<p id=”par-1_123″>Gerry Turner doesn’t wish to be seen as<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/gerry-turner-villain-golden-bachelor-long-before-announced-divorce.html/”> the “villain” in his divorce</a> from Theresa Nist, so he’s written a book and announced a new engagement. The way Turner is going about clearing his name probably isn’t going to do him many favors. He seems to be hellbent on blaming Nist for how he’s been portrayed in the media. We long suspected there wasn’t any love lost between the former life partners. Still, Turner’s assertion in a recent interview that Nist had gone into the competition for the wrong reasons pretty much confirms it. While we will withhold judgment, we have a sinking suspicion that Turner will be the villain of this story no matter what, and it will be all his fault.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-gerry-turner-seems-pretty-angry-with-theresa-nist-ahead-of-his-book-release”>Gerry Turner seems pretty angry with Theresa Nist ahead of his book release</h2>
<p id=”par-2_79″>Gerry Turner, the first-ever golden bachelor, has penned a book about his experience finding love on TV and losing it in just as public a fashion. While a memoir is almost an expected move, his reasoning for it is pretty unique. Turner sat down with <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-to-expose-reasons-for-divorce-in-book-excl/”>Us Weekly</a> recently and discussed the non-fiction offering, insisting that he wanted to get his side of the story out to the public after becoming the “villain” of his divorce in the public’s opinion.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_83″>During the sitdown, Turner subtly lambasted his ex-wife. He suggested that she didn’t enter the competition with pure intentions and essentially lied to him. He told the outlet that Nist had a “strategy” going into the show, and played him. Turner seems particularly bitter about her career. Turner claimed <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/susan-noles-sides-with-gerry-turner-in-the-golden-bachelor-divorce.html/”>she said she’d quit her job</a> for the right person. Nist decided to continue working after they wed, though. The decision made it impossible for Turner to have the life he imagined with Nist.</p>
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<p id=”par-4_83″>He also told the publication that she went against their agreed-upon plan when announcing the divorce. While Turner has moved on and is already engaged again, he seems awfully bitter and angry towards Nist. He also implied that she’s the reason he’s been labeled a Bachelor Nation villain. That assertion seems a bit glib. It will be interesting to see if those feelings are even more evident in the book than they were during his recent sitdown. We imagine they will be. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-theresa-nist-has-been-more-subtle-with-her-digs”>Theresa Nist has been more subtle with her digs</h2>
<p id=”par-5_85″>Unlikely Turner, Nist has been careful not to blame the end of the marriage specifically on her ex-husband. Still, she’s alluded to there being deeper and darker reasons behind the split. Still, she’s kept it mostly quiet. Nist has repeatedly suggested that it all came down to not knowing each other well enough when they got married. She reiterated those feelings on a more recent podcast appearance, which makes sense. After all, they were engaged within eight weeks of meeting and married within seven months.</p>
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<p id=”par-6_101″>While Nist has tried to remain tight-lipped about the end of the marriage, she has defended herself against statements she perceives as attacks. In June, for example, Nist appeared on <em><a href=”https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1108-the-ben-and-ashley-i-almo-28165481/episode/the-truth-among-the-lies-with-279372589/”>Almost Famous</a></em>. During the appearance, she emphatically denied that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/theresa-nist-sheds-doubt-gerry-turners-assertion-cancer-diagnosis-led-end-marriage.html/”>Turner’s cancer diagnosis </a>played a role in the end of the marriage for her. She noted that her husband, Billy Nist, was sick for several years before his death. She said that she disliked the suggestion that she would leave an ill partner. Turner’s cancer, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, is a rare form of blood cancer that, while incurable, is slow-growing and highly treatable.</p>