Key takeaways:
- Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will be the leading man of ABC’s upcoming senior-focused dating show, “The Golden Bachelor.”
- Turner is described as a “doting father and grandfather” who lives in his dream lake house in Indiana and is a “charming” and a “romantic.”
- The show is set to premiere this fall and will follow Turner as he searches for love. It will be interesting to see how the show will differ from the traditional “Bachelor” franchise and how the audience will respond to the new format.
ABC has finally revealed the leading man of its upcoming senior-focused dating show, “The Golden Bachelor.” Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will be handing out the roses when the show premieres this fall.
The show, hosted by “Bachelor” alum Jesse Palmer, will follow a “hopeless romantic [who] is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life,” according to an ABC press release. Turner is described as a “doting father and grandfather” who lives in his dream lake house in Indiana.
Turner wed his high school sweetheart, Toni, in 1974 and the couple was married for 43 years. They welcomed two daughters, Angie and Jenny, and two granddaughters, Charlee and Payton. Turner is described in his ABC profile as “charming” and a “romantic.”
The announcement of “The Golden Bachelor” comes two months after ABC first announced the show in 2020. The show is set to tell a “whole new kind of love story — one for the golden years.”
The show is set to premiere this fall and will follow Turner as he searches for love. It will be interesting to see how the show will differ from the traditional “Bachelor” franchise and how the audience will respond to the new format.
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