Will There Be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise? See Who Could Be on the 1st Season

Jason Pham
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Now that The Golden Bachelor has ended, Bachelor Nation fans are dying to know: Will there be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise and who could be in the cast from Gerry’s Golden Bachelor season?

Golden Bachelor in Paradise would be a spin-off of The Golden Bachelor, ABC’s spin-off of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette featuring a single man as he dates a group of women aged 65 and older. “Some of the casting interviews we got, they were just so touching,” ABC unscripted executive Rob Mill told Variety in 2020 about why the network wanted to create The Golden Bachelor. “It’s such a different way of doing The Bachelor because these people are just at a totally different place in their lives. There is an interesting thing about people who have hit the other end of the spectrum, who’ve lived their lives, they’ve raised their kids, some have been widowed or divorced and maybe some have never been in love. We thought that would be an interesting dynamic through the Bachelor prism.”

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Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old restaurant owner from Indiana, was announced as the Season 1 Golden Bachelor on Good Morning America in July 2023. “It’s never too late to fall in love again,” he said. Gerry is a father, grandfather, and widower. He married his wife and high school sweetheart, Toni, in 1974. They share two daughters, Angie and Jenny, and two granddaughters, Charlee and Payton. Gerry and Toni were married for 43 years until her death from an illness in 2017, six weeks after her retirement. “She got robbed,” Gerry told Good Morning America about Toni. “Every day that goes by, that’s the thought I have.”

The Golden Bachelor Season 1 finale aired in November 2023 as Gerry chose between his two finalists: Theresa Nist, a 70-year-old Financial Services Provider from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and Leslie Fhima, a 64-year-old Fitness Instructor from Golden Valley, Minnesota. Now that we know who did and didn’t find love on The Golden Bachelor Season 1, fans have moved onto their next question: Will there be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise? Read on for what we know about if there will be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise and the top contenders to be in the cast.

Will there be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise?

Will there be a Golden Bachelor in Paradise? ABC hasn’t confirmed a Golden Bachelor in Paradise. However, host Jesse Palmer joked to Entertainment Weekly in November 2023 that he isn’t sure a Golden Bachelor in Paradise would work for the franchise. “I just don’t know if that’s something I would support,” he said. “But I do know there’s an awful lot of individuals from The Golden Bachelor that would be fantastic on a beach.” He continued, “They would have the time of their lives!”

Despite the joke, Palmer told Entertainment Tonight in November 2023 that he would be down for both a Golden Bachelor in Paradise, as well as a Golden Bachelorette with two leads similar to The Bachelorette Season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia. “I think they’re good [ideas],” he said. “Golden Paradise in a retirement home in Naples, Florida, I think sounds incredible.”

Who’s in the Golden Bachelor in Paradise cast?

Who’s in the Golden Bachelor in Paradise cast? Read on for our top contenders to be in the cast for the first season of Golden Bachelor in Paradise.

Kathy Swarts

Went home: Week 4

Age: 70

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Job: Retired Educational Consultant

Best known for: Feuding with Theresa Nist on The Golden Bachelor Season 1 and telling her to “zip it” when Theresa talked about her connection with Gerry.

Sandra Mason

Went home: Week 5

Age: 75

Hometown: Doraville, Georgia

Job: Retired Executive Assistant

Best known for: Skipping her daughter’s wedding to be on The Golden Bachelor and farting during a confessional interview shown in a blooper during The Golden Bachelor “Women Tell All” special.

Natascha Hardee

Went home: Week 2

Age: 60

Hometown: New York City, New York

Job: Pro-Aging Coach and Midlife Speaker

Best known for: Telling Golden Bachelor producers that Rose Ceremonies need to be done in chairs after she was sent home in the second Rose Ceremony.

April Kirkwood

Went home: Week 4

Age: 65

Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Florida

Job: Therapist

Best known for: Faking an ankle injury during a Group Date pickleball game so she could have more time with Gerry.

Susan Noles

Went home: Week 5

Age: 66

Hometown: Aston, Pennsylvania

Job: Wedding Officiant

Best known for: Making meatballs that may have made The Golden Bachelor cast sick and looking like Kris Jenner (so much so that Kris sent her a video played on The Golden Bachelor “Women Tell All” special.)

Edith Aguirre

Went home: Week 3

Age: 60

Hometown: Downey, California

Job: Retired Realtor

Best known for: Making guacamole that may have made the Golden Bachelor cast sick.

Patty James

Went home: Week 1

Age: 70

Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina

Job: Retired Real Estate Professional

Best known for: Being the mother of Season 26 Bachelor Matt James.

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