Al Roker, Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner
Getty Images/ABCAfter Gerry Turner And Theresa Nist announced their divorce on Good morning Americamore Morning hosts couldn’t help but emphasize the separation.
“This is breaking news” Carson Daly said on the Friday, April 12 episode Today. “The Golden Bachelor — the first couple from The Bachelor’s newest franchise — have just announced their split.”
While Daly, 50, was surprised by the split, co-host said Al Roker quickly made fun of.
“What? Who would have seen that coming?” Roker, 69, joked. “Unbelievable!”
The duo admitted that the split between Turner, 72, and Nist happened pretty “quickly” when they appeared on a television special three months ago called ” The Golden Wedding.
“Just goes to show that old people can be just as stupid,” Roker quipped, to which Daly replied with a laugh, “Well, you said it, Al. So poignant after a breakup. Thanks, Uncle Al.”
Over there now The viewthe group was divided as Golden Bachelor Great fan Sunny Hostin was disappointed.
“I fell for this nonsense,” Hostin, 55, said Friday. “I’m upset. I thought since they were older they would know better and could find love, but they didn’t.”
Ana Navarro
Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesCohost Alyssa Farrah Griffin added that the point of shows like The Golden Bachelor It’s not about finding “lasting love,” but rather observing and seeing if “the social experiment works.” Ana Navarromeanwhile had a harsher opinion.
“For six months you tortured me every Friday and made me talk about this topic that I can’t stand because I think it’s artificial and complete nonsense,” Navarro, 52, said The view’s weekly Golden Bachelor Discussions during the season. “So today I can say, ‘I told you so, I told you so, I told you so.'”
Sarah Haines shared that, in her opinion, Turner and Nist’s biggest mistake was rushing into marriage, but Navarro disagreed.
“The mistake was trying to fake a relationship and love on national television,” Navarro said. “I had pimples that lasted longer than this marriage.”
The group is rounded off by: Joy Behar joked during the segment, “She’s got money, he’s got Viagra.” They’ll be fine.”
Turner and Nist announced Friday that they were ending their marriage. Us weekly Later that day, news broke that Turner had officially filed the paperwork. After their wedding in January, the two looked for a place to live together in New Jersey or South Carolina, but couldn’t come to an agreement.
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist protected their assets when they decided to get married. Gerry, 72, and Theresa, 70, tied the knot in January, just four months after Bachelor Nation fans saw their televised engagement on The Golden Bachelor finale in September 2023. However, three months later, the couple called it quits. Speaking of which […]
“What strikes me most in our conversations is how committed we both are to our families,” Turner said. “When we look at these situations, I think that living apart is simply best for the happiness of each of us. I still love this person, there is no doubt in my mind. I cheer for her every day.”
Although the two’s relationship was short-lived, both thanked Bachelor Nation for cheering them on throughout their journey.
“We received so much love and support from so many people who saw this Golden Bachelor, and I don’t think we can tell you how many people have told us that it has given them so much hope,” Nist said. “We don’t want that to change for anyone.”