Gerry Turner 'Patched Things Up' with Ex Leslie Fhima Before She Attended His Golden Wedding to Theresa Nist

Mar. 15, 2025

Leslie Fhima, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist.Photo:ABC/Ricky Middlesworth; Anthony Behar/PictureGroup for Disney Entertainment Television

ABC/Ricky Middlesworth; Anthony Behar/PictureGroup for Disney Entertainment Television

Gerry Turnerandhis now-wifeTheresa Nistare opening up about their decision to invite his exLeslie Fhimato their wedding.

On the latest episode ofAlmost Famouspodcast,The Golden Bachelorlead, 72, revealed he and Nist, 70, wanted all of the former contestants to attend their big day despite it being “freakin’ weird” to see them in the crowd.

“I seem to be able to pick out those faces in the crowd much more easily than any of the others,” he shared. “Fortunately, I really kept good friendships with pretty much all of those women so it wasn’t as awkward as it could have been.”

Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist.Disney/John Fleenor

Disney/John Fleenor

Turner also addressed where he stands with runner-up Fhima, saying, “I think over time Leslie and I have more and more patched up things and we’re able to hug and say, ‘OK, what has happened is in the past' and so forth.”

“With some of the other women, I’m mean, I’m really friendly still withFaithand withJoanand with some of the others and we have conversations … it really kinda furthers the atmosphere and culture from the show,” he added. “We are all supportive and helped each other and rooted for each other.”

Nist agreed, sharing that she wanted “all the women there.” She added, “There’s so much warm and camaraderie amongst us. It just added really to how warm the ceremony was, which is what we wanted.”

“I was asked specifically, would I mind if [Leslie] went [to the wedding]. I said, ‘Of course not,’” she explained. “I said, ‘I want to invite her.’ We were really good friends, I love her.”

After attending the couple’s big day, Fhima revealed what moment made her“a little uncomfortable”during the ceremony.

The 65-year-old fitness instructor shared that she had mixed emotions about when Costa Rica — where the couple got engaged but her relationship with Turner ended — was brought up during the ceremony.

“It was a little uncomfortable during the ceremony when they were talking about Costa Rica, because I was there too,” Fhima shared ontheAlmost Famouspodcastearlier this month.

However, her discomfort was short-lived. She shared, “It was probably the only time it was really uncomfortable for me and seeing Theresa so happy really, kind of, just took that away anyhow.”

Leslie Fhima.John Fleenor/Disney

John Fleenor/Disney

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“I was 100 percent certain that I was his girl,” she explained. “And things he said to me on our overnight and meeting his family, I mean, they didn’t show everything, but we had such a good time.”

source: people.com