The Golden Bachelor couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist celebrated New Year's Eve together in a big way ahead of their televised wedding on ABC.
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Gerry uploaded a series of photos with Theresa on his Instagram account that documented their festivities.
Gerry kicked off the celebration with pictures of Theresa and himself snuggling in bed on December 31.
"A lazy afternoon on NYE, with our wedding only a few days away," Gerry captioned the carousel of images.
Later that day, Gerry shared via Instagram Stories that he and his fiancee enjoyed lunch at La Grande Boucherie.
Theresa then shared photos with Gerry while they were hanging out in their hotel room, all dressed up in their fancy attire.
Theresa, who wore a black sequin jacket, wrote before the clock struck midnight, "Relaxing in a New York State of mind waiting for the ball to drop and wishing everyone a happy, healthy and joyful New Year."
Gerry sported a white shirt with a navy tie for the festive occasion.
On Monday, January 1, Gerry posted a sweet photo with Theresa in New York City, and he wrote, "Another fantasy night in a long line of fantasy nights."
Theresa from New Jersey and Gerry from Indiana enjoyed their NYC getaway only days before they are set to wed live on The Golden Wedding special, which will air Thursday, January 4 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
Once the pair get married, they envision themselves moving to South Carolina together.
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But The Golden Bachelor couple actually spent Christmas apart.
Theresa revealed December 24 on Instagram, "A Very Merry (Gerry) Christmas from us to you! I hope you're getting to spend time with your loved ones this holiday season. Gerry and I are celebrating with our own families but will be back together in just a few more days."
Many trolls commented how Gerry and Theresa's marriage probably won't last if they couldn't even find a way to compromise and spend Christmas together.
But Theresa wrote repetitively to the haters in her comments, "It's the only time of year that my son comes to NJ from SC. So it's the one time I get to spend one-on-one time with my 3 grandsons from SC and the only time I get to see all six grandsons together and Gerry always spends this time with his daughters and granddaughters."
She added, "We celebrated Christmas together a few weeks ago with our entire families."
Gerry and Theresa began facing scrutiny and negativity right after their engagement aired on The Golden Bachelor finale in late November 2023.
On The Golden Bachelor, Gerry said, "I love you," to a whopping three bachelorettes -- Theresa Nist, Leslie Fhima and Faith Martin -- which resulted in two totally crushed women by the end of his season.
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A woman claiming to be one of Gerry's ex-girlfriends told The Hollywood Reporter that Gerry had begun dating her about a month after his wife Toni died from a bacterial infection in July 2017.
The woman also claimed she had dated Gerry for nearly three years and lived in his Indiana lake house for about two of those years.
The woman's allegations contradict Gerry's heartbreaking The Golden Bachelor backstory of having been a lonely, grieving widower for years after his wife's unexpected passing with little-to-no dating experience.
Other sources also told The Hollywood Reporter that Gerry had dated more women leading up to his stint on The Golden Bachelor.
Gerry has since addressed the accusations against him, which included claims he had been shallow and cheap to his former live-in girlfriend, whom he also allegedly body shamed and brutally dumped.
Theresa also broke her silence about the unflattering report following The Golden Bachelor's late November finale broadcast.
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