{"id":101500,"date":"2023-12-01T23:48:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101500"},"modified":"2023-12-01T23:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:48:34","slug":"golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-called-out-by-blindsided-runner-up-amid-pre-show-dating-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/celebrities\/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-called-out-by-blindsided-runner-up-amid-pre-show-dating-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner Called Out By &#039;Blindsided&#039; Runner-Up Amid Pre-Show Dating Scandal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things got SUPER intense during the <em>After the Final Rose<\/em> aftermath of <em>The Golden Bachelor<\/em>! And we are here for this drama just like we are for the regular seasons of\u00a0<em>The Bachelor<\/em> and\u00a0<em>The Bachelorette<\/em>!!<\/p>\n<p>The s**t hit the fan between <strong>Gerry Turner<\/strong> and his (SPOILER ALERT!) runner-up <strong>Leslie Fhima<\/strong>! For those needing a refresher, widow Gerry spent weeks courting multiple women and trying to find love again. (Despite the sob story he gave about not having dated in 45 years, a bombshell report later revealed he&#8217;s been lying and in the dating game since the month after his wife died). Eventually, our now not-so-golden bachelor ended up with two final women in the running for his heart: Leslie and <strong>Theresa Nist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He told both of the ladies he loved them. Clearly, the reality star hasn\u2019t watched the other shows in the franchise because that scenario never ends well for the lead. Towards the end, Gerry made it seem to Leslie and viewers that she was \u201cthe one.\u201d See (below):<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gerry Tells Leslie He Thinks She&#039;s &#039;The One&#039; - The Golden Bachelor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EPEMPmHaoqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But in a shocking twist, he broke up with her and sent her home! The 72-year-old said in their one-on-one conversation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked hard to try and learn as much about you and as much about Theresa that I possibility could. You\u2019re both wonderful, but only one of you is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His person turned out to be Theresa, who became engaged to Gerry in the finale. And if Gerry was hoping for an easy breakup with Leslie, that is not what he got! Because she went off on Gerry for lying and misleading her the entire time! While breaking down in tears, the 64-year-old claimed her ex-boyfriend \u201cmade it sound like you chose me\u201d during their time in the fantasy suites:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou said things to me that made me think that this was going to be it. You led me down a path and then you took a turn and left me there and that\u2019s how I feel. It\u2019s mind-boggling, to be honest, how you can talk to me all night, say you love me and then one day &#8212; not even a day, 12 hours later &#8212; you changed your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeez. You can tell how heartbroken she is. But girl, from the sounds of it, you dodged a bullet!<\/p>\n<p>When the former couple sat down to talk about their emotional breakup on <em>After the Final Rose<\/em>, Leslie shared with Gerry that she\u2019s feeling \u201cmuch better\u201d than the day they broke up. However, she didn\u2019t hesitate to let him have it! Leslie slammed him for making her think they were walking out of the show as an engaged couple and then blindsiding her with the breakup:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to tell you, Gerry, that I fell in love with you for so many reasons. I really did. I mean, the way you looked at me and your eyes sparkled, the way her nose prickled when you talked to me, the way we made each other laugh all the time. You got my stupid humor. I was myself with you co completely. The most important thing I fell in love with was your integrity. And because of your integrity, your words meant so much to me. I didn\u2019t take them for granted. I took them and I put them in my heart, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd everybody knows what you said on camera. But only you and I know it was said in  overnight. And I would never share that with anyone. It\u2019s our private time. But those words gave me 100 percent certainty that I was your girl. \u2026 And your words just meant so much to me, and that\u2019s why I was blindsided. Because I wasn\u2019t sure how it changed or what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Go OFF, Leslie!!!<\/p>\n<p>Gerry immediately apologized to Leslie for what happened, explaining:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so sorry, Leslie. I\u2019m so sorry. And when I came onto the show, my head was ready to go through the process  send people home. But what I realized is my heart wasn\u2019t ready. And with each passing rose ceremony and, especially with you, it became more and more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hmm. He went on to say that he didn\u2019t want to \u201churt anyone\u201d throughout this journey. However, the reality star got swept up in the process and realized too late who his person was all along:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were the person I believed was my person until I suddenly knew you weren\u2019t. And you asked, or you mentioned, you don\u2019t know where it went wrong. It didn\u2019t really go wrong, Leslie. It just was better with someone else. It was the right person in another direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ouch, Gerry! No one wants to hear that things were \u201cbetter with someone else,\u201d especially when you told the other woman how much you loved them. While Leslie understood his explanation, she refused to accept his apology right now. Good for you, girl!<\/p>\n<p>Sooooo can everyone agree that we want Leslie for <em>The Golden Bachelorette, <\/em>if <strong>ABC <\/strong>makes the spinoff?<\/p>\n<p>Reactions to the finale, Perezcious readers? Were you hoping for Gerry and Leslie to stay together? Or are you happy she&#8217;s not with him in light of the recent explosive expos\u00e9? 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