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Former Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner does not have the fondest memories from his wedding to Theresa Nist. “It was butterflies and an anticipated funeral rather than a wedding,” Gerry, 74, said on the Monday, November 3, episode of the Tamron Hall Show, recalling how he was feeling the night before marrying Theresa, 72. “There were a lot of mixed feelings. And I had just come off of, really, a high-velocity, artificial environment and I’m right at the end and I’m wondering whether I’m doing the right thing.” Despite having cold feet, Gerry ultimately went through with the wedding and said “I do” to Theresa in 2024. The pair announced their plans to divorce months later, with Gerry releasing his side of the story in his memoir, Golden Years: What I’ve Learned from Love, Loss, and Reality TV, out on Tuesday, November 4. When asked how much he thought about Theresa while reliving their journey together in his book, Gerry replied, “A lot.” “I mean, early in the book and for most of the book, I’m very complimentary of Theresa and all the women and the relationship that I was building with her and so forth,” Gerry shared on Monday. “But, here again, the rest of the story is that when she said on the show that she was ready to quit her job, and then afterwards, that she wanted to continue working, there was a point where I knew deep down inside there was not going to be a compromise that worked.” Tamron Hall, meanwhile, pushed back on Gerry’s idea that he was “complimentary” of Theresa, noting that the former lead believed his ex-wife “created a narrative that she was a victim.” “I don’t think that’s a compliment. But that’s your point of view, which is fair,” Tamron said, while Gerry added, “I mean it’s my truth. It’s what I believe.” Tamron clarified that she was not criticizing Gerry for his comments, but rather pointing out that “it takes a lot to say, ‘This is my truth and I’m standing on it.’” One day later, Theresa fired back at Gerry’s claims in his book — including that he felt “trapped” the night before marrying her. Theresa alleged that the pair never had a conversation about where he stood, and she would have been “relieved” if he shared his nerves with her. “I have to say that I always said I like to live my life without regrets, but boy I made some mistakes here. I regret getting married so quickly. That shouldn’t have happened,” Theresa shared on the Tuesday episode of the “Dear Shandy” podcast. While relaying a message to Gerry, Theresa shared elsewhere in the podcast that he did her “no favors” by continuing on with their nuptials. She added, “You should have called off the wedding.” Gerry, meanwhile, has moved on with Lana Sutton — announcing the pair’s engagement in October. Theresa, for her part, is still hopeful about finding love later in life. “I really do want to get married. I do want love in my life. That’s what I wanted,” she said on Tuesday. “That was the whole point of this.”
