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‘The Golden Bachelorette’: ABC Taps Joan Vassos To Lead Inaugural Season


Joan Vassos will be the first ever Golden Bachelorette

The 61-year-old school administrator has been cast as the inaugural Golden Bachelorette, ABC announced Tuesday during Disney’s Upfront presentation. Vassos was an early frontrunner during Gerry Turner’s season of The Golden Bachelor. ABC also announced that The Golden Bachelorette, which debuts this fall, will air on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT before new episodes of Abbott Elementary.

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