Joan Vassos got some words of wisdom from Gerry Turner after she was named the first-ever Golden Bachelorette . ET's Denny Directo spoke to the newest franchise lead just before filming for her season kicked off, and she revealed that her ex, whom she dated on The Golden Bachelor , gave her some advice about her journey for love . "We text all the time.
He's a very, very good friend," Joan told ET of Gerry, who's since gotten divorced from his final pick, Theresa Nist. "He did this so well. He kind of created the road map that we have now.
There's no rulebook, and he kind of wrote it a little bit." "He exemplified somebody who is very open and vulnerable. He said that's what you need to be from day one, because you don't have a lot of time," she continued.
"This is a quick journey. You can't leave anything on the table. I feel like day one, starting conversation one, everything you do here is important.
" On The Golden Bachelor , Joan had to leave the show early due to a health concern with her daughter, making it all the more surprising to her that she was chosen as the franchise's next lead. "I so thought that I was gonna be that girl who left that nobody remembers. I truly believed that was gonna be the outcome," she said.
"I really was sad about that, honestly, because I loved being here. I think the process worked. I was sad when I had to leave, so having the opportunity to come back and [having] people actually remember me a little bit [is amazing].
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