{"id":109317,"date":"2024-07-03T21:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/golden-bachelors-kathy-and-susan-want-to-date-joans-contestants\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T21:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:01:15","slug":"golden-bachelors-kathy-and-susan-want-to-date-joans-contestants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/golden-bachelors-kathy-and-susan-want-to-date-joans-contestants\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bachelor&#8217;s Kathy and Susan Want to Date Joan&#8217;s Contestants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Susan Noles <\/strong>and<strong> Kathy Swarts<\/strong> didn\u2019t find love with <strong>Gerry Turner<\/strong>, but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re turned off by dating within Bachelor Nation.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting their podcast, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/golden-hour-starts-right-now\/id1473649053?i=1000650698460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour<\/a>,\u201d the <em>Golden Bachelor<\/em> alums told Us Weekly that they are interested in pursuing Golden Bachelorette <strong>Joan Vassos<\/strong>\u2019 castoffs after she finds The One. (Joan\u2019s season is currently filming and is set to air in the fall.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoan is, first of all, beautiful \u2014 tall, lovely, really smart. A dedicated mom who loves life. What guy wouldn\u2019t want her?\u201d Kathy began when <em>Us<\/em> asked about Joan. \u201cShe\u2019s a great person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Susan agreed, noting, \u201c[She has] a big heart. And knows what she wants too and hopefully she\u2019ll take her time and choose the right man. \u2026 [We told her to] keep an eye out, like, \u2018Joan, who did you like for us?\u2019 Like, we don\u2019t wanna do them all. We wanna know, \u2018Who did you think about [for us]?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">ABC\/Ricky Middlesworth(2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kathy added that they gave their friend and former costar \u201cvery explicit directions,\u201d explaining: \u201cShe knows us well. \u2018Joan, pick out one for me. Pick out one for Susan. Pick out one for <strong>Nancy [Hulkower].<\/strong>\u2018 I said, \u2018You can\u2019t take \u2019em all. Joan, you can pick one. So think of us, think of your friends!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Joan can\u2019t play matchmaker, the reality stars are enlisting ABC to put the singles from the inaugural seasons of <em>The Golden Bachelor <\/em>and<em> The Golden Bachelorette<\/em> on their own show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKathy, how about we do another show with all the leftovers from both shows?\u201d Susan asked her costar, who made it clear she was down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever wants to do it, we\u2019re in,\u201d she replied. \u201cI think she\u2019s gonna have the time of her life. Who wouldn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3651715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Golden Bachelor's Kathy and Susan Asked Joan to Scope Out Her Contestants for Them to Date\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Golden-Bachelors-Kathy-and-Susan-Asked-Joan-to-Scope-Out-Her-Contestants-for-Them-to-Date-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Kathy and Susan are both single, it\u2019s not for a lack of trying to find love post-show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just turned 71. My \u2018problem\u2019 is that I have a lot of energy and I\u2019m fit. And I want a guy who is fit and adventurous,\u201d Kathy told <em>Us<\/em> before referring to a phrase she coined on the podcast about a \u201cused to\u201d guy. \u201cI don\u2019t want a guy who used to play tennis, who used to ski, who used to boat and now he sits on the sofa. It\u2019s hard to find those guys who don\u2019t wanna date younger. That\u2019s our culture. I\u2019m trying to beat it back one man at a time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both women are trying to find men who can keep up with their active lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t put an exact number on it. It would depend on the person, but probably not more than 10, 12 years younger because then you\u2019re not even on the same page in life,\u201d Susan said of her age range for dating. \u201cWe don\u2019t want a friend with benefits at this stage of the game. I want a partner in crime!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The twosome told <em>Us<\/em> that they are taking a break from online dating and hoping to meet someone while out and about, starting with an upcoming trip to St. Martin \u201cto raise more hell\u201d with their friend Nancy. (When <em>Us<\/em> asked about the fourth member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golden-bachelor-askn-ladies-had-falling-out-after-joeys-season-cameo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their show group ASKN<\/a>, <strong>April Kirkwood<\/strong> \u2014 who was noticeably missing from their last trip to the island \u2014 Susan noted that they \u201cmiss\u201d April while Kathy noted that their \u201clives are different\u201d since filming the series.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/bachelor-nation-couples-who-are-still-going-strong\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Feature-Bachelor-Nation-Couples-Who-Are-Still-Going-Strong.jpg?crop=133px%2C0px%2C1746px%2C986px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature Bachelor Nation Couples Who Are Still Going Strong\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Feature-Bachelor-Nation-Couples-Who-Are-Still-Going-Strong.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/bachelor-nation-couples-who-are-still-going-strong\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Status Check! Bachelor Nation Couples Who Are Still Going Strong<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSome Bachelor Nation couples hit different. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Deal of the Day Act Fast! The Viral Stanley Cup Is On Sale! View Deal Check our latest news in Google [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On \u201cGolden Hour,\u201d Kathy and Susan interview Bachelor stars and answer fan questions, mostly discussing love advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople really like hearing our thoughts and we brighten up people\u2019s day. The world\u2019s a tough place sometimes and just getting to hear humor or, maybe, helping someone solve a problem or just the fun of hearing how other people live has been very gratifying,\u201d Kathy told <em>Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Susan noted that she\u2019s even gotten emotional by the listener\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurprisingly, it touches our hearts sometimes. Last week when we were doing one, we felt so bad that we didn\u2019t have the right advice,\u201d she said. \u201cSome of them are really heartfelt and others, Kathy and I are on the opposite ends of the spectrum and [that\u2019s fun too].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans can listen to \u201cBachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour\u201d on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts and submit questions via <a href=\"https:\/\/bachelornation.com\/pages\/bachelor-happy-hours-golden-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BachelorNation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golden-bachelors-kathy-and-susan-want-to-date-joans-contestants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts didn\u2019t find love with Gerry Turner, but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re turned off by dating within Bachelor Nation. While promoting their podcast, \u201cBachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour,\u201d the Golden Bachelor alums told Us Weekly that they are interested in pursuing Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos\u2019 castoffs after she finds The One. 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