The Golden Bachelorette Spoilers Reveal Joan’s Winner & It’s Someone You Won’t Expect (2024)

As Taylor Swift says, love is golden and nothing proves that more than The Golden Bachelorette spoilers and Joan’s winner. Joan Vassos, who self-eliminated in 12th place on The Golden Bachelor Season 1 with Gerry Turner, was announced as the first Golden Bachelorette in May 2024, two months after ABC greenlit The Golden Bachelorette for a first season.

Joan, a 61-year-old Private School Administrator from Rockville, Maryland, sent herself home in Week 3 of The Golden Bachelor to be with her daughter, who was having a medical emergency. Joan is a mother of four and grandmother of two who was widowed after 32 years of marriage when her late husband, John Vassos, died in 2021 from pancreatic cancer. He was 59 years old.

“I did not want to spend my life alone, so I knew that I had to take action, but my heart wasn’t there at all,” Joan told CNN in May 2024 of why she applied to be on The Golden Bachelor. “I was saying to my friend, ‘How in the world do you date now? Look around this restaurant. Everybody here is a couple. Everybody my age is married. All my friends are married.’” Once she got home, Joan saw a casting call for The Golden Bachelor on TV. “I was like, ‘The universe is talking to me,’” Joan said.

Joan’s Golden Bachelorette season started filming in late June 2024 and finished filming in early August 2024. Filming lasted for around one and a half months. In an interview with Us Weekly before The Golden Bachelorette‘s premiere, Joan confirmed that she was satisfied with how her season ended. “The journey ended exactly like it should. I feel like I found a lot of love and there’s all different kinds of love,” Joan said. “I feel like every one of these men are gonna be in my life forever. We shared really, really intimate things about our lives and we are bonded. So I think I found a lot of love actually this season.”

Joan also recalled second-guessing herself when filming on night one of The Golden Bachelorette and whether the men were really there for her. “I remembered how terrified I was when I was in the limo,” she told Rolling Stone. “I second-guessed why I was there, so I had such empathy for the guys each time the limo came up. I think about older men and how fragile they are when it comes to their feelings. They’re putting themselves out there in a big way and I was really conscious that they were going to get hurt. I just wanted them to do their best and I wanted them to feel really good about themselves when all of this gets shown on national TV.”

But what happens exactly? Did Joan get engaged? Did she find love? Reality Steve’s Golden Bachelorette spoilers, including who Joan’s winner was, answers most of those questions. Read on for what happened during Joan’s Golden Bachelorette season ahead.

  • Chock got the first One-on-One Date

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    Chock Chapple, a 60-year-old Insurance Executive from Wichita, Kansas, got the first One-on-One Date of The Golden Bachelorette Season 1. For the date, Joan and Chock went to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where they were seen talking on a bench near Sleeping Beauty’s castle and standing from a balcony on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

    (GOLDEN BACHELORETTE SPOILER): Remember the guy that Joan had her first 1-on-1 date at Disneyland with? He’s been identified. His name, age, and occupation in the tweet below… pic.twitter.com/FzAAndl1z9

    — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) July 8, 2024

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    A video and photo from Golden Bachelorette Joan’s 1-on-1 date at Disneyland yesterday pic.twitter.com/mHD30sLJI8

    — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) June 25, 2024

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  • Gil was edited out after news of his restraining order

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    Gil Ramirez, a 60-year-old Educator from Mission Viejo, California, was edited out of The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 to receive less screen time after People reported in September 2024 that Gil’s ex-girlfriend filed a temporary restraining order against him on June 11, which was days before production began on The Golden Bachelorette.

    Gil’s ex-girlfriend was granted a temporary restraining order citing “harassment — emotional.” “Despite telling him to not contact me, come to my house — he made repeated unwanted contact with me, family members and friends,” the ex-girlfriend claimed in the request for a domestic violence restraining order, though she also clarified she had not been physically injured by Gil. “25 attempts daily via phone, texts, video. Although lives an hour away — showed up at places I frequent to confront me on a daily basis.” A judge granted a temporary restraining order that same day.

