“Golden Bachelor” Jerry Turner and his wife, Teresa Nest, announced Friday that they are divorcing, three months after their televised wedding.
“Teresa and I had a number of heart-to-heart conversations and looked closely at our situation and our living situation and so on and we kind of came to a mutual conclusion that maybe it was time for us to dissolve our marriage,” Turner, 72, said.Good morning America“.
The couple married in a televised ceremony in January after meeting last fall on the first season of “The Golden Bachelor,” a spinoff of ABC’s long-running reality dating show “The Bachelor.”
Nest, 70, thanked the fans for their support.
“I don't think we can tell you how many people have told us that it gave them so much hope,” she said. “We don't want any of that to change for anyone.”
Turner and Nest did not mention the reason that led to their separation, but they indicated that they were having difficulty deciding where to live. Nest is a financial services professional from New Jersey, and Turner is a retired restaurateur from Indiana.
The couple told ABC News' Juju Chang in November that they planned to live in South Carolina.
“We looked at homes in South Carolina, we thought about New Jersey, we looked at homes after homes,” Nest said. “But we never got to the point where we made that decision.”
Turner and Nest captured hearts during the first season of “The Golden Bachelor,” where seniors were given the opportunity to find love. Turner was searching for a romantic partner after the death of his high school sweetheart, Toni, in 2017.
Although their marriage was short-lived, Turner and Nest said they still love each other.
“There's no doubt in my mind I still love her,” he said. “I root for her every day.”
“Yes, I still love him,” Nest added.
