The former NFL pro can currently be seen ushering 72-year-old widower Gerry Turner in his journey to find love again in ‘The Golden Bachelor’
Jesse Palmer is hoping to see a Golden Bachelorette have her shot at finding love.
When asked if he’d be interested in hosting a spinoff of The Golden Bachelor, the 45-year-old told E! News, “Absolutely. I really hope that’s the case.”
That said, Palmer noted that it’s ultimately show executives’ call.
“I can’t speak on behalf of executives or anybody else, obviously,” the former NFL quarterback explained. “I’m sure everyone’s waiting to see how this one goes first. But I know there are thousands of women across America deserving of that.”
The early success of The Golden Bachelor certainly bodes well for a potential spinoff starring a leading lady in her 60s or beyond.
The Sept. 28 series debut — which introduced retired restaurateur and widow Gerry Turner, who’s searching for love after losing his wife of 43 years — attracted the biggest multi-platform audience for the Bachelor franchise since 2020’s Bachelorette season with Clare Crawley (and later Tayshia Adams), according to Variety.
The 22 women wooing Turner initially included women in their 60s and 70s who are making it known that it’s never too late to find a partner. They are also proudly busting senior stereotypes and embracing all that comes with aging.
In one memorable moment during the first group date of the season, Turner and 64-year-old fitness instructor Leslie Fhima adorably bond over the fact that they both wear hearing aids.
At the end of episode 2, Natascha Hardee joked on camera that chairs should be provided for the rose ceremonies, which famously run late into the night. “Do the rose ceremony in chairs,” she urged. “You have people 60, 70, and above.”
When Turner was introduced as the ABC franchise’s first-ever Golden Bachelor last month, he touched on what is likely a big factor in the show’s resonance and appeal with viewers. “It’s never too late to fall in love again,” he said on Good Morning America. “Don’t give up, there’s always possibilities.”
