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Theresa Nist and Gerry Turnerโs journey came to an end โ but not because of his health battle.
The reality star who found love with Turner on Season 1 of โThe Golden Bachelorโ revealed that the pair โabsolutelyโ didnโt split over his cancer diagnosis.
โIt was a zero factor, zero. Absolutely. I was just so surprised that he even said that,โ Nist said on Thursdayโs episodeย of โThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast.โ โI knew about the cancer a long time ago. And the way Gary presented it to me was that, โThe doctor said that Iโm going to die of old age before this cancer gets to me.’โ
โHe bluffed it off, like it really wasnโt that important,โ she continued. โAnd he had no symptoms, and he still doesnโt. So we never had a conversation that said, โOh my gosh, youโre sick. I canโt stay with you now. I have to leave.โ That never happened.โ
Turner and Nist first got engaged at the end of 2023 on the show before saying โI doโ on a TV special in January 2024. But by April of that year, the exes announced in anย interview withย โGood Morning Americaโ that they were divorcing.
In December 2024, Turner revealed he had been diagnosed with a blood cell cancer, Waldenstrรถmโs macroglobulinemia, claiming it played into their split.
The reality star also noted that he and Nist each wanted to live close to their families in different states.
โWhen you are hit with that kind of news and the shock wears off after a few days or a few weeks and you regroup and you realize whatโs important to you, thatโs where you start to move forward,โ Turner told People. โAnd I hope that people understand in retrospect now that that had a huge bearing on my decisions and I think probably Theresaโs as well.โ
โThey interviewed him the day before they interviewed me,โ Nist continued on the podcast. โAnd right before my interview, they contacted me, and they said, โHey, we want to talk to you right now, because Gerry just came out and said that his illness was the reason you broke up.โ And I go, โWhat?โ I said, โNo, it wasnโt that.โ There was zero conversation about that being in it.โ
Although, at the time, the New Jersey resident felt maybe Turner believed what he was saying.
โIf that was the reason, it was in his mind only, never discussed as a reason. He said it was a factor that weighed heavily into my decision. And I would imagine Theresaโs, too,โ Nist confessed. โHe just imagined. But it had nothing to do with it. Nothing. I would have never left my husband over in illness. I stayed with my husband, Billy. I mean, for years he was sick, and he passed away at home. He was in hospice. I mean, it was really pretty bad. But I would never leave โฆ Thatโs just not me. That wouldnโt happen.โ
Turner, meanwhile, revealed in April, per TMZ, that heโs datingย a retired school teacher named Lana,ย who also lives in Indiana.
โI really am happy for him,โ Nist, whoโs also dating, stated. โAnd if he had to find his person by going this circuitous route, then he did, then it was successful. He found someone that really suits him, and thatโs wonderful. So I think it worked out the way it was supposed to work out.โ
In September, the finance whiz made it clear she had no hard feelingsย toward Turner.
โSo Gerry and I have spoken,โ Nist exclusively told The Post in September 2024. โWe donโt speak regularly.ย I would sayย I wish him all the best, and I can see that he has so many friends, and Iโm so happy for him that he does.โ
โI truly hope he finds his person,โ she added, โbecause he wants that, and he deserves that, and Iโm rooting for him. Iโm in his corner.โ
At the time, Nist shared what she was looking for in her perfect suitor.
โSense of humor,โ she detailed. โLetโs laugh together. Smart. Somebody smart. And then I have to be physically attracted to the person, so there has to be chemistry. And thatโs something that you can not define, itโsย undefinable. You just either are attracted to someone, or youโre not.โ
Nist noted, โItโs just the ability to have fun together and to support each other, make each other laugh, and have each otherโs backs.โ