Before Gerry Turner embarks on a new journey as The Golden Bachelor, he is reminiscing about his late wife, Toni Turner, who passed away in 2017.
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Summary
- The Golden Bachelro lead Gerry Turner tearfully reminisces about his late wife Toni’s death, revealing details of her illness.
- Toni Turner’s health deteriorated due to a bacterial infection that affected her kidneys and liver, leading to her passing away.
- Gerry shares the heartbreaking journey of the last days with Toni, including a visit to the emergency room on July 7 and her death on July 15.
Gerry Turner is ready to embark on a new journey as The Golden Bachelor, but before his reality TV stint begins, he tearfully reminisced about his late wife, Toni Turner. The Indiana resident is making history as the oldest lead on The Bachelor franchise at 71 years old. Gerry is looking for a second chance at love after losing Toni in 2017, who was his high school sweetheart.
In a new trailer for The Golden Bachelor season 1 posted by Bachelor Nation on ABC on YouTube, Gerry revealed details about his late wife Toni’s death. “From June 6, it didn’t go according to plan at all,” he explained, with tears streaming down his face.
Gerry continued, “She became ill and her situation got worse over a couple weeks. And so, we went to the emergency room and she had a bacterial infection that infected her kidneys and affected her liver.” He also noted that he took Toni to the emergency room on July 7, but she sadly passed away days later on July 15.
Source: Bachelor Nation on ABC/YouTube