It’s been just barely over a year since Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced their divorce, dashing the dreams we had for The Golden Bachelor’s premiere couple, and what a difference a year can make. After revealing that he was dating again, Turner has gone public with details of his relationship with Lana Sutton. Meanwhile, as Bachelor in Paradise prepares for a Golden twist when it airs on the 2025 TV schedule, another cast member has weighed in on who Turner’s ex-wife might match with.
Gerry Turner’s New Girlfriend Has Been Identified
The first (and so far only) Golden Bachelor seemed just smitten when he discussed the woman who became the love of his life after his divorce from Theresa Nist. Now we know exactly who is responsible for changing Gerry Turner’s views on love at first sight. Lana Sutton, a retired teacher in her mid-50s who is also the part-owner of a production company, made the first move, TMZ reports, reaching out to Turner via Facebook.
Despite apparently sharing several mutual friends and accepting her friend request, Gerry Turner said he ignored the first DM he received from Sutton. However, then she sent another message saying she’d grown up in Indiana about 20 minutes from him, and that sparked the couple’s first conversation.
Gerry Turner and Lana Sutton had their first date in March when he took her out to eat (what, no pickleball?), and he said they’ve been pretty much inseparable ever since. Turner has met Sutton’s parents, while she has met his kids and pickleball pals (ah, there’s the pickleball!). The newest Bachelor Nation love interest has three children and one grandson, who was born in September 2024, per Swoon.
Could Theresa Nist Show Up On Bachelor In Paradise?
Gerry Turner seems to be thriving in his love life, so what about his ex-wife? There’s been no update in the romance department for the New Jersey resident, so is there a possibility she’ll show up on Bachelor in Paradise? While Turner took a hard pass on the beachy spinoff, Nist hasn’t said one way or another whether we’ll see her, so I’m keeping my hopes up.
Only one woman from The Golden Bachelor has been confirmed for Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 so far, and that’s runner-up Leslie Fhima. She can’t spill the tea on who else has been cast, but she did have an idea for who her good friend Theresa Nist might connect with — Keith Gordon from Joan Vassos’ season of The Golden Bachelorette. Fhima said on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast:
“Keith seems really funny, and I haven’t met him, but he seems really funny. And Theresa is funny. She has a good sense of humor. You know, I could maybe see them having fun together.”
Humor is definitely important, and I think Leslie Fhima might actually be on to something, because I can see Theresa Nist and Keith Gordon together. However, he — like Gerry — is from Indiana, so maybe we should get his opinion on cornfields up-front, just in case!
