Joan Vassos , the first-ever Golden Bachelorette , has officially found her fairytale ending with insurance executive Chock Chapple . In the season finale of the ABC series, which aired November 13, the 61-year-old private school administrator chose Chapple, 60, sending runner-up Guy Gansert packing after a heartfelt family meeting in Bora Bora. “It actually happened,” Vassos told the cameras.
“I know where my heart is at and I know what I have to do.” As he was waiting for her on a picturesque beach, Chapple was unaware that he was the last man standing, admitting he was nervous because Joan hadn’t yet said “I love you.” However Vassos explained she had been saving those words for the proposal , and when the moment arrived, she told him she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
“I am so absolutely happy to be in your life and that you’re in mine,” Chapple told Vassos as he proposed. “Joan, you will never be invisible to me. I’m going to tell you that I love you every day, I promise that.
” During the “After the Final Rose” special, host Jesse Palmer revealed that the couple are still together, dubbing them the franchise’s “newest Golden Bachelorette couple.” The pair then received a family trip to Disney World, a nod to their first date at Disneyland. Since the finale, the pair have kept their relationship private.
“We’ve been in hiding for three months,” Vassos shared on Good Morning America . “We’ve spent a lot of time .
