Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner shocked the Golden Bachelor fandom with news of their divorce. But despite the true-blue shock, rumors had circulated for a long time.
When news came out that Gerry and Theresa lived separately, fans raised eyebrows. It wasn’t long until the reality stars made their divorce public. Speaking on Theresa’s behalf, Gerry said, “We’ve looked closely at our situation, our living situation and so forth, and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage.”
Immediately, fans believed there was more to the story, and Theresa all but confirmed that suspicion. In her recent appearance on the Almost Famous podcast, Theresa said, “You really can’t know somebody in four weeks. I’ll say that. That’s all I can say.” She added, “I don’t want to say any more than that.” But perhaps against her better judgment, she said more.
Theresa Nist says ABC pressured her into a quick wedding, before her Golden Bachelor divorce
“It’s not something I want to discuss at this point,” Theresa reemphasized. “It’s not just the location thing. That’s all I’ll say.” Nevertheless, matters of location did have an impact. Theresa explained, “I wasn’t ready to sell my home until we found a home. We never got to the point where we found a home.”
She continued, “Gerry came up with the idea of doing six weeks there and six weeks here. I truly wanted to have our home together. I was willing to move. I wanted to have our big home where our family could come visit us. I didn’t want to go back and forth to our homes.” Theresa added, “It wasn’t what we had discussed. We had never discussed six weeks here, six weeks there.”
Regarding the wedding, Theresa also revealed, “They weren’t offering [the wedding] later. It was now. And we said, ‘If we really are going to get married, we should do it because we’re going to get the wedding of our dreams.’ We are older, why waste any time? Do it now.” She added, “There was a time constraint on the offer.”
While distance wasn’t the deciding factor in the divorce, Theresa also admitted that a shorter distance may have helped matters.
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