'The Golden Bachelor's' Gerry Turner Reacts To Getting STD Tested For The Show A

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00:00 >> Gary, you brought me back to

00:02 "The bachelor."

00:03 I haven't watched in a while

00:04 because I feel like you were

00:05 there for the right reason.

00:07 How does it feel to be the

00:08 golden bachelor?

00:09 >> It's sensational.

00:11 It's obviously the opportunity

00:13 of a lifetime.

00:14 It's just great fun, too.

00:16 >> First episode dropped.

00:18 It was sensational.

00:20 What was it like for you

00:21 watching it back?

00:22 >> Well, some of it, you know, I

00:24 don't even remember.

00:25 I was so excited that night.

00:27 I was thrilled about the women

00:28 getting out of the limo.

00:29 There are moments in there that

00:30 I go, oh, yeah, now I remember

00:32 that.

00:33 But I didn't remember all of it.

00:34 >> Was there anything cringy

00:35 watching it back that you were

00:36 like, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh?

00:39 >> I would say no.

00:40 I was okay with everything that

00:42 happened.

00:43 You know, I remember trying to

00:45 always be genuine, to be myself,

00:48 and so the actions I took based

00:51 on that, I own.

00:53 I live with it.

00:54 >> Were you surprised by all the

00:56 women that you thought, wow,

00:57 they could be a good fit for

00:58 you?

00:59 There was one cute one after the

01:00 next, Gary.

01:01 >> I was surprised by that.

01:03 And as a group, they were

01:04 awesome.

01:05 They so represent our

01:06 generation.

01:08 You know, beautiful, talented,

01:10 poised, confident.

01:12 They were so nice to be around.

01:14 >> Are you on social media now

01:15 after all this?

01:16 What's great is you got your

01:17 social security.

01:18 Now do we need the social media?

01:19 Do we got to get that in check?

01:21 >> Sort of backwards, isn't it?

01:23 But, yes, I'm not any good at

01:24 it.

01:25 I can say, yes, I have an

01:26 Instagram account, but I'm not

01:27 good at it.

01:28 I don't have a Facebook or

01:29 Instagram account, but

01:30 navigating it is a little

01:31 different.

01:32 >> Your granddaughters, I heard,

01:34 said no kissing night one.

01:37 >> I failed, didn't I?

01:38 >> You failed.

01:39 >> Yeah, but I'm happy I failed.

01:41 >> Yes.

01:42 >> Yeah.

01:43 It wasn't like I was failing 22

01:45 times.

01:46 I think I only failed twice.

01:48 So, yeah, I'm happy with that.

01:50 >> Was it weird?

01:51 Did they say anything to you

01:52 after the show aired?

01:53 Like, oh, granddad, we told you

01:54 not to do that?

01:55 >> They were gracious about it.

01:57 You know, I got a little side

01:59 eye from my youngest

02:00 granddaughter.

02:01 But other than that, they were

02:03 okay.

02:04 >> They were so cute with it.

02:05 What did they think about

02:06 watching you get emotional?

02:07 Because that was sort of my

02:08 favorite part of it, which

02:09 brought it all home.

02:11 >> So they've seen that a number

02:13 of times.

02:14 You know, when I talk about

02:15 Tony's passing or, you know,

02:18 topics related to that, they've

02:20 seen me do that a number of

02:21 times.

02:22 So it's not new to them.

02:24 But actually, you know, I found

02:26 that that happens more and more

02:28 as I've gotten older.

02:30 You know, I don't know whether

02:31 it's specifically when Tony

02:33 passed away that brought it

02:34 about or just getting older.

02:36 But it happens more and more.

02:37 >> I love that.

02:38 That's called wisdom, it all

02:40 comes out.

02:41 >> All right.

02:42 >> Growth.

02:43 Did you and Tony watch the show

02:44 together?

02:45 Did you ever watch "The

02:46 bachelor" or "Bachelorette"

02:47 together?

02:48 >> You know, back in that era,

02:50 we probably did.

02:51 But I don't specifically

02:52 remember either of us getting

02:53 on it.

02:54 You know, the family members

02:55 that really got me going on it

02:57 were my daughters, you know,

02:58 later on.

02:59 So I don't really remember us

03:01 watching it much.

03:02 >> What would she think about

03:04 you doing this?

03:05 Would she see the humor in all

03:06 of this and kind of the beauty

03:07 of it, too?

