Is Gerry Turner trying to save his reputation with popular reality competition?

In 2023, ABC tapped senior Gerry Turner to star in the first season of The Golden Bachelor. Fans immediately took to the Indiana native, praising him as a man of integrity and sincerity. But a year later, he may have to compete on a popular reality competition to save his reputation. What happened?

Was Gerry Turner too good to be true?

Bachelor Nation fans first heard rumors of a Bachelor spinoff starring the older generation in 2020. But it took three years for the project to make it to television, thanks in part to the coronavirus pandemic.

The network chose Gerry Turner from thousands of applicants. He was 71 at the time and was portrayed as a successful businessman who had taken early retirement and was looking for love again after tragically losing his high school sweetheart in 2017.

Once the season began airing, viewers met his two adult children and two grandchildren. The retired restaurateur was a hit, with multiple mainstream…