Reality TV Widower's Memoir Lays Bare Ill-Fated Marriage to "Golden Bachelor" Co-Star

Over a year-and-a-half ago, in April 2024, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced their divorce in a joint interview on Good Morning America. The couple had met and fallen in love on ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" reality show, and their televised wedding in January 2024 had drawn over 5 million viewers.

Now, Turner has decided to revisit that chapter of his life with a new memoir, "Golden Years: What I've Learned From Love, Loss, and Reality TV." The book chronicles his journey from being a heartbroken widower to an unlikely TV star and senior-citizen newlywed. Turner also delves into the details of his short-lived marriage to Nist, revealing his perspective on what went wrong.

In an exclusive excerpt, Turner shares his account of an awkward and uncomfortable first visit to Nist's New Jersey home after their wedding. Nist, however, disputes Turner's version of events, providing her own statement to Entertainment Weekly. She claims Turner has either a "faulty memory" or simply wanted a "more dramatic story" for his book.