03:08 >> She would bust my chops.

03:10 She would absolutely be busting

03:12 on me bad.

03:13 But, you know, we had

03:15 conversations before she passed

03:16 away about wishing the other

03:18 happiness after one of us was

03:20 gone.

03:21 And for several years after she

03:22 passed, I didn't really hold

03:24 those conversations dearly.

03:26 And as time went by, you know, I

03:28 got more and more comfortable

03:29 with it.

03:30 So when the "Golden bachelor"

03:32 thing became an opportunity, I

03:34 was really on the threshold of

03:37 really kind of branching out and

03:39 doing much better than I had.

03:41 >> It's so beautiful, which is

03:42 why I think a lot of people are

03:43 going to really love this

03:45 incarnation of "The bachelor,"

03:47 "The golden bachelor."

03:48 Let's get to some bombshells,

03:49 Gary.

03:50 Okay.

03:51 The walking out of the limos are

03:52 always some of the best ones.

03:54 What did you think when Teresa

03:55 came out with her birthday suit?

03:57 >> Yeah, that one is -- that's

03:59 burned into my memory because

04:01 I'm trying to be a gentleman,

04:02 right?

04:03 And so she --

04:04 >> I was so nervous.

04:05 >> She does this thing, and I

04:06 literally am trying to not look

04:08 at her below the chin.

04:09 And it's like I can't help it.

04:11 It's like, okay, what's actually

04:12 there?

04:13 So, yeah, that one made me

04:14 really nervous.

04:15 >> And the way she went to untie

04:16 it, so at first I was like,

04:17 "Don't do it, don't do it."

04:18 And then she did it, and we

04:19 can't see as the audience,

04:20 and then thank goodness it was a

04:21 joke.

04:22 >> Yeah, yeah.

04:23 >> I was so nervous.

04:24 April with the chicken dance,

04:26 and then she's popping her

04:27 behind.

04:28 >> Yeah.

04:29 She always brought energy to

04:30 every scene she was in.

04:32 So the very first time set the

04:34 stage for her to do things later

04:36 on in the show.

04:37 >> It was really funny.

04:38 >> It was.

04:39 >> Susan, saying she had shown

04:41 you her heels and saying she's

04:43 comfort -- I don't even want to

04:44 say it.

04:45 She's comfortable with six

04:46 inches on her heels.

04:47 >> Exactly.

04:48 >> But it was a -- it was a

04:49 naughty -- a wink and a wave.

04:51 >> Mm-hmm.

04:52 >> Yeah, that reference really

04:54 caught me off guard.

04:55 And, you know, that night I

04:56 remember her saying it, I'm

04:58 going, "Okay, that was soft

04:59 enough.

05:00 Maybe the cameras and the mics

05:01 didn't pick it up."

05:02 Oh, yeah, they totally did.

05:04 >> You're so wholesome and

05:05 sweet.

05:06 Were there any other moments

05:07 that you're like, "Oh, gosh,

05:08 oh, there's the one where the

05:09 lady was dropping the F-bomb the

05:10 whole time."

05:11 >> Oh, yeah, that one --

05:12 >> That was good.

05:13 I was leaning in, like, "Is

05:14 that what she's saying?"

05:15 >> Yeah.

05:16 I mean, it was awkward for me

05:18 because I didn't know whether I

05:19 wanted to look around and say,

05:21 "Okay, cut," you know, "Stop,"

05:23 or, "Okay, we're going to go

05:25 with this."

05:26 And I think she did it about

05:27 twice before I joined in.

05:29 >> You were great.

05:30 It was -- the whole thing is set

05:32 up to be awkward, and you

05:33 handled it so perfectly up

05:35 there.

05:36 And I think the best reason -- I

05:38 think that my favorite reason,

05:39 as they always say, is the

05:40 person there for the right

05:41 reason, and you are there for

05:43 the right reason.

05:44 >> Oh, absolutely.

05:45 I mean, I think that's the

05:46 best reason.

05:47 >> Oh, absolutely.

05:48 I mean, I looked forward to the

05:50 whole journey right from the

05:52 moment I committed to it,

05:54 thinking, "You know, I'm tired

05:56 of being alone.

05:57 I don't want to be by myself

05:58 anymore.

05:59 I want to have that partner for

06:01 whatever activity and the

06:02 partner that just is the best

06:04 company when you lay down at

06:06 night and you have

06:07 conversation."

