Gerry Turner, the first-ever Golden Bachelor, managed to find love again just a year after his divorce from Theresa Nist. The retired teacher from Indiana slid into his DMs multiple times until he finally noticed her.
Lana Sutton wanted to share with Gerry that she was less than half an hour away from him. The two went on a series of dates before making it official.
Key Takeaways:
- Gerry’s engagement comes one year after his divorce from Theresa Nist.
- The couple met through Instagram DMs.
- Theresa knew about Gerry’s relationship before it went public.
- Gerry first revealed his romance in April 2025.
Gerry Turner Popped The Question
In an Instagram post, Turner shared the shocking news with his fans. “We’ve got BIG news. The Golden Bachelor is OFF the market. I found my perfect match and she said ‘YES.’ I love this woman,” Turner exclaimed.
The news, however, came as a shock to Bachelor Nation fans, most of whom assumed that Turner wouldn’t find love again after his public wedding and divorce to Theresa Nist.
Why He Made It Official
Several factors led to the end of Turner and Nist’s marriage. In 2024, he was diagnosed with incurable cancer.
Still, that didn’t stop him from living life, even if it affected their marriage. There was also the issue that they couldn’t make their long-distance marriage work.
In a previous Instagram post, Turner revealed why his relationship with Sutton worked so well.
“Feeling grateful to have met such a kind-hearted woman. What a partner!” Turner wrote in the caption. What has also helped is that they don’t have to travel to see each other. (Find out why it works for Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple.)
In fact, the lack of distance has made the heart grow fonder. Turner and Sutton spend most of their time together. And they love traveling together.
Whirlwind Romance
Turner and Sutton’s first date was in March 2025. Then, in an April 2025 interview with TMZ, Terry confirmed that he was dating a woman in her mid-50s, who is also a part-owner of a video production company.
But he informed Nist about his relationship before making it public. Nist told Us Weekly that she was informed about Sutton. She had nothing but kind things to say about the couple.
“”Like, if this is the way it happened for him to find his person to go on the show, get married, and then find his person this way, then it was meant to be,” Nist said.
