Jesse Palmer has revealed that he hopes The Golden Bachelorette will happen on ABC, and is so, he thinks there are multiple good options from Gerry Turner's season to be its star.
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When co-host Kelly Ripa asked Jesse if he sees there being a Golden Bachelorette on ABC, Jesse replied, "I hope so."
"Wouldn't that be great?!" Jesse exclaimed, prompting applause from the studio audience. "I think there should be, right?! There totally should be!"
At this point on The Golden Bachelor season, Gerry has narrowed down his journey to find love to only two women: Theresa Nist and Leslie Fhima.
One of those two women is going to have her heart broken on The Golden Bachelor finale airing on November 30 and would probably a contender for The Golden Bachelorette star, but according to Jesse, the network would have a difficult decision to make.
"I think there are multiple women from Gerry's season that would make amazing Golden Bachelorettes," Jesse said.
For example, Gerry eliminated Faith Martin in third place after hometown dates and she had one of the most heart-wrenching and emotional interviews to ever air on The Women Tell All. Many fans are therefore hoping she finds her happily ever after.
Fans were also taken with Joan Vassos, a blonde beauty who, despite being smitten with Gerry, had to quit early in the season for a family emergency.
And Susan Noles, a fun-loving and positive bachelorette who resembles The Kardashians star Kris Jenner, made quite the impression on viewers.
Jesse noted how he's waiting for an official announcement from ABC on whether the network is going to greenlight The Golden Bachelorette.
"I'm literally on the edge of my seat waiting to get the news if, in fact, that's going to happen," Jesse shared on Live with Kelly & Mark.
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Jesse apparently believes The Golden Bachelor was so "compelling" because Gerry had "an incredible and heartwarming" story to share as well as "emotional maturity."
Jesse reasoned, "I think [Gerry] and the women as well [are mature]. They have so much wisdom, they've lived life, and they have children. Many of them have grandkids! And I think they're people that are really easy to root for; that's what I think is the magic there."
Gerry's season of The Golden Bachelor has attracted millions of viewers, more than recent seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
The Golden Bachelor's premiere reached over 11 million total viewers across linear and streaming platforms after seven days of viewing, according to Variety.
Gerry's televised quest to find a forever partner has reportedly achieved the largest multi-platform audience for The Bachelor franchise since Clare Crawley and Tayshia Adams' 2020 The Bachelorette season.
The Golden Bachelor has featured women in their sixties and seventies defying the odds, surpassing expectations, breaking stereotypes, and delivering some of the funniest one-liners viewers have ever seen.
Jesse told E! News in October that he would "absolutely" like to host The Golden Bachelorette if producers order it, adding, "I know there are thousands of women across America deserving of that."
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After taping The Golden Bachelor: The Women Tell All special, Gerry told People that he would be "wholeheartedly in favor" of a female spinoff of the ABC reality dating show.
"I have no say in it, just to be clear, but I think it would be exciting because it's going to continue the theme that we've started of being hopeful and being visible at our age. So hopefully it happens," Gerry said.
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Gerry, however, refused to pick favorites for the coveted role of The Golden Bachelorette's Season 1 star.
"There's 22 women that stand out. I absolutely would not be able to single one out," Gerry shared of his season's senior ladies.
"Each one of them has a certain personality that would make a show interesting and charm, and they're all intelligent, so there's no bad choice."
The Golden Bachelor producers shared with Entertainment Weekly in September that a "golden" lady leading of the show is a real "possibility."
The Golden Bachelor executive producer Claire Freeland gushed, "It's been really inspiring to be part of this show for me."
"To be able to celebrate women of this age, and their stories, their life experiences, on the platform of mainstream media is very special," she continued.
Fellow executive producer Bennett Graebner admitted that he never realized "how much women in their 60s and 70s feel like they're not seen as viable romantic, sexual beings."
Bennett added, "And for the first time, we've heard it so many times from these women, they feel seen."
If ABC does decide to treat viewers to a Golden Bachelorette season, fans can expect to see the star dressed to the nines.
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"My perception of dressing a 70-year-old woman is completely different than it was three months ago. There is truly an inner beauty that comes out with maturity of reaching a certain age that gives a confidence many 20-year-olds do not have."
Jesse, for his part, already found lasting love with his wife Emely Fardo, and they're currently expecting their first child, a baby girl, in January 2024.
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