Yahoo Lifestyle Joan Vassos Named First 'Golden Bachelorette'
After months of rumor and speculation, we finally know the lucky lady who will star as the first Golden Bachelorette.
Joan Vassos, the 61-year-old school administrator from Rockville, Md., who self-eliminated from Gerry Turner's inaugural season will star in the female-led spinoff.
ABC made the announcement Tuesday during Disney's upfront presentation in NYC.
Vassos was an early frontrunner in the inaugural season but she walked away in week 3 to take care of a family emergency. (Her daughter was struggling following a complicated C-section.)
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"My family will always be first," she told the cameras. "Once you become a mom, you're always a mom, even when your kids are older. Nothing is more important."
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She may have really dodged a bullet. Gerry ultimately chose Theresa Nist, whom he married on live TV in January. Mere months later, the couple announced they were divorcing.
