“The Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner has filed for divorce from Theresa Nist, three months after the couple wed in a stay televised ceremony.
Turner, 72, submitted a petition for “dissolution of marriage” to Pike Circuit Courtroom on April 12, Indiana courtroom information present. As of April 13, the standing was listed as pending.
TODAY.com has reached out to Turner and Nist for remark, however didn’t hear again by the point of publication.
The 2 revealed the information in an interview that aired April 12 on ABC Information.
“Theresa and I’ve had quite a few heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve seemed carefully at our state of affairs, our residing state of affairs, so forth and — and we’ve type of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s in all probability time for us to — dissolve our marriage,” Gerry mentioned within the interview.
“Break up?” ABC Information’ Juju Chang requested.
“Sure,” Turner replied.
“We now have acquired a lot love and assist from so many individuals who watched ‘The Golden Bachelor,’ and I don’t assume we will let you know how many individuals informed us that it gave them a lot hope,” Theresa mentioned. “We wish none of that to vary for anyone.”
Gerry and Theresa captured hearts final fall within the first season of “The Golden Bachelor,” a brand new “Bachelor” spinoff the place seniors might discover love. Gerry, a 72-year-old from Indiana, was the present’s first lead and selected Theresa, a 70-year-old from New Jersey. They’d each been married to their respective highschool sweethearts, who died following diseases.
Regardless of their break up, the 2 mentioned they each nonetheless love one another.
“I nonetheless love this individual,” Gerry mentioned. “There’s little question in my thoughts, I nonetheless am in love along with her. I root for her day by day.”
“Yeah, I nonetheless love him,” Theresa mentioned.
Followers on social media shortly reacted to the information with blended emotions. Whereas some rooting for Gerry and Theresa had been shocked, others mentioned they’d anticipated it.
“I believe I simply broke my eyes from rolling them so exhausting,” Instagram-user @kleski4eva wrote.
“Didn’t assume it could occur this quick tho,” Instagram-user @deborah_fontenelle wrote.
The 2 bought married in a stay televised ceremony on ABC titled “The Golden Marriage ceremony” on Jan. 4.
The marriage included members of their household and a number of the “Golden Bachelor” solid. Gerry’s different frontrunner from the present, Leslie Fhima, was seen strolling the crimson carpet on the occasion, and fan-favorite Susan Noles officiated the marriage.
ABC later introduced a “Golden Bachelorette” spinoff will air later this yr.
The couple mentioned of their April 12 interview that although rumors circulated that they had been residing individually, that didn’t play into their resolution to divorce.
“Gerry had already mentioned that with me,” Theresa mentioned. “He had defined it to me earlier than the report was ever launched, so we had been good with that.”
“We didn’t need to faux to anyone,” she added.
The pair additionally mentioned that they are going to give again their rings.
“I believe that’s the rule,” Theresa mentioned.
“However you recognize what? We don’t have to provide again the reminiscences,” Gerry mentioned.