And the first Golden Bachelorette is...
Okay, okay, we know we are getting ahead of ourselves as ABC has yet to officially announce if there will be a female-helmed spinoff of The Golden Bachelor. And we still have to attend Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist's wedding, which will be the televised live on Jan. 4, after the couple got engaged in the finale.
Still, Bachelor Nation is certainly hoping to see one of contestants from its first season hand out the roses in the future. And the inaugural lead himself Gerry Turner is ready to cheer them on.
"I absolutely do hope that is something that happens," Gerry told E! News in an exclusive interview at the Women Tell All taping. "But there's no way I could recommend one out of those 22 women that would be better than any of the others. They'd all be wonderful candidates for it."
But would they accept the offer?
Well, if you ask Kathy Noles, who was eliminated in week five, there would be multiple leads.
"Let me just say this to you so you don't have to ask it again with everyone that comes up," Kathy told E! News, "everyone would want to be the Golden Bachelorette."
While that would be our dream season, ABC will likely only anoint one woman to be their star and they are spoiled with several amazing options, including finalist Leslie Fhima, who felt "blindsided" by Gerry after he gave his final rose to Theresa.
So, grab a pint of ice cream (or perhaps a bowl of guacamole?) and dig in as we reveal what some of the fan-favorite ladies from Gerry's season had to say when we asked how they felt about possibly handing out roses as the first Golden Bachelorette:
The Golden Bachelor finale airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
(Originally publishe on Nov, 12, 2023 at 7 a.m. PT)