GOLDEN Bachelorette Joan Vassos, 61, revealed men have sent her NSFW DMs.
She recalled the incidents as “scary,” detailing that they’ve sent her private parts and “foot fetish” content.
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While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Joan shared that she would receive messages from strangers periodically.
“[With DMs] they’re just total strangers messaging you,” she told the outlet.
“I didn’t really respond to those much. Or I would have little conversations and say, ‘Thank you, you’re so flattering,’ or whatever.
“But none of them seemed to be anything that would really work out.”
However, the Golden Bachelorette revealed that she’s received some “weird” content.
“I got d**k pics,” she shared.
“And I got people with foot fetishes. They wanted me to send them pictures of my feet and would pay me for it.”
She went on to say that one person even “offered to buy all the shoes that I wore on Golden Bachelor. It was scary.”
Joan revealed that her kids intervened and began blocking user accounts.
“My kids were like, ‘Give me your phone, mom. We’re blocking all this,'” she recalled.
Joan shares four children with her late husband, John Vassos.
Many know the 61-year-old for her time on Golden Bachelor, where she signed up to find love with Gerry Turner.
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Joan left the show to be with her daughter, who had just given birth at the time.
During a conversation with Gerry, Joan revealed he daughter was dealing with the aftermath of a difficult C-section.
“I got a text this morning and I think I need to go home and be a mom,” she told him.
The Golden Bachelor contestants
In 2023, the world was introduced to its first Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner.
Meet all of the women who were competing for Gerry’s heart.
- Theresa Nist (WINNER)
- Leslie Fhima (RUNNER UP)
- Faith Martin
- Ellen Goltzer
- Sandra Mason
- Susan Noles
- April Kirkwood
- Kathy Swarts
- Nancy Hulkower
- Christina Kempton
- Edith Aguirre
- Joan Vassos (FIRST GOLDEN BACHELORETTE)
- Jeanie Howard
- Natascha Hardee
- Peggy Dercole
- Marina Perera
- Anna Zalk
- Maria Trice
- Pamela Burns
- Patty James
- Renee Halverson-Wright
- Sylvia Robledo
Theresa and Gerry got married in January live on ABC. Four months later, the two announced they were getting a divorce.
“So as much as I don’t want to leave and I don’t want to leave our journey, I’ve got to go home and be a parent.”
Gerry was left in tears as he admitted he was “disappointed” to part ways with Joan.
“There’s a moral compass that we both share, and sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest.”
Though she was an early exit, Joan got another shot at love when she was crowned the Golden Bachelorette.
The new season is scheduled to premiere on September 18 on ABC.
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