    A source close to production on The Golden Bachelorette told People that a background check was conducted on Gil—like all contestants on The Bachelor franchise—however, the restraining order didn’t come up because “this filing occurred in the brief period between completion of our thorough background investigation and exhaustive vetting process, and the beginning of production.”
    The source also confirmed that, due to the news of Gil’s restraining order, The Golden Bachelorette has “further edited his already limited screen time and minimized him in promotional assets moving forward.” News of Gil’s restraining order also came after The Bachelorette Season 21 winner Devin Strader was also exposed for having a restraining order against him in 2017 after he was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s home in Louisiana.

  • Mark went home before Hometown Dates

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    Mark Anderson, a 57-year-old Army Veteran from Leesville, Louisiana, went home before Hometown Dates and did not make it to Joan’s final four, according to Reality Steve. Reality Steve confirmed Mark was eliminated before Hometown Dates because he was in an Instagram Story posted by his son around the time Joan filmed her Hometown Dates. Mark is also the father of The Bachelor Season 28 winner, Kelsey Anderson, who is engaged to Joey Graziadei. He previously appeared as part of Kelsey’s Hometown Date on Joey’s Bachelor season.

  • Joan’s Hometown Dates

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    Joan’s final four who received Hometown Dates on The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 were Jordan Heller, Chock Chapple, Pascal Ibgui, and Guy Gansert. Joan’s four Hometown Dates was an increase from the three Hometown Dates Gerry Turner had on Season 1 of The Golden Bachelor.

    Jordan is from Riverwood, Illinois, but now lives in Chicago; Chock is from Wichita, Kansas; Pascal is from Glencoe, Illinois, but now lives in Chicago; while Guy is from Reno, Nevada. According to photos shared by Reality Steve, Joan and Pascal went to Hometown Coffee & Juice in Glencoe, and Joan and Jordan went to the Chicago Riverwalk.

    Jordan, a 61-year-old Sales Manager, was sent home in fourth place at the rose ceremony after Hometown Dates, according to Reality Steve.

    (GOLDEN BACHELORETTE SPOILER): Joan on a hometown date in Glencoe, Illinois today with Pascal Ibgui, 69 yrs old. He owns the Pascal Pour Elle hair salon in Glencoe. Ironically enough, they’re actually eating at Hometown Coffee and Juice in Glencoe in the pic. pic.twitter.com/gduo64496J

    — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) July 16, 2024

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    (GOLDEN BACHELORETTE SPOILER): Joan on another hometown date yesterday in Chicago at the Riverwalk with Jordan Heller, 61 yrs old. pic.twitter.com/DdKih1WLaq

    — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) July 18, 2024

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  • Joan’s Final Three

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    Joan’s final three who received Fantasy Suite Dates on The Bachelorette Season 1 were Chock Chapple, Pascal Ibgui, and Guy Gansert. Either Guy, a 66-year-old ER Doctor from Reno, Nevada, or Pascal, a 69-year-old Salon Owner from Glencoe, Illinois, went home after Fantasy Suite dates, though Reality Steve couldn’t confirm who. Guy was sent home by Joan, while Pascal self-eliminated. Guy is also the ex-husband of former Nevada Senate member Heidi Gansert.

  • Joan didn’t have sex during Fantasy Suite Dates

    Joan revealed in an interview with The View on September 20, 2024, that she didn’t have sex with any of her three finalists during her Fantasy Suite Dates because she didn’t want to sleep with more than one man. “I would never have a physical relationship with more than one person,” she said. “I said [that] right away. I wanted to do fantasy suites because there’s a lot of value being able to talk to someone without cameras. So I said, ‘I want to do fantasy suites, but I don’t want a bed in there. I’m taking that off the table.’”

    She also explained that Fantasy Suites were more about “emotional intimacy” than a “physical relationship” for her. “The men were also very respectful about that and kind of liked the idea,” she said. “They thought it was a good idea. I’m not judging anyone else the way they did it, just for me, that was the way to do it.”

