Millions of Bachelor Nation fans tuned in to watch Joan Vassos find love after abruptly leaving Gerry Turner’s Golden Bachelor season. She got engaged to Chock Chapple in a stunning final rose ceremony. Now, The Golden Bachelorette star opened up about the “pressure” she feels to stay with her fiancé. Keep reading for all the details on the surprising admission.
Golden Bachelorette Couple Face New Split Rumors
Bachelor Nation relationships are unique on their own. But Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple’s romance is even more unique. Despite getting engaged on national television a year ago, they still live thousands of miles apart. The Golden Bachelorette star lives in Maryland, while her fiance resides in Wichita, Kansas.
The distance keeps them living separate lives most of the time. This puts them at the center of split rumors constantly. Joan Vassos reignited split rumors again recently by leaving her fiancé out of an important speech.
The couple recently assured Us Weekly that their relationship is stronger than ever. However, Joan Vassos admitted to feeling “pressure” to stay with Chock.
Joan Vassos Opens Up About ‘Pressure’ To Stay With Chock
The Bachelor Nation fandom can be a lot. Fans are always looking for clues of trouble in relationships that begin in the franchise. Sometimes news of a breakup comes out of nowhere, like the Golden Bachelor couple, Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner.
Joan Vassos admitted that Theresa and Gerry’s breakup put more “pressure” on her to find love on her season of The Golden Bachelorette. “If something happened with us, which nothing is going to happen, but if something did that, it would be hard on the Golden franchise,” she said.
The reality star continued, “I’m not sure if I ever said this to anybody, but I felt a lot of pressure to be successful [as the Golden Bachelorette] because Gerry and Theresa had just broken up right before I started filming, like, within months. And I felt a lot of pressure that if I wasn’t successful, if I didn’t find somebody, that it would be the end of it. I felt super responsible. I got lucky.”
@usweekly TheGoldenBachelor’s Gerry and Theresa’s breakup made headlines again when he wrote a book about their relationship, which prompted a back and forth between the exes in the media. Joan Vassos shares her take on the drama with Us.
Wedding Update
Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos have no plans to marry any time soon. That might seem like a red flag, but they have legitimate reasons. The Golden Bachelorette couple cited their busy schedules as the reason they haven’t tied the knot.
“We’ll get married, but right now, we’re busy. I couldn’t plan a wedding right now if my life depended on it. It would have to elope or go to city hall. I have a son who got married last summer. I have a son who’s getting married this summer. There may be babies on the way — life is so busy,” Joan Vassos said.
Chock Chapple chimed in that they will marry eventually, “when the time is right.” Tell us in the comments if you think Bachelor Nation fans add pressure for couples to stay together.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
