(Golden) love is within the air!
In September 2023, dozens of seniors gave love one other likelihood as they competed on the first-ever season of The Golden Bachelor, a derivative of ABC’s beloved actuality courting present. Whereas the ladies had been searching for a reference to the primary Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, viewers had been falling in love with the contestants, who grew to become recognized for his or her fast wit, allure and dedication to discovering romance later in life.
Then got here The Golden Bachelorette, the place 24 males vied for Joan Vassos’ last rose, which she finally gave to Chock Chapple. With an extended listing of exes-turned-friends, Vassos used her distinctive benefit to attempt to play “matchmaker” between the boys from her season and the ladies she met on The Golden Bachelor.
“I’ve two of them speaking … I’ve one which hasn’t fairly labored out and I’ve one which I am about to do,” Vassos informed Leisure Tonight in November 2024. “My work right here isn’t completed.”
Now, with Bachelor in Paradise set to premiere in the summertime of 2025, a number of contestants — together with Leslie Fhima and Gary Levingston — have already been confirmed to be headed to the seaside. However whereas some are prepared to provide love one other shot on actuality TV, a number of different contestants have discovered connections off-screen, together with the primary Golden Bachelor himself, following his divorce from his last rose winner, Theresa Nist.
So, who from The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette has discovered love? This is all the things to learn about which contestants have entered relationships off-screen.
Gerry Turner and Lana
As the primary Golden Bachelor, Turner gave Nist his last rose. Although the pair obtained married in an elaborate on-screen wedding ceremony in January 2024, they introduced that April that they had been submitting for divorce.
One yr later, Turner has discovered love once more! Throughout an April 15 episode of Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt’s Bachelor Joyful Hour podcast, Turner revealed that he has a brand new girl, Lana, in his life.
“At this level, it is going nicely, however I do not wanna say an excessive amount of and jinx it,” he stated. “And I am attempting to respectfully get to a degree the place there’s a suitable period of time from my divorce.”
“Possibly that is an old school thought, you already know, perhaps it would not matter as a lot as I feel it does, however to be respectful, I form of need to sluggish roll this,” Turner stated, including that he already informed Nist he was courting somebody in order that the information would not be “stunning.”
Turner shared that his new girlfriend has met his daughters, Angie and Jenny, who’ve shaped their very own reference to Lana’s youngsters.
“We have been round one another briefly, but it surely’s been enjoyable. It has been a really pleasant encounter,” Turner stated.
Only a few days later, the truth TV star informed TMZ that the pair met after Lana reached out on Fb. Although Turner ignored her first message, she tried once more, sharing that she grew up in a city near his in Indiana. This time, he was intrigued, they usually went on their first date in March.
Mark Anderson and Barbara Woods
After showing on Vassos’ season, Mark Anderson — Kelsey Anderson’s dad — discovered love with One Tree Hill alum Barbara Alyn Woods.
They first sparked romance rumors in October 2024 when the actress posted an Instagram picture of the pair wearing a pair’s costume — Cinderella and Prince Charming — for Halloween.
Throughout a current look on the Drama Queens podcast, Woods opened up in regards to the early days of their relationship, together with how she DM’d Anderson after watching him in the course of the hometown episodes of Joey Graziadei’s season, when Kelsey took the Bachelor dwelling to fulfill her household.
“Mark was there being all cute and dimply and candy and like, ‘Who’s that man?’ ” she stated.
Nevertheless, Anderson did not reply to her message and was quickly introduced as a contestant on The Golden Bachelorette. Woods recalled considering, “They’re taking my boyfriend away from me.”
The actress admitted she watched each week to see if he would get despatched dwelling, however she did not have to attend too lengthy for a response: earlier than his exit was aired, Anderson lastly answered one among her messages. The pair started texting and “it has been nonstop” since then.
The actress described Anderson as “the nicest, warmest, most loving, giving particular person I’ve ever met in my life.”
Susan Noles and Frédéric
Throughout an April 2025 episode of her Bachelor Joyful Hour: Golden Hour podcast, Noles revealed that she has discovered her “particular person”: a French native named Frédéric.
The Golden Bachelor fan-favorite informed her co-host Kathy Swarts that though she had been “speaking about being single,” it was simply because she needed to see the place issues had been going to go together with her new beau.
“I do know what I felt, however needed to ensure we had been each on the identical web page and I simply should share that we’re,” Noles stated. “We had been having enjoyable and had been simply seeing the place issues are going and now, I can actually say he’s the true deal.”
Noles and Swarts had been on trip in Saint Martin when the previous met Frédéric on a courting app. When it got here time to fulfill him in particular person, she requested Swarts to tag alongside on the date in order that she may assist translate and make the preliminary introduction earlier than Frédéric confirmed Noles a translation app.
As for his or her connection, Noles described him as “great” and stated there was a whole lot of “chemistry” between them. Since February, Noles has traveled again to Saint Martin 4 instances and begun to take French classes, and the pair have even exchanged “I like yous.”
“I discovered the love of my life,” Noles stated. “Simply whenever you assume it’s by no means going to occur, it occurs.”
Man Gansert and Johanna Boston
Gansert — who was the runner-up in Vassos’ season — hard-launched his new relationship on Instagram on April 1 (although it wasn’t an April Idiot’s joke!).
“I HAVE FOUND MY PERSON ❤️,” he wrote within the caption, tagging Johanna Boston within the put up.
Vassos commented, “I’m so blissful for you and I hope she is aware of how fortunate she is. You’re golden my buddy!”
Just a few weeks later, he shared a compilation of images of Boston on Instagram, writing, “That is Johanna – my particular person. 💫.”
“Johanna isn’t solely stunning outdoors however is variety considerate blissful energetic and has a coronary heart of gold 💛,” Gansert wrote. “I’m so extremely grateful for the chance that The Golden Bachelorette gave me to fulfill Johanna.”
He continued, “Generally, life has a method of bringing the appropriate individuals into your world whenever you least count on it. And let me let you know, I really discovered my particular person. 💕”
Sandra Mason and Charles King
Some contestants do not even have to go to Paradise to fulfill different Bachelor Nation alums.
In January 2025, Sandra Mason — from Turner’s season — shocked followers when she shared a sequence of images of herself and King — from Vassos’ season — on Instagram, from what gave the impression to be a dinner date. Within the caption, she included the hashtag “by no means kiss and inform.”
The pair then gave extra particulars of their date night time to Bachelor Nation, explaining that they met at Vassos’ “Males Inform All” episode and later related on-line, promising to the touch base in the event that they had been ever in one another’s respective cities. So, when Mason visited Los Angeles, she known as King they usually scheduled a date night time.
“We had a extremely actually nice time collectively. The vibe was wonderful,” King informed Bachelor Nation.
After calling her an “unbelievable girl,” King shared a few of his favourite issues about Mason, from her “elegant allure” to her “straightforwardness.”
As for Mason, she known as King “the final word gentleman,” happening to say that it was one of many “greatest dates” she has had in a very long time.
“Generally a hug simply isn’t sufficient, so we did step into the lip-to-lip zone for a minute, however a woman doesn’t inform!” she teased.
As for the place their relationship stands, King is making ready to maneuver to South Africa for work for the subsequent few years, however they’ve continued to remain in contact for the reason that date. Whereas issues is likely to be on pause as he heads internationally, the pair every shared that they “by no means know what the long run holds.”
