{"id":102389,"date":"2024-06-04T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/why-susan-lucci-isnt-the-first-golden-bachelorette\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T21:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:00:46","slug":"why-susan-lucci-isnt-the-first-golden-bachelorette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/why-susan-lucci-isnt-the-first-golden-bachelorette\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Susan Lucci Isn&#8217;t the First &#8216;Golden Bachelorette&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"track-ga\">\n<p><strong>Susan Lucci<\/strong> knows what she wants \u2014 and what she doesn\u2019t!<\/p>\n<p>Even though the 77-year-old has said she\u2019s a big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/the-golden-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Golden Bachelor<\/em><\/a>, sources exclusively tell <em>Life &amp; Style<\/em> that she turned producers down twice about becoming the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/the-golden-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Golden Bachelorette<\/em><\/a> \u2014 and\u00a0the soap opera legend would have been the ideal first pick.<\/p>\n<p>As reported in January, ABC saw Susan as \u201cthe perfect candidate\u201d with a \u201cwidely known narrative of losing her longtime spouse,\u201d Helmut Huber, who died in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho doesn\u2019t want to see Susan find love again?\u201d asks a source.<\/p>\n<p>Show fans will first see how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/joan-vassos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joan Vassos<\/strong><\/a> fares in her search.<\/p>\n<p>The Bachelor franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/joan-vassos-announced-as-1st-golden-bachelorette-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed its new leading lady<\/a> during the ABC upfront on Tuesday, May 14. Fans watched the beauty self-eliminate during season 1 of <em>The Golden Bachelor<\/em> with <strong>Gerry Turner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/the-golden-bachelorette-season-1-premiere-lead-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secret\u2019s out<\/a>,\u201d Joan, 61, shared via Instagram following the announcement. \u201cI\u2019m honored to be #TheGoldenBachelorette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerry formed a deep connection with Joan during their onscreen romance, but she had to decline her rose and go home after she learned her daughter wasn\u2019t doing well after giving birth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a normal, everyday delivery at all. Things go wrong. Even if everything went right, you need your mom,\u201d Joan said in a confessional during her exit. \u201cMy family will always be first. Once you become a mom, you\u2019re always a mom, even when your kids are older. Nothing is more important.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/why-susan-lucci-isnt-the-first-golden-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan Lucci knows what she wants \u2014 and what she doesn\u2019t! Even though the 77-year-old has said she\u2019s a big fan of The Golden Bachelor, sources exclusively tell Life &amp; Style that she turned producers down twice about becoming the first Golden Bachelorette \u2014 and\u00a0the soap opera legend would have been the ideal first pick. 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