Joan Vassos Named First 'Golden Bachelorette'
After months of rumor and speculation, we finally know the lucky lady who will star as the first Golden Bachelorette.
Joan Vassos, the 61-year-old school administrator from Rockville, Md., who self-eliminated from Gerry Turner's inaugural season will star in the female-led spinoff.
ABC made the announcement Tuesday during Disney's upfront presentation in NYC.
Vassos was an early frontrunner in the inaugural season but she walked away in week 3 to take care of a family emergency. (Her daughter was struggling following a complicated C-section.)
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"My family will always be first," she told the cameras. "Once you become a mom, you're always a mom, even when your kids are older. Nothing is more important."
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She may have really dodged a bullet. Gerry ultimately chose Theresa Nist, whom he married on live TV in January. Mere months later, the couple announced they were divorcing.
