding love again. Bill says he has tried every dating site and hasn’t had any luck in his local singles’ scene.
When he isn’t spending time with family, Bill loves playing guitar, public speaking and rocking out to the Beatles. He’s hoping meeting Joan will be the end of the search for his future wife ..
. Fingers crossed! 2. Bob Chiropractor; Marina Del Rey, CA; age 66: Bob knows how to ride the waves of life .
.. literally! This chiropractor is an avid surfer, and he’s ready to see if he and Joan have the totally tubular chemistry he�.