Joan Vassos continues her search for Mr. Right as the first-ever "Golden Bachelorette." Vassos, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, competed in the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelor" for Gerry Turner's rose.

Bachelor Nation fans got to the halfway point of the ABC dating show. That means Joan had to make a difficult decision. On the Wednesday, October 16 episode, she got rid of a fan favorite. Even though Mark finally got his one-on-one with Joan, their date was far from smooth sailing.

We love insider gossip in this newsletter, so this week, I reached out to the person who hears it all: Sarah Hearon from Us Weekly. She’s interviewed countless Bachelor/ettes (including, most recently, Joan).

The Golden Bachelorette fan-favorite thinks he knows who will get Joan Vassos' final rose and says we'll see him again.

While Joan Vassos may find love in The Golden Bachelorette, the aftermath of Gerry Turner's The Golden Bachelor still lingers on in the show.

Vassos told Us Weekly she wanted to focus on “emotional intimacy” rather than physical connection during her time alone with each contestant.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Wednesday’s episode of The Golden Bachelorette. Another week, another set of dates for Joan Vassos - and the Bachelor mansion is feeling a little empty now with just seven men left.

Joan Vassos had a stylish group of men on The Golden Bachelorette — but one in particular stood out. “We had good style. I gotta tell you,” Vassos, 61, exclusively told Us Weekly in her cover story. “Gary [Levingston] was hilarious.