“The Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner is officially on the path to divorce from Theresa Nist — he wasted no time filing, doing so mere hours after announcing their split.
TMZ has obtained the divorce papers … Gerry filed them Friday morning in his hometown of Petersburg, Indiana, and cites an “irretrievable breakdown” of the marriage as the reason for them breaking up.
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Gerry says they have a prenup … so it should be a fairly quick divorce — plus, they’ve only been married since the show ended back in January.
As we reported, the newlyweds announced they were divorcing Friday on “Good Morning America” … telling Juju Chang it was in the best interest of their overall happiness to live apart.
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FWIW, they said they really tried to make it work .. even house hunting together near Theresa in New Jersey and in South Carolina, which they saw as a neutral spot where they might be able to put down roots.
It’s a pretty shocking split, to say the least, especially since they got married in a big, lavish televised wedding special.
The pair originally hit it off during season 1 of the popular dating reality show last fall.