WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE!
Summary
The Golden BachelorettestarJoan Vassos is already filming her hometown dates, and one of the men who received one has been revealed. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, is making history as the first-ever star ofThe Golden Bachelorette. She got her start on Gerry Turner’sGolden Bachelorseason, during which she had a strong connection with him. However, she had to leave the show early in order to attend to a family emergency. Now Joan is ready to continue her journey to find love duringThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1.
Joan gave one of her hometown dates to Charles “Chock” Chappell.
In an X post,Reality Steverevealed thatJoan gave one of her hometown dates to Charles “Chock” Chappell.
Joan and Chock traveled to his hometown of Wichita, Kansas on July 14. Chock was previously identified as the man who received Joan’s first one-on-one date, which took place in Disneyland. On theDaily Rounduppodcast, Reality Steve shared that he doesn’t know how many hometown dates Joan will have, or if Chock’s was her first one. DuringThe Golden Bachelor, Gerry had three hometown dates instead of the usual four.
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Mark Became A Fan Favorite During His Daughter’s Bachelor Season 28 Hometown Date
Reality Steve added that he has to assume that fan favorite Mark Anderson probably received a hometown datefrom Joan as well. It would be very exciting for Mark to receive a hometown date, considering thatThe Bachelorseason 28’s Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei would most likely make an appearance during it. It would be fun to see Mark on the other side of things after fans fell in love with him when he participated in Kelsey’s hometown date in Joey’s season. That’s never happened before in the history of theBachelorfranchise.
The Golden Bachelorettehometown dates will be very intriguing because they’ll involve Joan meeting her contestants' children and grandchildren, rather than their parents.Reality Steve had already reported thatChock is 60 years old, and the owner of Insurance Services Group in Wichita, Kansas. He’s divorced and has children with his ex-wife. Chock has a tragic element to his backstory, as he was engaged to someone else for a couple of years, until last year, when she unexpectedly passed away due to brain cancer.
Chock seems like a great match for Joan, who lost her husband of 32 years, John, to pancreatic cancer in 2021. Both Chock and Joan have been through unimaginable losses, and they will most likely bond over their experiences with grief, just like Gerry and Theresa Nist did onThe Golden Bachelor.The same is true of Mark, who lost his wife, Denise, to breast cancer in 2018. Hopefully, Joan found the next great love of her life in one of these men. She deserves to have her happily-ever-after.
The Golden Bachelorettepremieres on Wednesday, September 18 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.
The Golden Bachelorette
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The Golden Bachelorette: This reality series offers one woman in her later years the opportunity to find love, as a group of seasoned men compete for her affection. Participants bring diverse romantic histories, seeking a meaningful connection and a chance to build a promising future together.
