Gerry Turner Dated Christina Kempton After Divorce, Alums Reveal

Gerry Turner’s postdivorce dating life has drawn renewed public attention after a recent round of revelations from fellow Golden Bachelor alums. On a podcast episode released on August 20, Turner’s contemporaries alleged that he dated Christina Kempton, a contestant from the first season, for about six months after his split from Theresa Nist. The disclosures come as Turner has moved on with a new partner, Lana, whom he has been dating since March 2025, and as Nist describes herself as happily single and at peace with her life after their highly publicized separation earlier this year.

Turner, 73, rose to prominence as the inaugural Golden Bachelor in 2023, a spin-off designed to document a later-in-life search for love. He and Theresa Nist, then 71, publicly announced their engagement and marriage in early 2024, but by April of that year they disclosed a separation. The couple confirmed their divorce in June 2024, after which Turner disclosed a cancer diagnosis that has since influenced coverage of his personal life. Public and media attention has remained intense, reflecting the enduring interest in relationships formed on reality television.