Despite capturing America's heart it looks like the 'Golden Bachelor' may have a not so golden past. 72-year-old Gerry Turner was plucked from obscurity earlier this year when it was announced that he would be ABCs first 'Golden Bachelor' in which he dates women in their golden years and all looking for a second chance at love.
00:00Despite capturing America's heart, it looks like the Golden Bachelor may have a not-so-golden past.
00:0672-year-old Gary Turner was plucked from obscurity earlier this year when it was announced that he would be ABC's first Golden Bachelor,
00:14in which he dates women in their golden years and all looking for a second chance at love.
00:18Turner's story touched many as he was showcased as a grieving widower who lost his beloved wife of 43 years, Tony, and is now navigating dating once again.
00:27The two were high school sweethearts, and as he told Entertainment Tonight,
00:31I mean, I haven't dated in 45 years.
00:34However, the Hollywood Reporter has come to learn of inconsistencies with this narrative
00:37after speaking with one woman who preferred to have her identity protected
00:41and who claimed to have recently dated our Golden Bachelor.
00:45The woman would go on to have a nearly three-year relationship with Turner beginning a month after his wife's death.
00:51They dated for 10 months and then lived together for one year and nine months.
00:55The fact that he started dating is not unexpected, however,
00:58did not align with on-air announcements about his lack of a love life since his wife died.
01:03One friend told the U.S. Sun that in the last six years, he dated a couple of women.
01:07They weren't all long-term, but they weren't short-term either.
01:10He was with a couple of women for a decent amount of time, but it just didn't work out.
01:14A friend of the woman recalled watching the show and hearing Gary say that line about not having been kissed in six years.
01:21He's got to know that people are paying attention to this show.
01:23I'm just flabbergasted.
01:25The woman says Turner convinced her to move in with him and to quit her job to one closer
01:29with the promise that the two would eventually marry, but problems quickly arose.
01:34She was packing for Gary's high school reunion when she recalls him pointing to her body.
01:38She'd put on 10 pounds from stress.
01:40He said,
01:41I'm not taking you to the reunion looking like that.
01:43The disinvitation led to the breakup.
01:45In the end, she says he refused to allow the woman to stay any longer in their love nest,
01:50despite her suffering a foot injury in the final week of her stay.
01:53The Golden Bachelor finale airs Thursday, November 30th on ABC,
01:57in which Turner must choose to give his final rose between contestants Leslie and Teresa.
02:02For much more details on this story, head to THR.com.
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