Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner Diagnosed with Cancer Weeks Before Theresa Nist Split, Both Share If It Impacted Their Decision to Break Up

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Amid rumors that Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist split over distance and indecision about where they should permanently settle, he’s now revealing that he was diagnosed with cancer after their wedding.

The 72-year-old Golden Bachelor alum got married to the 71-year-old winner of his season in January 2024, and in March, was diagnosed with cancer.

They split just a few weeks later. Keep reading to find out more… “There’s a topic that I haven’t wanted to talk about until now.

I think it’s time, also because it probably will clear up a lot of mystery around what happened back in February, March and April,” he shared with People. “As Theresa and I were trying very hard to find our lifestyle and where we were going to live and how we were going to make our life work, I was unfortunately diagnosed with cancer.” Some unusual blood work resulted in him finding out he has a bone marrow cancer called Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.