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How Golden Bachelorette Joan Set Her Own Rules for Fantasy Suite, Finale


As ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ nears its big finish, 
Joan Vassos opens up to Us about finding romance later in life after a devastating loss — and doing it on her terms

In the exit limo, the gregarious grandmother and school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, movingly declared that the experience had helped her feel less “invisible” after the loss of her husband of 32 years, John. With The Golden Bachelor, the mom of four — Nick, 34; Erica, 33; Allison, 30; and Luke, 28 — and grandmother of three was ready to be a little “selfish” and prioritize dating for the first time since John died of pancreatic cancer in 2021. Meanwhile, she brainstormed the idea for the totally awesome senior prom that aired September 25, and she requested a cooking date (the October 9 lemon baked ziti–fest with Guy Ganser t).

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