{"id":2132790,"date":"2025-11-03T17:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2132790"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:51:11","slug":"golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-on-ex-theresa-nist-alleged-secret-girlfriend-and-frustration-that-led-to-new-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-on-ex-theresa-nist-alleged-secret-girlfriend-and-frustration-that-led-to-new-memoir\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Golden Bachelor&#8217; Gerry Turner on ex Theresa Nist, alleged secret girlfriend \u2014 and &#8216;frustration&#8217; that led to new memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F11%2Fgerry-turner-love-life-update.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He\u2019s ready for his rose. <\/p>\n<p>Two years after Gerry Turner rose to fame on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/22\/entertainment\/gerry-turner-warns-golden-bachelor-of-serious-mistake\/\">inaugural season of the \u201cGolden Bachelor,\u201d<\/a> he\u2019s speaking out in an explosive tell-all book.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motivation [for the book] came from the frustration of not being able to tell the whole story about myself my feelings while I was on the show,\u201d Turner, 74, exclusively told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was so much left unsaid and unrevealed,\u201d he explained. \u201cI wanted that information out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner\u2019s new book.  <span class=\"credit\">Grand Central Publishing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist on \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1538772108\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGolden-Years-What-Learned-Reality%2Fdp%2F1538772108%3Ftag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F11%2F03%2Fentertainment%2Fgolden-bachelor-gerry-turner-on-ex-theresa-nist-alleged-secret-girlfriend-and-frustration-that-led-to-new-memoir%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cGolden Years: What I\u2019ve Learned From Love, Loss, and Reality TV,<\/a>\u201d the book is out Nov. 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turner ended up marrying Theresa Nist, 72, at the end of \u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d Season 1 \u2013 but the two got <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/13\/entertainment\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-and-theresa-nist-finalize-divorce\/\">divorced after just three months.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former couple haven\u2019t talked since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t been in touch. Has there been any real reason to? Not having much experience with ex-husbands and wives, is it normal to stay in touch with exes?\u201d he quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist on \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner on \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Turner faced turmoil and drama off-camera, too. Two months after the ABC show aired, his ex-girlfriend claimed to The Hollywood Reporter that he wasn\u2019t being truthful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the show, Turner said that he hadn\u2019t had a serious relationship since his wife of over 40 years died in 2017.\u00a0However, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/01\/entertainment\/gerry-turner-slammed-for-alleged-secret-girlfriend-as-leslie-says-he-lied-to-her\/\">in the Nov. 2023 article<\/a>, a woman identifying herself only as \u201cCarolyn\u201d told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-ex-girlfriend-speaks-out-1235683869\/\">the outlet<\/a> that she and Turner dated for 10 months, lived together in his home on Big Long Lake in Hudson, Indiana, and she alleged that he dumped her for gaining weight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s old news. That\u2019s years old news. Now it\u2019s time to move on from that,\u201d Turner told The Post. \u201cSo, I don\u2019t have anything more to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner on \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turner is now ready to walk down the aisle again \u2014\u00a0this time, with Lana Sutton. He\u2019s known his fianc\u00e9e since Jan. 1, he told the Post, and announced their<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/04\/entertainment\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-reveals-engagement-to-his-perfect-match-a-year-after-public-breakup\/\"> engagement <\/a>on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p>They met when Sutton sent him an Instagram direct message after watching \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that really got my attention was an Instagram message from her telling me that she would love to meet me \u2013 that she grew up in the town that\u2019s 20 minutes from where I live,\u201d the father and grandfather explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner and his current fiancee, Lana Sutton.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/lanasutton555<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI knew that there were Midwestern values and Midwestern outlooks, and morals on things. I was quite attracted to that,\u201d he said of their first meeting. \u201cI feel so good about having a partner that I can trust, and laugh with, and enjoy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He and Sutton have yet to set a wedding date, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe actually haven\u2019t even really sat down and had a conversation about it yet. This week, she has a minor foot surgery coming up. And, you know, I will be doing my best imitation of a nurse,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think we\u2019ll have some really good time to talk about some of those important things, during that time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Dec. 2024, Turner also revealed that he was diagnosed with a slow-growing \u201cbone marrow cancer\u201d called Waldenstr\u00f6m\u2019s macroglobulinemia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my last appointment with the doctors, actually, I felt kind of positive\u2026 And the doctor was also optimistic about some of the new drugs that are being used that can significantly extend life,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner and his fiancee, Lana Sutton.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/lanasutton555<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gerry Turner at the 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on November 8, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic,<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo I actually feel kind of good about where I\u2019m at right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Season 2 of \u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d debuted on Sept. 24 with new lead Mel Owens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone that has gone through that experience would say they have no regrets. So certainly, I wasn\u2019t perfect,\u201d Turner told The Post of his own experience. \u201cAnd I wish there were some things that I could do over again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he can\u2019t overlook that the franchise ultimately brought him to Sutton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[She\u2019s] the person that I am supposed to be with,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd for that, I\u2019m thankful. Even with the things that I would say I would love to do over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s ready for his rose. Two years after Gerry Turner rose to fame on the inaugural season of the \u201cGolden Bachelor,\u201d he\u2019s speaking out in an explosive tell-all book.\u00a0 \u201cThe motivation [for the book] came from the frustration of not being able to tell the whole story about myself my feelings while I was on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2132791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[24120,357888,22823,21741,25404,22205,36863,21913],"class_list":["post-2132790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-abc","tag-celebrity-memoirs","tag-celebrity-relationships","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-television","tag-the-bachelor","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Golden-Bachelor-Gerry-Turner-on-ex-Theresa-Nist-alleged-secret.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2132790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132792,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132790\/revisions\/2132792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2132791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2132790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2132790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2132790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}