Gerry Turner hasn’t been able to escape backlash ever since his divorce with Theresa Nist, but now one of his exes fromThe Golden Bachelorhas gotten caught up in some of the rumors and speculation, which she’s now disavowing. DuringThe Golden Bachelorseason 1, 22 women vied for Gerry’s heart. By the end of the season, only Theresa and Leslie Fhima remained. Gerry chose Theresa, and the two quickly got engaged and married. Unfortunately, their marriage only lasted three months, causingGerry to be single once again.

One of the women fromThe Golden Bachelorset the record straight after being asked if she’s dating Gerry Turner after his divorce.

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Now that Gerry is single again, speculation has run rampant over whether he will date again. Apparently,theGolden Bachelorrunner-up has been receiving messages on social media asking if she’s dating Gerry after his divorce.Lesliereacted to the speculation on her Instagram Stories (viaHeavy). She wanted to “clear the air” since she has been asked “daily” and “hourly” if she and Gerry are in a relationship. Leslie didn’t quite know what to make of the rumors since they’re “fake.” She wishes him “all the best,” but she’s “not with Gerry.”

To drive the message home, she bluntly stated that people need to stop texting, calling and stopping her in restaurants to ask about her and Gerry. Leslie isn’t dating Gerry, but that doesn’t mean she’s in a relationship with someone else. In fact, she’s “living my best life” as a single and happy woman in Minneapolis.TheGolden Bacheloralum is definitely open to returning to the reality TV dating scene via aGoldenversion ofBachelor In Paradiseas she excitedly proclaimed, “I’m ready!”

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So, I just want to clear the air, cause there has been a lot of speculation and rumors, and people asking me daily, hourly, if Gerry and I are together. No, I am not with Gerry. I wish him all the best. I think he, as we all deserve, love in our life. Gerry and I are not together…I just wanted to clear the air and make that known.

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Gerry instantly became a fan-favorite withinBachelorNation whenThe Golden Bachelorfirst started. Later on in the season,reports started surfacing that he had lied about his dating life before filming the show. That started chipping away at his sterling reputation. Then when he and Theresa announced their divorce a mere three months after their wedding,Gerry’s reputation was completely tarnished.

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Back in June,Gerry admitted that he wasn’t ready to dateagain just yet. There haven’t been any concrete signs that he’s changed his mind. So the assumption is that he’s still single. Gerry may have formed bonds withmultiple women onThe Golden Bachelor, including Leslie, butit doesn’t sound like he will be dating any of the women he rejected on the show.

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In fact,it’s probably for the best that Gerry isn’t dating anyone fromThe Golden Bachelor. All the women from the senior citizen spin-off are still seen in a positive light by fans. Gerry’s damaged reputation could carry over to one of those women if he were to date one of them afterThe Golden Bachelor. Even though women like Leslie and Joan Vassos still have nice things to say about him when asked, their social media activities indicate they don’t want to get wrapped up in his drama.

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