Gerry Turner has a brand new love in his life publish The Golden Bachelor, and he's not conserving her underneath wraps.
After teasing their relationship for weeks, Gerry shared the identification of his girlfriend in an interview with TMZ in April 2025 — a 12 months after his divorce from Golden Bachelor winner Theresa Nist.
Gerry stated he met retired trainer Lana Sutton when she slid into his DMs. Whereas he ignored her first message, Lana's second try received his consideration when she shared that she grew up in an Indiana city 20 minutes from him. He advised TMZ that Lana is in her mid-50s and a former part-owner of a video manufacturing firm.
He additionally shared pictures of Lana on Instagram, writing, “I can't consider how many individuals in Charleston acknowledged us and wished us the very best.”
Bachelor Nation flocked to the feedback, together with Gerry's previous love pursuits Religion Martin and Susan Noles. “Awh so blissful for you each!!❤️,” Religion wrote, with Susan including, “So blissful for you.”
Theresa, for her half, advised Us Weekly that Gerry let her find out about Lana prior to creating the connection public data. “He stated, ‘I simply wanna let you recognize I met somebody.' I stated, ‘That's great. I'm so blissful for you.' He goes, ‘I used to be afraid to inform you.' ‘Why would you be afraid? I solely need your happiness.' Like, if this was the way in which it occurred for him to seek out his particular person to go on the present, get married, after which discover his particular person this manner, then it was meant to be,” Nist advised Us.
Maintain scrolling for extra on Gerry's romance with Lana:
March 2025
Gerry stated he took Lana to a restaurant on their first date in March and that they've been inseparable since. In an interview with TMZ the next month, he confirmed she's met his youngsters and pickleball friends whereas he's met a few her youngsters and her dad and mom.
April 2025
Gerry revealed he was relationship somebody new on an episode of the “Bachelor Completely happy Hour” podcast.
“I'm relationship somebody,” he stated. “I feel at this level it's going nicely. However I don't wish to say an excessive amount of and jinx it and I'm attempting to respectfully get to a degree the place there's an appropriate period of time from my divorce. Possibly that's an quaint thought — perhaps it doesn't matter as a lot as I feel it does, however to be respectful, I type of wish to sluggish roll this.”
Gerry stated he and the then-unnamed Lana bonded over their kids and love of journey.
“The particular person I'm relationship will say, ‘Do you wish to go do?' And earlier than she will get out the remainder of the sentence I'll say, ‘Sure,'” Turner stated, noting that he was immediately interested in her.
“I hate to say it as a result of I do know I'm going to get baseballs thrown at me. It was virtually the primary time I noticed her. It was the look that she gave me. It was like, impulsively, I used to be consumed by this look and I had this particular bodily feeling and I pushed it off. I am going, ‘That was foolish, that's ridiculous.' And with each encounter that feeling has immediately come again together with her look and it's like, ‘Rattling, that is fairly superior,'” he stated.
Just a few days after his “Bachelor Completely happy Hour” interview, Gerry revealed his girlfriend was certainly Lana throughout an interview with TMZ.
After revealing Lana's identification, Gerry posted some pictures by way of Instagram with the caption, “I can't consider how many individuals in Charleston acknowledged us and wished us the very best.”
Lana additionally shared a few of the pictures by way of her personal Instagram, writing, “A pair reminiscences from our first getaway to Charleston!”
April 2025
Gerry advised Folks marriage might be a chance for him and Lana.
He advised the outlet he doesn't know “that both of us essentially can be trying to get married, however we've additionally stated that's not off the desk.”
The pair have each been married twice, with Turner beforehand tying the knot with late spouse Toni and saying “I do” with Theresa after getting engaged on The Golden Bachelor season 1. Turner, added {that a} “critical dialogue” about exchanging vows is “down the street a bit.”
“However I do suppose we've each come to the comfy settlement that we each desire a long-term dedicated everlasting relationship, and I feel we're each feeling like we're there that we're in that now,” he stated. “It's type of two various things, however they're carefully associated.”
Might 2025
Gerry, who was identified with an incurable most cancers in 2024, shared a carousel of pictures of his and Lana's latest travels by way of Instagram, writing, “The previous two months have been an absolute blast — journey, journey, and high quality time with two households. Feeling grateful to have met such a kind-hearted girl. What a companion!”
He advised Folks that they plan to journey to London and Paris this summer season.
“We've been collectively each weekend,” Turner stated. “She's retired, so she's not tied down. On a second's discover, she may come right here or if I am going there. There's no encumbrances with work, so there's simply an terrible lot of pluses which can be serving to us alongside.”
October 2025
Gerry proposed to Lana after lower than one 12 months of relationship.
“We've received BIG information. The Golden Bachelor is OFF the market,” he wrote by way of Instagram. “I discovered my excellent match and he or she stated ‘YES.' I really like this girl.”
