Although she was all smiles and very in the moment during her televised wedding to Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist allegedly felt pressure to go through the big event.
A source close to the Golden Bachelor final rose winner told Life & Style that she had some reservations when it came to marrying Turner. Among the concerns was his previous lying about a past relationship.
“In a way, Theresa felt like she had to go through with the wedding because the whole world was watching,” the insider explained. “And she was hopeful, she thought she could get past that initial [past relationship] lie.”
Gerry previously stated he hadn’t been in a relationship since his wife Toni died in 2017. He had made the same claim throughout the first season of the Golden Bachelor. However, right before the season finale, an ex-girlfriend of his revealed that they began dating a month after Toni passed away.
They were on and off for three years. They even moved in together.
“The idea that I’d go out with a recent widower just mortifies me,” the ex-girlfriend, identified as Carolyn, said. “I just didn’t see it. Until I went back and looked at my text messages, I never realized Gerry’s texts had turned how and heavy so relatively soon.”
Carolyn also admitted to being flabbergasted when Gerry told the Golden Bachelor contestants he hadn’t dated since becoming a widower.
After that incident, Theresa allegedly became suspicious of Gerry. “Theresa feels like she was duped,” the source continued. “And so do the other women that fell in love with Gerry.”
Theresa and Gerry were married on Jan. 4. However, just three months after the televised wedding, the couple announced they had called it quits. They had been living separately from each other during the short-lived marriage.
‘Golden Bachelor’ Lead Gerry Turner Tried to Justify His Past Relationship Lip
Just after he proposed to Theresa Nist, Golden Bachelor lead Gerry Turner spoke to Katie Couric about his past relationship lie.
“I guess I would say this,” Turner explained, per New York Post. “I dated a number of women, but then it comes an issue of how you define whether you’re in a relationship.”
Instead of continuing to discuss the lie, Turner said he wanted to “focus” on the present.
Along with revealing her relationship with Turner, Carolyn revealed what caused the two to split in 2019.
She alledged he dumped her after she gained 10 pounds. This was a few months before they were supposed to attend his high school reunion together.
“I’m not taking you to the reunion looking like that,” Carolyn recalls Turner telling her. She also said that while she was moving her things out of their shared home, she fell down the stairs and was forced to go to the emergency.
Turner allegedly claimed she hurt herself on purpose. He then forced her to live in a hotel.
“I really wish this would’ve worked out,” Carolyn claimed Turner told her. “Call me when you get to your hotel, so I know you made it safe.”