Despite recent reports suggesting a rift between Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, The Golden Wedding is still on (as far as we know). The Golden Bachelor stars still intend to tie the knot, even in the face of alleged arguments and several reports about Gerry’s past.
Fans initially loved Gerry, but heavy is the hand that holds the rose. All the attention the show gave him backfired when fans started looking into his past. On the show, Gerry claimed he hadn’t dated since the passing of his wife, but online reports disagreed.
Still, allegations aside, it was all too clear that Gerry loved his wife, and Theresa similarly loved her husband. She was married to William Nist for over 40 years before his passing. With these relationships at their backs, Gerry and Theresa felt it right to remember their old partners.
Theresa and Gerry reflect on the “time we have left”
In an interview with E! News, Theresa spoke on plans to honor past loved ones. “We will definitely mention them during the wedding. I know that I picked out a song that Billy loved, and so maybe we’ll pick out a song for Toni. We have yet to write our vows, but I plan on incorporating that into my vows. So, we’ll see. And we’ll be thinking about them the entire day.”
But Gerry and Theresa both feel very different now than when they each married their old flames. “When you’re younger,” Gerry began, “you have a lot of priorities about children and earning a living and all those things. With us now, all we have to do is, if we feel like we’re in a rough patch, look at each other, be honest and start talking – have the communication.”
Gerry continued, “When you’re older, your priorities tend to gravitate towards what’s gonna be fun for years to come rather than what’s gonna be work?” Theresa agreed, adding, “Gerry’s right. We know that we have to enjoy life. We don’t know how much time we have left, and we want to enjoy every single second.”
The Golden Wedding premieres January 4 at 8/7c on ABC.
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