06:08 And so I was committed to that

06:10 journey.

06:11 I was 100% in.

06:12 >> Oh, I can't wait to see.

06:14 I'm checking you out to see if

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08:52 >> As the teases allude to, there's some fantastic dates throughout this thing.

08:57 I think people would be very impressed with the energy level, the adventure level of some of them, the excitement.

09:05 One in particular is very high profile.

09:08 >> Oh.

09:09 >> Yeah.

09:10 >> When you're talking about driving a vintage bronco to a heliport and getting in a luxury helicopter and flying it through the skyscrapers of L.A.

09:20 And then out into the Pacific to land on a yacht, that's a pretty good date.

09:25 >> Yeah.

09:26 Are you laughing?

09:27 Are you like I can't wait to tell my daughters about this?

09:29 Like dad will be home soon.

09:30 Fire up the chopper.

09:32 >> See, I mean, dad is definitely out of my price range anyway, but it's nice that I was able to get it.

09:38 >> Normally on the bachelor bachelorette they come home to meet mom and dad.

09:41 For you, do you have to bring home whoever you're choosing to meet your daughters?

09:45 Is that how it works?

09:46 >> Yeah, yeah.

09:47 That's a nice twist.

09:49 I really think that the wisdom and the perspective of someone in their 40s and mid to late 40s was very helpful to me.

09:59 Because I had some questions at that point.

10:03 And my daughters picked up on the same questions in discussions with the women.

10:09 >> I like that.

10:10 You're aligned.

10:11 >> It was uncanny.

10:13 >> I have one beef with you, Gary.

10:15 >> Only one?

10:16 >> Only one.

10:17 No rose for aunt chippy?

10:20 >> I think aunt chippy had expectations for going home early.

10:25 She was snoozing out back halfway through the night.

10:29 So I don't think she could have stood very much more activity.

10:32 >> You were so cute to aunt chippy.

10:34 I think she needs to come on as that voice to just kind of, you know, throughout the whole season.

10:39 >> That would be awesome.

10:40 >> Right?

10:41 >> Yeah, like the voice of conscience.

10:42 >> The voice of conscience.

10:43 Like, Gary, what's going on?

10:45 >> What are you doing here?

10:46 >> What are you doing, Gar?

10:48 Bring it in, Gar.

10:49 >> Perfect.

10:50 >> Perfect.

10:51 We'll get that right there.

10:52 >> I want to ask you, you were on the show before when all the casting went down.

10:56 What's the craziest thing, so they choose you, what's the craziest thing they made you do to get ready for this?

11:01 I heard they had you go through tests and I.Q. things.

11:04 >> Yeah, so I'm on vacation in February.

11:07 And I, you know, get this call that I have to go immediately to a clinic for an STD test.

11:15 >> Did you know what that was?

11:17 >> I did.

11:18 It took me a moment.

11:19 I was like, really, right now?

11:22 I'm sort of on vacation.

11:23 >> Were you with your daughters?

11:25 >> No, I was with a former girlfriend.

11:28 Actually, we've remained good friends.

11:30 >> Oh, good.

11:31 >> Yeah.

11:32 And of course she looked at me like, what the hell?

11:34 She knew I was in this process.

11:36 >> Yes.

11:37 >> And then immediately after that, it was like, okay, we need to start your background check.

11:41 And they go, okay, there's 160 questions.

11:44 I'm on vacation.

11:45 You know, it's like it can wait until tomorrow.

11:48 >> As a matter of fact, yes, it did.

11:50 Thanks for asking.

11:51 I get that out there.

11:52 >> And then I'm thinking about the ex-girlfriend.

11:54 She could double back, Gary.

11:55 They love an ex-girlfriend that comes into things.

11:57 I'm just warning you, I've watched a lot of these seasons.

12:00 >> She has clearly stated she wants to have nothing to do with it.

12:03 >> I like her already.

12:05 Jane Fonda has famously said that intimacy is better in your 70s.

12:10 Can you elaborate on that?

12:11 >> Well, sure.

12:12 She's Jane Fonda.

12:13 >> Yeah.

12:14 >> I guess the serious answer, though, is I believe that's true.

12:20 In your 30s, it's more lusty.

12:23 In your 70s, I think it's a lot more like love.

12:25 >> I love that.

12:27 >> You're -- like in the fantasy suites, the individuals involved in that, we couldn't wait to get behind closed doors without cameras and without