SEATTLE — A retired Navy captain from Seattle is set to compete to win the heart of the inaugural Golden Bachelorette beginning this September.
Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos in a "heartbreaking decision" left “The Golden Bachelor" after a medical concern with her daughter, according to ABC.
Vassos also lost her husband after 32 years of marriage and "remains an embodiment of strength and grace as a devoted mother of four, grandmother of three, and school administrator while finding solace in the music of Elton John, spending time with her dog and cooking," ABC said.
ABC said 43 million viewers tuned in to the debut of “The Golden Bachelor," which featured a 60-year-old from Benton City, Washington.
The 24 men who will vie for her heart are the following:
- Kim, 69, a retired navy captain from Seattle, Wash.
- William “Bill,” 68, a retired videographer from Portland, Ore.
- Robert “Bob,” 66, a chiropractor from Marina Del Ray, Calif.
- Charles K., 62, a portfolio manager from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- Charles L., 66, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia, Pa.
- Charles “Chock,” 60, an insurance executive from Wichita, Kan.
- Christopher, 64, a contractor from West Babylon, N.Y.
- Daniel “Dan,” 64, a private investor from Naples, Fla.
- David, 68, a rancher from Austin, Texas
- Gary, 65, a retired finance executive from Palm Desert, Calif.
- Gil, 60, an educator from Mission Viejo, Calif.
- Gregg, 64, a retired university VP from Longboat Key, Fla.
- Guy, 66, an ER doctor from Reno, Nev.
- John “Jack,” 68, a caterer from Chicago, Ill.
- Jonathan, 61, a shipping consultant from Oakland, Iowa
- Jordan, 61, a sales manager from Chicago, Ill.
- Keith, 62, a girl dad from San Jose, Calif.
- Kenneth “Ken,” 60, a property management treasurer from Peabody, Mass.
- Mark, 57, an army veteran from Leesville, La.
- Michael, 65, a retired banking CEO from Denver, N.C.
- Pablo, 63, a retired UN agency director from Cambridge, Md.
- Pascal, 69, a salon owner from Chicago, Ill.
- Ralph “RJ,” 66, a financial advisor from Irvine, Calif.
- Thomas, 62, a fire department chief from New York, N.Y.
“The Golden Bachelorette” premieres Wednesday, Sept. 18 on ABC with episodes available to stream on Hulu the next day.
