Golden Bachelor star Theresa Nist made a number of shocking allegations against her former husband Gerry Turner – saying he threatened to kill and dismember her, and she wasn’t clear if he was joking.
Nist, 72, appeared on the Dear Shandy podcast Tuesday, where she opened up about a harrowing incident with her former spouse, 74, who she met on the ABC reality romance in 2023.
‘We took a walk around this lake called Pretty Lake and we were coming to the end of it and he said – this is really bizarre – he said, “You see that shed up there?” I said, “Yeah.”‘
Nist said that’s when the conversation became very uncomfortable, as Turner told her, ‘Well, that’s where I’m going to hide your body after I kill you and chop you up.’
Turner told TMZ Wednesday of the allegations: ‘I laughed. That’s preposterous.’
Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Turner and ABC for further comment on the story.Â
Golden Bachelor star Theresa Nist, 72, made a number of shocking allegations against her former husband Gerry Turner, 74 – saying he threatened to kill and dismember her, and she wasn’t clear if he was joking. Turner seen in Nashville in 2023Â
Nist appeared on the Dear Shandy podcast Tuesday, where she opened up about a harrowing incident with her former spouse
Nist said Turner ‘wasn’t laughing’ when he was telling her about his sinister plans, leaving her to wonder about his motivations in sharing the scary sentiment with her.Â
‘I said, ‘Well, if this was his idea of a joke, that was pretty dark humor,’ Nist said. ‘I just felt like there was animosity in that statement that was underlying. Like, maybe if he could have gotten rid of me somehow.’
Nist said that she didn’t truly think Turner planned on murdering her, but was rather showing his hostility toward her with his creepy comments.
‘No, I don’t think that was true. It’s not true, but it just spoke to an underlying feeling about me,’ said Nist.
Turner and Nist initially crossed paths on the first season of The Golden Bachelor two years ago.
On the show, Turner took to a knee and proposed marriage to Nist.
They exchanged vows in January of 2024 in Palm Springs with the show’s Susan Knowles presiding over the nuptials.
Three months later, they announced they were separating.
‘Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations,’ Turner said Good Morning America in April of 2024. ‘We’ve looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth, and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage.’
Nist and Turner exchanged vows in January of 2024 in Palm Springs, with the show’s Susan Knowles presiding over the nuptialsÂ
Turner said he and Nist last year had ‘kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage’
Nist told fans of the show not to be dissuaded by the break up and keep the faith that they could enjoy falling in love later in life.
‘We have received so much love and support from so many people who watched The Golden Bachelor,’ Nist said.Â
She added: ‘I don’t think we can tell you how many people told us that it gave them so much hope. We want none of that to change for anybody.’
Both Turner and Nist had been wed and widowed prior to appearing on the network dating series.
Turner last month revealed he’s gotten engaged to a Indiana native named Lana Sutton he’d been in contact with since April.
‘We’ve got BIG news,’ Turner said on Instagram. ‘The Golden Bachelor is OFF the market. I found my perfect match and she said “YES.” I love this woman.’
