Summary
Leslie Fhima had her heart crushed by Gerry Turner during the inaugural season ofThe Golden Bachelor, but the divorced single mother isn’t just going to lay down and take it. The 65-year-old fitness instructor met Gerry alongside 21 other amazing single women in their 60s and 70s vying for his love. It took a while for the 72-year-old retired restaurateur to notice the shy, soft-spoken beauty. She didn’t stand out initially, like petite 70-year-old financier Theresa Nist or 61-year-old songstress Faith Martin, but Gerry noticed Leslie more and more as the season wore on.
By the time Gerry was giving Leslie one of his final two roses, it wasn’t much of a surprise, as the two appeared to be made for each other. WhenGerry told Leslie that she was “the one” during overnight dates, smart money would have been on Lesliewalking away with Gerry’s final rose. In the end, Gerry chooses Theresa, sending Leslie home heartbroken. As she drove away from theGolden Bachelormansion,Leslie seemed like a broken womanwho would never love again, but since then, she has bounced back, and it’s all thanks to her secret weapon.
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Leslie Dances To “Espresso”
Golden Dancing Queen
As a fitness professional,Leslie knows how important physical fitness is for improving mental health, and she puts her knowledge to work for her. During an early date with Gerry onThe Golden Bachelorseason 1, Leslie talked about how much she loves to dance, and she wasn’t exaggerating.Leslie’s Instagram feed is a cornucopia of dance videos, including a June post of theGoldendancing queen grooving to “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
The song’s opening lyrics, “Now he’s thinkin' ‘bout me every night,” may be intended for Gerry, who is going through a divorce from Theresa.
Speaking of Theresa, a brief scroll of the post’s comment section finds theGolden Bachelorwinner telling Leslie, “Don’t ever stop dancing.”
Leslie gets a lot of support from The Golden Bachelor fans on anything she posts.
Leslie Will Be Releasing Classes Soon
Big Career Announcement
Early in June,Leslieposted a career announcement to Instagram, with a caption that read, “New classes coming soon!! Stay tuned.” The photo that accompanies the announcement is a great shot ofLeslie frozen in a dance move, and she looks like she’s having a great time. Seeing her look so happy doing what she loves, it’s hard to remember the look on her face whenGerry ripped her still-beating heart out of her chestduring thefinale ofThe Golden Bachelor.
Gerry Turning Leslie Down Worked Out In Her Favor
She Dodged A Gerry-Shaped Bullet
A wise man once said that everything happens for a reason, but that wise man probably never had his heart trampled on national television.
Watching Gerry go on to divorce the woman he chose over Leslie was probably cold comfort for the dance teacher, but she should feel at least slightly vindicated by the fact that he chose poorly.
With them both being single, there has been some speculation aboutGerry and Leslie giving love another chance, but it’s clear that Leslie has moved on and intends to keep dancing away from Gerry andThe Golden Bachelorseason 1.
65 years old
Dance instructor
72 years old
Retired restaurateur
The Golden Bachelor
Cast
The Bachelor returns to TV with The Golden Bachelor, a romantic reality competition series created for ABC. The show will focus on an older generation of hopefuls, with one senior male hoping to court and win the heart of one of several older female contestants.
