{"id":81974,"date":"2023-08-14T16:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=81974"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:25:04","slug":"golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-dishes-on-different-fantasy-suites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-dishes-on-different-fantasy-suites\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner Dishes on &#039;Different&#039; Fantasy Suites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Golden Bachelor, <strong>Gerry Turner<\/strong>, is ready to embrace the reality TV process with one exception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think that a Fantasy Suite for someone of my age may look quite different,\u201d Gerry, 72, told\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">Entertainment Tonight\u00a0<\/i>in an interview published on Saturday, August 12. \u201cThe activities could be quite different than for someone in their 20s and 30s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerry \u2014 who spoke with\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">ET\u00a0<\/i>ahead of his first night of filming \u2014 noted that he\u2019s not nervous about the overnight dates, but his family is more wary. \u201c[It makes] my daughters a lot more nervous than me,\u201d he quipped, referring to daughters Angie and Jenny and granddaughters Charlee and Payton.<\/p>\n<p>In typical seasons of\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Bachelor\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Bachelorette<\/i>, a lead will invite their three finalists on individual overnight dates to further explore their connections without cameras. While it is not known exactly what goes down in the fantasy suites, many former show stars have revealed that the evening can be used to get intimate or talk in-depth about important conversations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/placeholders\/default-usweekly.svg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Promo-Bachelor-Nation-Tells-Us-Whether-They-Plan-to-Watch-The-Golden-Bachelor-Gerry-Turner-JoJo-Fletcher-and-Jordan-Rodgers-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Bachelor Nation Tells Us Whether They Plan to Watch \u2018The Golden Bachelor\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Gerry\u2019s children, whom he shared with late wife Toni Turner, are also not on board with watching him make out with his contestants on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said absolutely none of that. They said don\u2019t do it,\u201d he joked to\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">ET<\/i>, revealing that he\u2019s \u201cbeen ignoring that part of the advice.\u201d Gerry added: \u201cThey said pick your moments. They said enjoy every minute you can.\u2019 They are very much fans of the show. They got me started watching it. They were the ones that motivated me to respond early on to the casting call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Golden Bachelor<\/i>, a senior version of the long-running ABC dating show, was greenlit in May. Two months later, it was announced that Gerry would be the first star to hand out the golden roses.<\/p>\n<p>Many existing members of Bachelor Nation have been excited to learn more about the Indiana native\u2019s season \u2014 and gave\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">Us Weekly\u00a0<\/i>the exclusive scoop about why they were keen to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/placeholders\/default-usweekly.svg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bachelor-where-are-they-now.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Former \u2018Bachelor\u2019 and \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Leads: Where Are They Now?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAny<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">\u00a0Bachelor\u00a0<\/i>[show], I tune in. I\u2019m very grateful for them. They definitely get my viewership,\u201d <strong>Andrew Spencer<\/strong> exclusively said during a July episode of\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">Us\u2019\u00a0<\/i>\u201cHere for the Right Reasons\u201d podcast.\u00a0\u201cI literally would rather put bleach in my eyes than watch my mom making out with someone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3363921\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Bachelor-Gerry-Turner-Explains-How-Fantasy-Suites-Will-Be-Quite-Different-From-OG-Seasons-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Another Bachelor Nation mom, <strong>Matt James<\/strong>\u2019 mother <strong>Patty James<\/strong>, also has her eye on Gerry. \u201cWe truly, truly, truly don\u2019t know \u2026 if she\u2019s on it or not,\u201d Matt\u2019s girlfriend from his season of\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Bachelor,\u00a0<\/i><strong>Rachael Kirkconnell<\/strong>, told\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">Us\u00a0<\/i>last month, responding to rumors that Patty had been cast for Gerry\u2019s season. \u201cI\u2019m very excited to see whatever happens. I\u2019m really excited for Gerry. I think he\u2019s going to be a great Bachelor. I mean, he seems like the absolute perfect candidate, so I\u2019m really excited to watch. \u2026 I\u2019m rooting for love [for Patty] any day, whether it\u2019s on TV or off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the cast for season 1 of\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Golden Bachelor\u00a0<\/i>has not been revealed, Gerry himself told\u00a0<i class=\"ContentPasted1\">Variety\u00a0<\/i>earlier this week that he was fine with producers \u201cblurring the lines\u201d in terms of an age range between 60 to 70.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sign up for Us Weekly&#8217;s free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"ContentPasted1\">The Golden Bachelor\u00a0<\/i>is currently filming and is slated to premiere on ABC this fall.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews \u2013 Subscribe on YouTube!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/placeholders\/default-usweekly.svg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Meet-the-Cast-of-Josh-Duhamels-Buddy-Games.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Meet the 6 Teams Competing on Josh Duhamel\u2019s \u2018Buddy Games\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/placeholders\/default-usweekly.svg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-Stefani-Son-Kingston-Takes-the-Stage-at-Blake-Shelton-Bar-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Gwen Stefani&#8217;s Son Kingston, 17, Takes the Stage at Blake Shelton&#8217;s Bar<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/placeholders\/default-usweekly.svg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Bachelor-Couples-Still-Together-p.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Bachelor in Paradise\u2019 Couples Who Are Still Together<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-dishes-on-different-fantasy-suites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner, is ready to embrace the reality TV process with one exception. \u201cI just think<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner Dishes on &#039;Different&#039; 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