Gerry Turner understands his ex’s place. ET’s Denny Directo spoke with The Golden Bachelor‘s main man the day after the present’s first-ever season finale aired, and Gerry revealed how he reacted to Leslie Fhima not accepting his apology.
The state of affairs occurred on Thursday evening’s episode, wherein Gerry tearfully ended issues with Leslie, clearing the best way for his proposal to Theresa Nist.
Throughout the dwell portion of the finale, Leslie, who had exchanged I like yous together with her ex, confronted Gerry, telling him, “I feel like you painted a picture for me of what our life could look like.”
Gerry defined that, all through his journey, he gave every lady his “undivided attention,” and, in doing that, obtained caught up in moments with every particular person.
Whereas Leslie did not settle for Gerry’s apology, she stated she understood it. “I wish I could’ve done better,” Gerry advised Leslie.
Trying again on that dialog, Gerry advised ET that he does “fully understand” why Leslie wasn’t fast to forgive him.
“I mean, she was hurt. I was hurt,” Gerry stated. “I had no expectations of what I wanted from Leslie, except that I wanted her to feel better at the end of the conversation than at the beginning.”
“I mean, there’s a need for closure. There’s a need for clarity within that conversation,” he added. “I fully understand where she’s at.”
Whereas the season resulted in heartbreak for Leslie, it concluded with love for Theresa, who is gearing as much as wed Gerry in a ceremony that shall be televised dwell.
Attending to that fortunately ever after was no straightforward feat, although, as Theresa needed to watch her soon-to-be husband fall in love with a number of ladies because the present aired.
“I watched it with my family. I watched with my daughter, her husband, my three grandsons. First of all, you never know what you’re going to see. You know what you experienced, but you don’t know what you’re going to see,” Theresa advised ET. “… We had spoken so in depth about what the entire experience was, so I was prepared, although there’s nothing like actually seeing it on TV. Some of it was shocking.”
For Theresa, probably the most tough a part of watching The Golden Bachelor was seeing Gerry break up with Religion Martin, his second runner-up.
“I balled my eyes out that night. It was very hard. She’s wonderful. We love Faith. Absolutely love her,” Theresa stated. “I talk to Faith all the time. Faith and Leslie were actually my best friends in the house. What are the chances? But I love all the women. They were spectacular.”
Now, Theresa and Gerry are targeted on happier issues, and hope that their love story shall be inspirational to folks of all ages.
“There’s hope at every single age to find that person that you love,” Theresa stated. “I just hope they don’t think that they have to sit home, do nothing, just spend the rest of their lives gardening or knitting. Get out there, and open your heart and be vulnerable.”
Look again at Gerry Turner‘s journey for love with ET’s protection of The Golden Bachelor.
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