Know More About Golden Bachelor Winner Theresa Nist, Gerry Turner’s Fiancee!
- Theresa Nist is the winner of this season’s The Golden Bachelor.
- Nist accepted Gerry Turner’s marriage proposal after he sent Leslie Fima home during the season finale of ABC’s reality series on Nov. 30.
- Find out about the woman who stole Turner’s heart.
Who is Theresa Nist?
Theresa Nist is the love of Gerry Turner’s life!
The star of The Golden Bachelor gifted his final rose to Theresa Nist after sending another contestant, Leslie Fhima home on November 30, the finale season of the ABC’s hit reality series.
Nist said Yes and then accepted the coveted flower when the star down down on one knee to ask her hand in marriage. It was Turner’s final day of his romantic journey to find true love after the passing of his late wife Toni.
Before accepting the ring, Nist said to be future husband,
“I know how sometimes it feels like the whole world thinks love is only for the young, and quite honestly, at the age of 70, I was beginning to feel that myself,”
“I’m so madly in love with you, Gerry, and I feel that for us, life isn’t over, the best is yet to come.”
The couple is planning to move to Charleston, S.C. together and is planning to tie the knot soon.
So, here’s everything you need to know about the soon-to-be Mrs. Turner.
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Nist hails from New Jersey
Theresa comes from Shrewsberry, New Jersey. But she and Turner told People that they are relocating to South Carolina now that they are an engaged couple.
Turner who currently lives in Indiana said,
“One of the things that I think fate played a hand in is the possibility of where we might wind up living,”
“For the last couple of years, when my family gets together, I’ve talked about moving to South Carolina, and it’s an idea I’ve toyed with.”
After this, Nist revealed that her son lives near Charleston in South Carolina. That made it easier for them to decide where they should have their new home.
Turner said,
“And all of a sudden it’s like, there’s a big problem that is gone,”
“The issue of compromising on where to live and how to reconcile families and all of that is, it’s no longer an issue.”
What does Theresa do for a living?
While Turner is living his life after retiring, Nist is still working.
She currently works as a financial services professional, as a senior compliance and operations liaison, at TFS Financial Services, as per the company’s website.
Her bio on the wealth management company’s website reads,
“The issue of compromising on where to live and how to reconcile families and all of that is, it’s no longer an issue.”
“Theresa began by trading her own account successfully, which gave her a great love of and appreciation for the markets.”
Does Theresa have kids and grandkids?
Nist is a mom of two children, a son Tommy, and a daughter Jen. She is a grandma of six: Brandon, Brody, Braxton, Dempsey, Leo, and Henry.
Three of her grandkids appeared on the hometown episode of the ABC show when Turner met the families of the women he was getting to know.
Turner asked Dempsey, Leo, and Henry how they felt about their grandmother dating him.
One said,
“She comes over a lot because she’s always lonely,”
“It would mean a lot to her if you guys get married.”
Turner, for his part, is a dad of two.
The reality star and his late wife Toni had two daughters together, Angie Warner and Jenny Young; Jenny has daughters Charlee, 16, and Payton, 21.
Nist and Turner are going to wed on live TV
The newly engaged couple revealed that they will be marrying in front of a live audience with an ABC wedding special on January 4.
Turner said after their engagement,
“We are going to get married, we’re going to do it as quickly as we can because at our age, we don’t have a lot of time to waste,”
“As quickly as we can put together a wedding plan, we’re getting married!”
Host Jesse Palmer then said,
“Save the date: Gerry and Theresa are getting married and guess what, we’re invited to the wedding because it will be live on ABC January 4,”
“How ’bout that? It’s so exciting!”
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