One thing we learned about 72-year-old Gerry Turner in the first episode of “The Golden Bachelor” is that if the opportunity arises, he’s ready to make out. In the same episode, Turner asked Theresa, a financial services professional, what she’d do if he got cupcake icing on his mouth. I had wanted to hold out hope, as the Golden State columnist, that “The Golden Bachelor” might be something of a stereotype-busting experience, given the extreme ageism that exists in this country. So if “The Golden Bachelor” is a hit, and the advertisers line up, it’s a safe bet “The Golden Bachelorette” isn’t too far off, along with “Leisure World Rascals” and “Golden Girls Gone Wild." Walanka, 76, applied to be on "The Golden Bachelor," but after watching the first episode she said she was glad she never got a callback.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 29, 2023 22:14 UTC