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Joan Vassos Says She’s ‘In Love’ With 1 Of Her Final 2 Men in ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Finale Preview
The Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos said that she’s “in love” with one of her final two men in a teaser clip for the finale episode.
“I came on this journey because there’s an empty hole in my life that John left. I’ve spent so much time holding back,” Joan, 61, said in a confessional shared in a teaser clip, referencing her late husband’s death. “But I feel happy about my future now.”
The clip continued with Chock Chapple explaining that he could see himself “with Joan the rest of [his] life,” and he called the feeling “special.”
Meanwhile, Guy Gansert declared that he had “fallen in love” with Joan. “My intentions are to get down on my knee,” the ER doctor, 66, said in a private confessional.
Both Chock, 60, and Guy, 66, seemed confident in their relationships with Joan, while the leading lady explained she had an important realization while filming the finale episode.
“I woke up this morning and I realized it actually happened. I had only been in love with one person,” she said. “More than one now.”
Joan and John were married for 33 years before he died at the age of 59 in January 2021 following his battle with pancreatic cancer. They shared children Nicholas, Erica, Allison and Luke together.
Throughout the debut season of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan had been open about the guilt she felt for pursuing relationships after her marriage. However, she also credited the show for helping her grieve John’s death.
“I really struggled with that in the middle of the season,” she told People in an interview published on November 6. “The Bachelor gives you access to psychiatrists that are actually at the mansion with you on the show, and so I did that. I actually had an appointment with them and we talked about what it would be, why it was so hard for me to move on in this journey and that I felt like I was still in love with John and I never would not be in love with him. And they’re like, ‘Well, that’s fine.’”
During the process, Joan said she was instructed to imagine she had “a balloon in each hand.” While one balloon represented John, the other was “this other person that you have feelings for.” The psychiatrist told her, “You don’t have to let go of this one to have this one also … There’s room in your heart and in your memory for more than one person.’”
“I just needed to hear that it was OK,” Joan shared. “I didn’t have to not love John anymore, and I didn’t know that.”
Not only were the mental health professionals helpful, but Joan also said that the fast paced energy of the show helped her move forward from John’s death.
“I evolved a lot over the season,” she explained. “I came in there thinking that I was so ready to find love and then realized that it’s a way different journey than I thought it was going to be. But I feel like I grew, and I don’t think I ever would be where I am today if I hadn’t done this, because it kind of gave me the motivation to get through some of these emotions quickly because I wanted to end up with somebody.”
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