22 women and a second chance at love: Gerry Turner's 'whirlwind' moment as 'The Golden Bachelor'
LOS ANGELES — For more than 40 years, Gerry Turner was married to Toni, his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, with whom he had two daughters. His world shattered in 2017 when she died following a sudden illness. The following years for Turner were clouded by grief. Dating new women had little appeal.
But buoyed by supportive family and friends, the 72-year-old grandfather is now set on finding his second once-in-a-lifetime. Diving head and heart first into the dating pool, he's going out with 22 women at once.
The journey requires a bold step out of his comfort zone — Turner has temporarily relocated to the Los Angeles area, thousands of miles away from his Indiana home. He's being stalked by camera crews. He knows that his search for love will also leave a trail of broken hearts. Millions of strangers he will never meet may disagree with his final choice.
But the retired restaurateur has his mind made up: "I'm
