Gerry Turner’s ‘Golden Bachelor’ Finale Will Be ‘Raw’ and ‘Emotional’
Leslie Fhima, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist
ABC (3)Emotions will run high during the final of The golden bachelor as Gerry Turner is forced to choose between Leslie Fhima And Theresa Nist.
“You see the end of his journey unfold in Costa Rica. And then of course we have both women [and] Gerry there. We’re all watching it live together for the first time.” Jesse Palmer told We weekly during an exclusive interview on Monday, November 20. “The Women tell everything was a kind of twofer. It looked a bit like one Women tell everything and a After the last rose.”
Jesse, 45, referred to Gerry’s tearful reunion with the second runner-up Believe Martijn.
“I mean, if that was any indication of what this is going to be, I think this will be the most emotional one AFR that the franchise has ever seen,” the host continued. “I really believe it.”
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In the promo for Thursday, November 30’s finale, Gerry, 72, can be heard telling Jesse he hasn’t been this upset since his wife Toni died.
Gerry Turner and Jesse Palmer
ABC/Craig Shodin“It was just a moment where I think Gerry just needed someone to talk to, and he needed to express his feelings and talk,” Jesse said. “And for me, the only advice in situations like this is to reassure him that it will all be worth it and that on the other side of it all there is a wonderful woman with whom he can spend the rest of his life. . But that was about as intense, as real, and as raw as it gets. And it was probably the rawest moment I think I’ve been a part of since I hosted the franchise.”
It’s hard to predict who Gerry will give his final rose to as he has told both Leslie, 64, and Theresa, 70, that he loves them.
“Gerry is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve. … He’s very present in those moments, and I think Gerry can be a little impulsive sometimes,” Jesse said Us of Gerry reassuring both women during the late-night dates. “But he’s the guy who knows what he wants, and I think this season was the first time he felt and experienced a lot of things. And I think navigating this part of the journey was something that he or anyone else can’t really prepare for when you’re in these moments.
Jesse noted that Gerry’s participants are “a group of incredible women”, and that the protagonist’s feelings for them are real.
“He fell in love with multiple women at the same time in different ways,” the former bachelor said. “Throughout the season [the goodbyes are] easily the hardest part. And I think that’s usually true for most of the leads, but I think people are really going to see an emotional farewell in the finale that they just haven’t seen yet. It’s pretty intense.”
Before Gerry decides whether to propose, Leslie and Theresa will meet his daughters, whom he loves “more than anything in the world,” according to Jesse.
“It’s kind of an interesting dynamic. Normally it is a bachelor’s degree [or] Bachelorette meets his parents and gives him advice. But Gerry has daughters who are grown and have their own families,” Jesse said. “He respects their opinion, they know him better than anyone. And I know he relies on them for advice and support throughout the case. But it was obviously very important to him that they meet the two women and give them feedback. And I know Gerry really appreciated it.”
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When it comes to the future of the franchise, Jesse said Us that he’s in the same place as Bachelor Nation. “I’m kind of on the edge of my seat, just like everyone else is waiting to find out if that’s the case [The Golden Bachelorette] is something that’s going to happen,” he said Us. “I really hope it is.”
He added that there is “not just one” standout for a senior female lead. “What makes it really unique to me is that there are a lot of women on Gerry’s season that I think would make excellent Golden Bachelorettes,” he said. “I think a lot of them deserve it and that would be fantastic. I would love to see a bunch of men in their 70s sitting around the mansion trying to solve everything. Yeah, I think it would be great.”
The golden bachelor final and After the last rose airs Thursday, November 30 at 8pm ET.