Summary
- Leslie stood out on The Golden Bachelor, but ultimately had her heart broken by Gerry’s choice of Theresa.
- Despite the heartbreak, Leslie has found friendships and new opportunities post-show, including brand partnerships.
- Leslie has capitalized on her reality TV fame, thriving as an influencer with brand deals and a growing personal training business.
The Golden Bachelor runner-up Leslie Fhima has found ways of taking advantage of her TV fame. Leslie is a 65-year-old fitness instructor. She is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a former professional figure skater. Leslie has three children and has impressively run in 10 marathons. Leslie was one of 22 women vying for The Golden Bachelor season 1 lead, Gerry Turner’s heart. Gerry, 72, lost his wife of 43 years in 2017 when she suddenly passed away from a bacterial infection shortly after she and Gerry bought their dream home in Indiana.
Gerry’s empathetic nature, zest for life, and charismatic personality won over America, catapulting The Golden Bachelor to reality TV fame among Bachelor Nation fans and reality fans in general. Gerry narrowed down his search for love in his sunset years to Leslie, Theresa Nist, and Faith Martin, and had hometown dates with all three. Ultimately, Gerry sent Faith home and had equally pleasant and jovial times with Leslie and Theresa on the Fantasy Suite dates, but chose Theresa in the end. However, despite getting married on January 4, 2024, Gerry and Theresa announced their divorce on April 23, 2024.
The Golden Bachelor Fans Felt For Leslie
Gerry Broke Leslie’s heart
After Gerry had his final date with Theresa that swayed him in her direction, he broke the news to Leslie that he would not be choosing her. They had a tearful exchange with Leslie questioning Gerry’s authenticity and motivations (via Bachelor Nation.) Leslie felt confident that Gerry would choose her based on how he acted and what he said, so Leslie felt blindsided when he broke the news that Theresa would be who he was going to propose to. Leslie lamented about her checkered past with men and how devasted she was to have to deal with heartbreak again.
“Everything you told me last night was a lie,” Leslie told Gerry.
Leslie Is Living Her Best Life
Leslie Has Been Busy
Leslie has seemingly gotten over her heartbreak from Gerry. She has found great friendships with the other women from The Golden Bachelor and even went on Celebrity Family Feud with some of them. Leslie did have to spend some time in the hospital for a bowel obstruction at the beginning of 2024, but she did not let it stop her from showing that there were no hard feelings between her, Gerry, and Theresa, by attending their wedding. Leslie recently revealed that she is not dating anyone and has actually been surprised by her lack of romantic proposals.
Leslie Is An Influencer
Leslie Has Brand Deals
Leslie has done a great job at capitalizing on her The Golden Bachelor fame by doing paid brand partnerships on social media.
She has connections with several businesses, including advertisements for glasses, a rejuvenation clinic, and a suncare brand.
Leslie’s work as a personal trainer has more than likely been booming as well since she has such a high profile in the reality TV world now. She also has links through her Instagram bio to her wellness retreat in Costa Rica and a YouTube workout video. Leslie is thriving without Gerry and is taking advantage of her new fame.
The Golden Bachelor
is available to stream on Hulu.
Source: Bachelor Nation/YouTube, Leslie Fhima/Instagram, Leslie Fhima/Instagram
The Golden Bachelor
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.
- Cast
- Gerry Turner , Jesse Palmer
- Release Date
- September 28, 2023
