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The Golden Bachelor<\/span><\/i><\/a> star <\/span>Gerry Turner<\/b><\/a> \u201cwanted out\u201d of his marriage to <\/span>Theresa Nist<\/b><\/a>, an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cGerry and Theresa are giving up on their marriage, but they both weren\u2019t on the same page as they\u2019d like you to believe,\u201d the source reveals to Life & Style<\/em>.<\/p>\n The former couple revealed their split on Friday, April 12<\/a>, claiming that they made the decision to end their marriage because neither of them wanted to move away from their families.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, families and distance played a part, but Theresa really loved Gerry<\/a>,\u201d the insider continues. \u201cShe wanted to work at it more than him.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair \u2013 who got engaged during the season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelor<\/em> in November 2023 \u2013 announced their split on Good Morning America<\/em><\/a> just three months after they wed in January. While they initially planned to move to South Carolina together, they explained that Gerry, 72, was still living at his Indiana lake house and Theresa, 70, was in New Jersey.<\/p>\n \u201cWe looked at home after home,<\/a> but we never got to the point where we made that decision,\u201d Theresa said about their plans to move never coming to fruition.<\/p>\n Gerry added that they had a hard time committing to a new home because they\u2019re both \u201cdedicated\u201d to their families. \u201cSo we look at these conversations and we both think it\u2019s best for the happiness of each of us to live apart,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n The retired restaurateur is the father to daughters Angie<\/strong> and Jenny<\/strong> with late wife Toni<\/a>, and the grandfather to Charlee and Payton. Meanwhile, Theresa shares kids Jen<\/strong> and Tommy<\/strong> with her late husband, William \u201cBilly\u201d Nist, and she has six grandchildren.<\/p>\n Split rumors began to circulate when fans learned Gerry and Theresa were living in different states<\/a> earlier this month. However, another insider previously told Life & Style<\/em> that the reality stars didn\u2019t \u201cseem to mind\u201d the arrangement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe problem is, Theresa can\u2019t just pick up and leave her job<\/a>, and she has family in New Jersey,\u201d the source said. \u201cInitially, they thought Gerry could move in with her but that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n After noting they were \u201cstill working out the logistics\u201d about their planned move, the insider said that both Gerry and Theresa were \u201cclearly set in their ways.\u201d<\/p>\n The exes also insisted that their split wasn\u2019t linked to the controversy surrounding Gerry\u2019s past romances<\/span><\/a>. Right before the season finale aired, <\/span>The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/i> published an interview in which a woman using the pseudonym <\/span>Carolyn<\/b>. She claimed that she dated Gerry for several years after Toni died in 2017. The TV personality quickly faced backlash after fans pointed out he acted as if <\/span>he hadn\u2019t dated anyone since Toni\u2019s death on the show<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cGerry had already discussed that with me,\u201d Theresa said about the scandal during their GMA appearance. \u201cHe had explained it to me<\/a> before that report was ever released. We were good with that. That didn\u2019t play into it.\u201d<\/p>\n Not only did the expos\u00e9 reveal secrets of his love life, but it also pointed out inconsistencies about Gerry\u2019s work history<\/a>. He claimed to be a \u201cformer restaurateur\u201d on The Golden Bachelor, though the THR<\/em> article revealed he sold his restaurant franchise in 1985 and spent several years working as a maintenance man.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n