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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

'Florida wants to retire and move to him': Meet ABC's first 'Golden Bachelor'

The "Bachelor" franchise is entering a new age.

On Monday, ABC introduced the star of "The Golden Bachelor," a spinoff that skews older than the flagship series about young singles in search of love. Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old grandfather from Indiana, has been named the franchise's newest — and oldest — leading man.

"Don't give up," Turner said in an interview with "Good Morning America." "There's always possibilities."

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