Who Does The Golden Bachelor Pick? Did Gerry Pick Theresa Or Leslie? 

That’s it!

The first season of “The Golden Bachelor” concluded Thursday, with 72-year-old bachelor Gerry Turner handing away his golden rose. Fans have watched as the “The Golden Bachelor” roster narrowed down from 22 potential bachelorettes to the last two contestants: Theresa Nist, a 69-year-old financial services worker, and Leslie Fhima, a 64-year-old fitness teacher.

So, who received Turner’s coveted rose on Thursday? Here is a glance.

Who Does Gerry Pick On The Golden Bachelor?

In an emotional season finale, Gerry Turner chose Theresa Nist. Turner assured the audience during the finale that he was quite pleased with his decision.

“She is a wonderful woman,” Turner stated about Nist before proposing to her. “She’s adorable and really affectionate. She’s intelligent, insightful, and intuitive. Someone to share both joy and grief. “I love her, and I know she loves me.”

Even before the finale, an Instagram post by TV blogger Reality Steve fueled speculation that Nist had won the show. However, several supporters voiced unhappiness with Turner’s move on social media.

“Leslie:(poor girl, she doesn’t deserve that,” one fan wrote on The Golden Bachelor’s Instagram picture. “He knew his decision and led her on.”

Who Does The Golden Bachelor Pick? Spoilers Ahead

The Golden Bachelor is not only engaged; he is getting married.

After nine TV weeks of flirting with 22 contestants, Indiana widower Gerry Turner, 72, finally – and joyously – finds his professed love, going down to one knee to propose to Theresa, 70, on Thursday’s “After the Final Rose” special, which followed the season finale.

Gerry’s last pick for the final two candidates in Costa Rica – Theresa, a financial services worker from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and Leslie, a 64-year-old Minneapolis fitness teacher – is pure Hollywood romance on a flower-filled outdoor stage.

“I love you 1,000%, and I’m never going to stop believing,” Gerry assures Theresa, using callback words from the couple’s romantic highlights. “Every day I choose you.”

What Happened To Leslie In The Golden Bachelor? 

How did things go bad for Leslie? She charmed Gerry from the start and claimed to have inspired the song “Sexy Dancer” written by one-time admirer Prince.

She and Gerry had the same kind of humor and kissed passionately on Minneapolis streets during hometown visits week. Gerry even told her she was “the one” during Fantasy Suites Week in Costa Rica, which feels like a lifetime ago.

However, Gerry’s position has shifted abruptly since the beginning of the finale. During her first meeting with Gerry’s overly curious daughters, Leslie reveals her commitment anxieties, which do not help matters.

“It scared me a little bit,” Leslie says of Gerry’s “’til death do us part” scenario. The decision might have been predetermined. Gerry is already so reserved that he significantly withdraws from I-love-yous with Leslie.

“I love you very, very much,” Leslie says. “That’s such a special sentiment,” Gerry responds. And then, “I can’t.” That is not what you want to hear.

Who Received The Final Golden Bachelor Rose?

Nonetheless, Gerry recovers as he always does. Engagement ready for Theresa, the native Iowan and present Hoosier asks the Costa Rican volcano and his late wife Toni if he should marry the woman from New Jersey.

Gerry recognizes it. His children are aware of this. Theresa has detractors, but she remains in the fight until she wins the ring. And they have a genuine relationship.

Gerry acts coy about the proposal, twisting his Golden Bachelor ethos. “I came to the realization that you’re not the right person to live with,” Gerry says to Theresa, who quails. (A dramatic pause.) “You’re the person I cannot live without.”

Theresa, of course, adores it. Gerry then offers her the final, golden rose, which she joyfully accepts.