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The Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos on Never Being ‘Invisible’ Again

'The Golden Bachelorette' star Joan Vassos tells us about tonight’s debut episode and the pressures of being the first Bachelorette of a certain age.

When Joan Vassos appeared on The Golden Bachelor last year, attempting to win the heart of Gerry Turner before she left the show early because of a family emergency, she said something that resonated deeply with many viewers: “As you get older you become more invisible. They got married like some older people do because they said, ‘We don’t want to waste any time,’ and then it didn’t work out and that is so real life.” Vassos adds that the public “should give them some grace” for putting themselves out there and also for ending the relationship if that’s what was in their best interest. On Wednesday night’s premiere, we see Vassos’ suitors make their grand entrances in classic Bachelor fashion, exiting their limos and approaching her with their best pick-up lines or bits.

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