Yes, there was drama and conniving on the first night of “The Golden Bachelor.”
For those who feared the behind-the-back intrigue, melodrama and just plain oddness of past seasons would be missing were just plain wrong as 22 candidates, ages 60 to 75, met the first-ever senior-citizen Bachelor.
Widower Gerry Turner, 72, brought the laughter and dance moves and doled out first-night kisses despite promising his grandkids he wouldn’t.
Mostly, though, what came through on “Golden Bachelor” was contestants enjoying the titillating prospects of new love after years of fearing that those days might be past.
As self-proclaimed “fun-monger” Faith, who wowed Turner by zooming up to the Bachelor Mansion on a motorcycle, said: “We may not be as tight-skinned or as in shape. But I am not dead yet.”
Let’s ride through some “Golden Bachelor” highlights:
‘The Golden Bachelor’ women are hereMeet the contestants for Gerry Turner’s season.
April is primed for some ‘Golden Bachelor’ hellraising
April came to “Golden Bachelor” like a lion. The chicken-loving 65-year-old therapist from Port St. Lucie, Florida, immediately grabbed Gerry by the hand and plucked the tanned treasure away for private time, to the shock and dismayed clucking of the left-behind crew. As she cozied up to him, April presented a photo calendar in which every month was ― wait for it ― April.
“I’m a flirt,” she said. “It’s been 20 years for me. I need to get back into my game.”
Oh, she’s got game, and rightfully high…
