The drumbeat of criticism is rising louder and louder for Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and his now-estranged spouse Theresa Nist after they revealed on Friday that they’re splitting up following simply three months of marriage.
The primary public determine to criticize the duo was Al Roker (sure, actually), who had some not-so-nice issues to say hours after the cut up was revealed. Ana Navarro then slammed the pair throughout Friday’s episode of The View, too. And now, the decision of criticism is coming from inside the Bachelor Nation household!!
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As you’ll recall from our prior reporting, on Friday, former Bachelor Nation star Ashley Iaconetti took to her Instagram Tales to query Turner and Nist’s claims about why they’re splitting up. However that Tales skepticism wasn’t sufficient! Ashley felt so strongly about calling out the septuagenarians over their quickie divorce that she and Nearly Well-known podcast co-host Trista Sutter welcomed ex-Bachelor Bob Guiney onto their pod over the weekend to speak extra about it!
As longtime Bachelor Nation viewers know, the now-52-year-old Guiney was the star of season 4 of The Bachelor waaaaay again in 2003. So, he led the present very early AND he’s seen its improvement ever since. Thus, he is aware of Bachelor brouhahas! And he’s NOT pleased with how Turner and Nist’s story performed out, both! Talking candidly to Ashley and Trista, Bob known as the Golden Bachelor‘s story “essentially flawed,” saying:
“One thing will need to have been essentially flawed from the soar since you don’t let somebody spend a pair million bucks in your wedding ceremony and televise it for the world to see to then simply enable it to crash and burn so shortly.”
Yikes!
Bob then questioned why the 72-year-old Turner and the 70-year-old Nist didn’t “perhaps pump the brakes” on transferring so shortly into marriage — or presumably even get {couples} counseling extra just lately — earlier than permitting issues to fail so quick simply three months after tying the knot. Guiney defined:
“Perhaps they don’t stay the lifetime of a married couple — like a hardcore married couple at this second as a result of they’re already residing individually. Perhaps they only kind of take a couple of minutes and, I don’t know, attempt to salvage this entire factor.”
Looks as if a slowdown would have been smart, proper?! Simply pause for a minute and work issues out. Particularly for 2 individuals who have been across the block like Gerry and Theresa. Age doesn’t mechanically beget knowledge, however, like, come on… Bob went on to notice how from his POV, asserting a divorce like this simply 90 days after a televised wedding ceremony reeks of not doing every little thing potential to avoid wasting their connection:
“I don’t care if you would like the divorce otherwise you don’t need the divorce. It sucks it doesn’t matter what. On the finish of the day, it’s like — I’m sorry — you don’t make that step with out exhausting every little thing you can exhaust when you really love that individual. I can say as somebody who went by means of a divorce.”
Guiney isn’t kidding about that final half! His activate The Bachelor ended with a relationship with Estella Gardinier. The 2 didn’t get engaged or married, although, and cut up shortly after the present ended. Bob then went on to marry Rebecca Budig in 2004 earlier than divorcing her in 2010. He’s now at present married to Jessica Canyon. So, he’s been across the block with love, marriage, and failed relationships! And that’s why he’s tremendous suspicious about Gerry and Theresa — and the supposed rift that got here up as a result of pair residing in separate states even after they acquired married. Guiney mentioned:
“For those who’re a pair that every one you’ve ever identified resides aside, which is them, then I’ve a tough time. I’ve a tough time accepting the truth that they weren’t going to stay collectively is why they’re getting divorced.”
Oof. Like we mentioned, the drumbeat of criticism simply retains getting louder across the now-embattled Golden Bachelor stars. Ideas, y’all?? What do U make of Guiney’s name out right here — and all of the others which have cropped up since Friday’s divorce announcement?!
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