Gerry Turner speaks on 'The Golden Bachelor' finale and its two endings: One happy, one brutal
[This article contains spoilers for the season finale of "The Golden Bachelor."]
LOS ANGELES — Gerry Turner vowed to find love and happiness when he was named "The Golden Bachelor." Although the 72-year-old widower has reached his goal, his happy ending was nearly overshadowed by a woman's shattering heartbreak.
After starting out with a dating pool of 22 women, the season finale of "The Bachelor" spinoff highlighted the Indiana-based restaurateur's proposal to financial services professional Theresa Nist. The couple, who became engaged in August in Costa Rica, announced their plans to wed Jan. 4 in a ceremony that will be broadcast live on ABC.
The episode showed Nist meeting Turner on a platform in a lush, decorated field to learn whether Turner would choose her or finalist Leslie Fhima as his bride-to-be. Holding hands as they faced each other, Turner told Nist, "You're not the right person for me to live with," pausing dramatically before declaring, "You're the person I can't live without."
Screaming "Oh my God!" the momentarily shaken Nist was quickly overcome with joy, smothering Turner with kisses. He knelt and presented Nist with an engagement ring before performing the franchise's
