Marina Perera determined to go away the Golden Bachelor to “help” her household regardless of receiving a rose from Gerry Turner on night time 1.
Eagle-eyed followers had been fast to note fan-favorite Marina’s — an educator from Los Angeles — absence through the present’s second episode, which aired on Thursday, October 5. Whereas social media was abuzz with hypothesis about her whereabouts, the Golden Bachelor shared a deleted scene from the present that defined what went mistaken.
“One of many causes I got here by in the present day is Marina,” host Jesse Palmer informed Gerry, 72, in a clip shared on the Golden Bachelor’s social media pages following Thursday’s episode. “Marina’s had a state of affairs together with her household again residence. She’s not right here now, however she did need the chance to talk with you, if that’s OK.”
Throughout a FaceTime dialog between the 2, Marina, 60, apologized for abruptly leaving the present.
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“The factor I wished to inform you, you already know, I’m a single mother and I had to decide on my household and, you already know, help my household’s wants right now,” Marina shared. “I’m so sorry that I needed to depart, however on the identical time I needed to get my priorities straight.”
Marina and Gerry Turner on ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ ABC/Craig Sjodin
Gerry was receptive to her clarification, telling Marina that he “absolutely” understood and supported her determination.
“Dedication to household overrides nearly every little thing else,” Gerry mentioned. “I actually respect you for doing what you’ve executed. I agree with you one hundred pc that you simply wanted to place your loved ones wants at the start else.”
Gerry informed Marina that she had his “prayers and help” as she dealt together with her residence state of affairs.
“I actually wish to want you effectively,” Marina concluded. “I feel there are some stunning girls with some stunning souls and I wish to want you nothing however the perfect from my coronary heart.”
Whereas Gerry did inform host Jesse, 45, that he was “disillusioned” with Marina’s departure, there may be nonetheless a big group of girls vying for his coronary heart.
Marina and Gerry Turner on ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ ABC/Craig Sjodin
On the rose ceremony throughout Thursday’s episode, Gerry despatched residence Natasha, 60, Jeanie, 65 and Peggy, 69.
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Within the preview for the third episode — set to air on Thursday, October 12 — Gerry declares that it “sucks to be alone.” Nonetheless, it doesn’t seem to be he’ll be lonely for an excessive amount of longer because the ABC star teased to Us Weekly final month that he did, in actual fact, develop robust emotions for multiple girl.
“I assumed, ‘No, that’s completely not potential. That’s foolish.’ How mistaken I used to be,” Gerry admitted. “As a result of by the course of the journey, I actually felt robust emotions for a number of of the ladies.”
Nonetheless, there was only one girl who stole his coronary heart.
“On reflection, I spotted that in that specific second, each time it was — the setting was such that, ‘Yeah, it was straightforward to take a look at somebody and inform ’em that you simply cherished ’em.’ However when you get by all of it and also you look again, you then notice that there’s simply actually one particular person that actually meets the usual in all conditions that you really want it to be,” he informed Us.
The Golden Bachelor airs on ABC Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
