Al Roker Laughs Off“ Golden Bachelor” Divorce: 'Goes To Show Old People Can Be Just as Stupid'

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'Golden Bachelor' stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced their divorce on April 12 after three months of marriage

<p>Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Project Healthy Minds; JOHN FLEENOR / DISNEY</p> (L-R) Al Roker, Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner.

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(L-R) Al Roker, Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner.

Al Roker didn’t mince words when it came to reacting to Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s divorce announcement.

On the Friday, April 12 edition of Today, Carson Daly shared, “This is breaking news. The Golden Bachelor — the first couple from The Bachelor’s latest franchise — have just announced they have split.”

“What? Who would have seen that coming?” Roker, 69, teased before adding, “Unbelievable!”

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“Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s love story already comes to an end,” Daly, 50, continued, to which the NBC weatherman then noted the reality stars’ three-month union was “quick.”

“It just goes to show that old people could be just as stupid,” Roker added.

“Well, you said it, Al,” Daly said as laughter broke out in the studio. “So poignant on the heels of a breakup. Thanks, Uncle Al.”

Related: Everything Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist Said About Their 3-Month Marriage Before Divorce

<p>Disney/John Fleenor</p> From left: Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner

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From left: Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner

The first-ever Golden Bachelor couple tied the knot earlier this year and announced their pending divorce just three months later on Good Morning America on April 12. While divorce sometimes comes adjacent to love lost, the cordial exes explained that wasn’t the reason they’ve decided to “dissolve” their marriage.

The couple was still living long distance at the time of their split, with Turner, 74, committed to his Indiana lake house and Nist, 70, in New Jersey. “We looked at home after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision," Nist said on the morning show.

Despite saying they were “100 percent committed to making it work,” different priorities led to a difference in location. “The thing that strikes me the most in our conversations, it's been how dedicated both of us our to our families,” Turner said. “So we look at these conversations and we both think it's best for the happiness of each of us to live apart."

Related: The Most Romantic Things Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist Said About Each Other Before Divorcing

<p>Anthony Behar courtesy of ABC</p> From left: Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist attend the New York screening of "The Golden Bachelor" at the Times Center on December 11, 2023 in New York City.

Anthony Behar courtesy of ABC

From left: Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist attend the New York screening of "The Golden Bachelor" at the Times Center on December 11, 2023 in New York City.

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Turner and Nist confirmed they’re still very much in love, despite the decision to end their marriage. They also maintained it wasn’t pressure from the public after their love story, and subsequent televised wedding, either.

“I still love this person. There’s no doubt in my mind, I still am in love with her. I root for her every day,” Turner said, as Nist added, “I still love him.” 

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