She’s not ready to give up the bling.
Theresa Nist, who married Gerry Turner after meeting on the debut season of “The Golden Bachelor,” was spotted still wearing her diamond-encrusted wedding band Friday despite their separation.
Photos obtained by Page Six show reality star, 70, walking outside of her office building in New Jersey with the platinum eternity band — which features 18 brilliant cut diamonds — still on her left ring finger.
However, she was not wearing the engagement ring that Turner gave to her on the ABC dating show.
“The Golden Bachelor” alum Theresa Nist was spotted wearing her wedding band Friday — after she and Gerry Turner announced their divorce. BeautifulSignatureIG/MEGA She was spotted wearing the diamond-encrusted platinum eternity band as she left her job in New Jersey. BeautifulSignatureIG/MEGAExplore More
In their divorce announcement, Nist revealed she would have to return the vintage-inspired Neil Lane sparkler. The impressive ring had a princess-cut diamond that was accented by two baguette-cut diamonds and 128 small, round brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing in at 3.15 carats.
The businesswoman previously gushed that her engagement ring was perfect for her. “It’s beautiful, beyond. Beyond, beyond. So gorgeous. I love it,” she raved to People last December.
Nist and Turner, 72, sat down with “Good Morning America” Friday and revealed they came to the mutual conclusion that it would be best to dissolve their union.
However, she was seen without her engagement ring. BeautifulSignatureIG/MEGA She previously confirmed she would have to give up the Neil Lane sparkler during their breakup announcement Friday morning. BeautifulSignatureIG/MEGA The vintaged-inspired ring weighed in at more than 3.15 carats. BeautifulSignatureIG/MEGAThey noted that their dedication to their respective families — who live hundreds of miles apart from each other in Indiana and New Jersey — led to their decision.
“We look at these situations, and I think we just feel like it’s best for the happiness of each of us to, to live apart,” Turner explained.
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“We looked at homes in South Carolina, we considered New Jersey, and we just looked at homes after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision,” Nist added at the time.
Turner proposed to the finance professional during the November 2023 “Golden Bachelor” finale.
Turner and Nist met on “The Golden Bachelor” in 2023. goldengerryturner/Instagram He popped the question during the show’s finale episode in November 2023. goldengerryturner/Instagram They walked down the aisle in January. theresa_nist/Instagram The exes announced their divorce Friday morning and said they could not decide on a place to live together. theresa_nist/Instagram Nist resides in New Jersey, while Turner calls Indiana home. theresa_nist/InstagramThey walked down the aisle in early January via a lavish televised wedding ceremony hosted in Palm Springs, Calif.
Turner immediately filed for divorce in his home state of Indiana after they announced their breakup Friday morning.
He cited an “irretrievable breakdown” of their relationship as the reason for their divorce.
