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‘The Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner Makes Big Career Move After Debuting New Romance
Gerry Turner has found love again, and now he’s making big moves in his professional life, too. The retired restauranteur is building his résumé with a new project.
After announcing the news on Wednesday, May 7, Turner shared more about what to expect from what he’s working on.
The Golden Bachelor alum has written a book called Golden Years, and it comes out on November 4! “I’m thrilled to be sharing my full story, thrilled to show I am defined by more than the Golden Bachelor,” he revealed. “I hope reading this book is an uplifting experience for all of you.”
The book is already available for preorder. According to the official synopsis, “In Golden Years, Gerry chronicles his grief after Toni’s death, his unbelievable experiences on The Golden Bachelor, and the life-altering lessons he took away from both. Rich with behind-the-scenes insights into filming the show and hard-won rules he lived by when putting himself back into the dating world, Golden Years tells Gerry Turner’s complete story for the first time.”
Turner was previously married to Toni for 43 years before her death in 2017. He went on to wed his Golden Bachelor final pick Theresa Nist in January 2024, but they divorced just months later.
Now, Turner is dating Lana Sutton, who lives near him in Indiana. The two first connected over Facebook and went public with their relationship in April. Turner admitted to feeling “love at first sight” with the retired teacher and has dished on their potential plans for marriage in the future.
“I don’t know that either of us necessarily would be looking to get married, but we’ve also said that’s not off the table,” he told People (Sutton is divorced.) “We’ve come to the comfortable agreement that we both want a long-term, committed, permanent relationship. [We feel like] we’re in that now.”