  • Pascal self-eliminated in the finale

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    Pascal Ibgui, a 69-year-old Salon Owner from Glencoe, Illinois, self-eliminated in either the final two or three on The Bachelorette Season 1 as he wasn’t in love with Joan, according to Reality Steve. That means that either Pascal or Guy Gansert, a 66-year-old ER doctor from Reno, Nevada, was Joan’s runner-up.

  • Joan’s winner on The Golden Bachelorette

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    Chock Chapple, a 60-year-old Insurance Executive from Wichita, Kansas, was the winner of The Golden Bachelorette Season 1, according to Reality Steve. Joan gave Chock her last rose at the final rose ceremony in The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 finale, which he accepted. Reality Steve could not confirm whether Joan and Chock got engaged.

    Reality Steve previously reported that Guy Gansert, a 65-year-old ER Doctor from Reno, Nevada, was Joan’s winner, however, he later corrected himself and reported that Joan chose Chock and sent Guy home in either the final three or final two. He also originally reported that Pascal Ibgui, a 69-year-old Salon Owner, from Glencoe, Illinois, was Joan’s runner-up and self-eliminated in the final two. Reality Steve later corrected himself maintaining that Pascal self-eliminated but couldn’t confirm whether it was in the final two or three.

    If Joan and Chock got engaged, it’s almost certain the ring was designed by Neil Lane, a celebrity jeweler, who has created engagement rings for The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise since 2008. Former host Chris Harrison told Entertainment Weekly in 2016 that Bachelor Nation couples must stay together for a set amount of time, otherwise they need to return the free engagement ring to Neil Lane. “There’s some rule, after a certain number of years, you get to keep it anyway,” he said. “But after months… it goes back.”

    Lane told StyleCaster in 2016 that he doesn’t know what happens to the rings after couples break up, but that he creates them with the goal that the couple stays together. “I make rings hoping that people stay together forever, but after they get the ring, I don’t have a say in it, and what happens after that, I don’t know,” he said. “Where the ring goes, I have to say, I don’t really know. I just say it goes to ring heaven.”

    Read The Golden Bachelorette’s official biography and fun facts for Joan’s winner, Chock, below:

    “Chock is quite the catch! He’s kind, loves adventure, and has had a successful career owning his own business. Chock has a very full life with his kids, his adorable black Lab Super Tubbs, and his work, but he knows he’s missing the one thing he wants most — love. Chock truly believes love can be found at any age and is enthusiastic about finding that spark again. He’s hoping this is his moment to meet the adventurous, compassionate woman he’s been looking for. When Chock isn’t working or spending time with his kids, he loves exercising and rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs. His guilty pleasure is shopping, and he can’t resist a good sale! Chock is totally a relationship guy, so let’s see if Joan is the long-term love he’s been dreaming of.

    Fun Facts:
    • Chock is a self-proclaimed grill master.
    • Chock once went nighttime shark diving in Australia
    • Chock hopes that Chevy Camaros with T-tops make a comeback.”

  • Joan may not be engaged

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    Reality Steve couldn’t confirm whether Joan and Chock got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony in The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 finale, and Joan even hinted in an interview with People in September 2024 that getting engaged wasn’t important to her on The Golden Bachelorette, especially after Gerry Turner’s divorce from his winner, Theresa Nist, following The Golden Bachelor Season 1.

    “I said all along I didn’t need to leave engaged,” Joan said. “My goal was to leave in a committed relationship. I wanted to have somebody I saw a future with and that we wanted to see how it works in the real world outside of the Bachelor bubble. I didn’t want to go through all of this and be at the same place I was when I came to the mansion.”

    Joan also told People that she also didn’t plan on moving from Maryland, where she lives with her family, for her Golden Bachelorette winner. (After their breakup, Gerry and Theresa cited distance and their disagreement over where they should live as the main reason for their divorce.)

    “I would never want to leave my family,” Joan said. “My kids and my grandkids all live really close to me and not being close to them all the time would not work for me. They’re the most important people in my life. I felt that anybody that I would be a good match for, they would have the same family values as I have and would not want to leave their family.”

The Golden Bachelorette Spoilers Reveal Joan’s Winner & It’s Someone You Won’t Expect (2024)

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