The Golden Bachelor's Ex Tells All SECRET PAST EXPOSED!

Widower Gerry Turner is accused of covering up his surprisingly active love life

After 21 years on the air, Bachelor Nation was feeling stale until he came along. The Golden Bachelor - centered around Gerry Turner, a softspoken Indiana widower who confessed, "I haven't dated in 45 years" - was lauded for revitalizing the franchise with its surprisingly sensitive and poignant portrayal of senior sex, aging and grief. "ABC, Bachelor fans and the contestants all fell hard for sweetheart Gerry," says a source. "He seemed like the perfect choice."

But it was too good to be true. Gerry, who handed out his final rose on Nov. 30, allegedly dated several women after his wife's 2017 death and had at least one serious girlfriend, who has told all to The Hollywood Reporter about their three-year romance and his dark, nasty side. "He's been exposed as a liar," says the source, adding that Gerry's employment history was also embellished for the show. "This is a huge, embarrassing disaster."