Joan Vassos has communicated with ex Gerry Turner after the previous Golden Bachelor was recognized with most cancers.
“I knew about that already. I knew about that final 12 months truly and I’ve spoken to him,” Vassos, 62, solely advised Us Weekly whereas selling her partnership with Aspercreme. “He and I are associates. We textual content each infrequently. He’s all good.”
Vassos defined that the information of his well being was “stunning” and famous that “nobody desires to listen to the C phrase ever,” however defined that the kind of most cancers Turner, 72, has is “very gradual transferring.” (Turner revealed to Individuals in December 2024 that he was recognized with a “bone marrow cancer” known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, which he claimed has “no treatment.”)
“Typically they by no means even deal with them for it,” Vassos stated. “Like, it by no means turns into a difficulty. So he’s on the stage of this most cancers that he’s not even being handled for it.”
Joan Vassos, Gerry Turner. ABC/Brian Bowen Smith
Vassos, who vied for the affections of Turner on The Golden Bachelor season 1 in 2023 earlier than she was introduced the lead of The Golden Bachelorette, advised Us that her ex isn’t the one Bachelor Nation member she retains in contact with. (Vassos accepted a proposal from Chock Chapple within the 2024 season 1 finale. Turner, for his half, tied the knot with Theresa Nist, however the pair introduced their divorce three months later.)
Vassos defined that she and season 29 Bachelor Grant Ellis, who she known as “a stable human being,” have been in touch whereas his season has aired.
“I believe he’s gonna have his palms full weeding by way of so many nice girls. Like, I don’t envy the place he’s in. I’m like, ‘Oh geez, how are you gonna do that sweetie?’” Vassos stated. “We textual content one another. He texted me this morning, actually and I used to be like, ‘Geez, inform me the way you’re doing like this.’ I’m like, ‘Name me in case you need assistance.’”
Whereas Vassos claimed that she doesn’t know “the ending” of Ellis’ season, she shared her recommendation for him if he’s navigating a relationship whereas season 29 airs.
“They need to be speaking a number of occasions a day if he picks someone. It’s exhausting to look at your individual be with all these different folks [on the show]. Even when you realize that this was what you signed up for and that he picked you, so that you’re safe in your relationship, it’s nonetheless exhausting to look at,” Vassos stated. “Even someone like Chock, who’s tremendous assured, there have been a couple of episodes that he’s like, ‘Yeah, I didn’t love that. I didn’t love that in any respect.’”
She continued, “The edits type of play a hand in the way in which it’s depicted. They don’t make issues occur that didn’t occur, however they select to point out issues or not present issues that promote a narrative and typically it’s exhausting on the lead and the individual you picked.”
Whereas Vassos discovered her fortunately ever after with Chapple, she hoped to play cupid together with her former Golden Bachelor fellow contestants and exes from The Golden Bachelorette. Vassos beforehand advised Us that she set-up 3 crossover {couples}, however remained tight-lipped on who they had been. Now, Vassos shared that the pairings didn’t discover love with one another.
“None of them labored out. Are you able to imagine it? I assumed I used to be so good. I assumed, ‘I acquired this down.’ I assumed no less than one in all ’em. I actually had excessive hopes for one in all ’em and that one fizzled out the quickest,” Vassos shared. “Not surprisingly, a variety of the fellows from my season have paired off — not with ladies from the Golden Bachelor season.”
Vassos identified that the boys from her Golden Bachelorette season tended to be youthful than her former Golden Bachelor fellow contestants — which can have performed an element of their relationships.
“The age matchups weren’t good,” she stated. “I didn’t actually have an enormous quantity of hope that there was gonna be a variety of overlap there. However what did occur, that did shock me — as a result of it didn’t occur for the ladies — however the guys from my season, so a lot of them have paired off. I imply like 10 have, like, critical girlfriends. I really feel like one thing triggered in the course of the season that made them extra open for love.”
Gerry Turner and Joan Vassos have sung one another’s praises ever since she exited The Golden Bachelor. Joan vied for the affections of Gerry on the primary season of the senior spinoff collection in 2023, however self-eliminated to look after her daughter, who had lately given beginning. (Gerry finally ended his season engaged to Theresa […]
Vassos gushed that seeing her exes “blissful” has introduced her “a lot pleasure.” Whereas Vassos could not have arrange pal Sandra Mason and ex Charles King, she stated she’s thrilled for the pair. (Mason and King debuted their budding romance in January.)
“That one got here as such a shock,” Vassos stated. “I used to be like, ‘Sandra, what’s occurring?’ I texted her straight away and she or he’s like, ‘Issues are nice.’ I stated, ‘I hope you’re having fun with my previous boyfriend.’ Simply kidding. She’s like, ‘Thanks for handing him over.’ That was not on my radar in any respect. That was so good.”
When she’s not serving to her associates with their love life, Vassos is partnering with Aspercreme — which helps combat on a regular basis aches with their gels, lotions and extra.
“At this age, if you’re doing all this stuff, typically it comes at a bit of little bit of a price. And in order that’s why I really feel like this partnership is ideal. I’m truly probably the most lively and Aspercreme is all about empowering folks to maintain doing what makes them blissful,” Vassos stated. “They’ve a roll-on applicator that has lidocaine in it. And I’ll give [my grandkids] piggyback rides and it at all times hurts my proper elbow. I get house and I’m like, ‘Oh, the elbow’s aching. I don’t really feel so nice.’ And I found this applicator and I simply roll it on and it eliminates the ache instantly and it’s so good. I can use it anytime, wherever and it doesn’t scent.”
With reporting by Sarah Hearon
