Who is the Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos? Meet the 61-year-old Maryland grandmother who previously appeared on Gerry Turner's season Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 00:50, 19 September 2024 | Updated: 00:51, 19 September 2024 e-mail 12 shares 1 View comments Bachelor Nation will be re-introduced to a brand new star when The Golden Bachelorette debuts tonight.
Joan Vassos is the leading lady over 24 suitors will be vying for on the very-first season of The Golden Bachelorette, a spin-off of wildly popular dating show The Bachelor that focuses on a senior citizens finding love. Fans first met Vassos, 61, on last year's debut season of The Golden Bachelor, where she competed for the heart of leading man Gerry Turner. Despite forging a connection with Turner, she ultimately left on her own accord in week three to care for her daughter, who had just given birth.
But now it's Vassos' time for her own shot at lasting love as this year's leading star. Meet Joann Vassos, the very-first Golden Bachelorette looking for love on the show Read More Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos, 61, admits she 'felt like' she was cheating A private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, Joann was married for 32 years to her husband John until his death in 2021 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. They had four children together and Joan is now a grandmother of three.
In her free time, she enjoys listening to Elton John music,.