A few of Theresa Nist’s admirers aren’t afraid of a bit of age hole — and even a big one. Nist, who gained the primary season of The Golden Bachelor and was briefly married to star Gerry Turner, says she’s getting DMs from a lot youthful males.
“I do get approached by means of Instagram direct messages, however you wouldn’t consider how younger these guys are,” Nist advised Individuals in a latest interview. “They’re so younger that they’re youthful than my son!”
With fun, the 71-year-old added, “These younger guys, I’m simply baffled by it, and so they’ll persist and persist and persist. And I’m speaking 33-year-olds!”
Nist grew to become a actuality TV breakout when The Golden Bachelor Season 1 aired within the fall of 2023. She bought engaged to Turner in that season’s finale, and the duo bought married in a reside ABC particular in January 2024. That April, nevertheless, Nist and Turner introduced they had been getting a divorce, with the long-distance standing of their relationship taking part in a component in that consequence.
The previous couple returned to the headlines earlier this week when Turner revealed he had been identified with a bone marrow most cancers throughout his and Nist’s marriage. However Nist advised Individuals that flip of occasions didn’t affect the choice to separate — on her half, not less than.
“If that was one thing on his half, perhaps, I don’t know,” she stated. “However no, that didn’t issue into ending the connection. A part of it was the gap, however that wasn’t the one half. That’s actually all I’ll say.”
Although Nist hasn’t given up on discovering love, she hasn’t been dashing to go on any dates. “I’ve been requested, and I’ve stated no,” she stated. “I don’t know. I’m extra clear on what I would like, so I don’t need to waste anybody’s time. I positively do need to be with somebody. I do. I believe life is so a lot better whenever you’re with somebody, however I do know that it’s even laborious for younger folks to seek out folks. Think about how a lot more durable it will get … I’m 71. That quantity scares folks.”
Not all folks, apparently!