‘Golden Bachelor’ star Gerry Turner immediately files for divorce from Theresa Nist after announcing split

All that glitters is not golden.

“Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner immediately filed for divorce from his wife, Theresa Nist, after they announced their split on “Good Morning America.”

Turner requested to end his three-month marriage to Nist in an Indiana court Friday, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.

“Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner immediately filed for divorce from Theresa Nist after they announced their split. goldengerryturner/Instagram Turner requested to end his three-month marriage to Nist in an Indiana court Friday. theresa_nist/Instagram

Turner, 72, cited an “irretrievable breakdown” as the reason for the split and listed Friday as the former couple’s date of separation.

Just hours before the retired restaurateur’s filing, he and Nist, 70, appeared together on “GMA” to announce that they were ending their short-lived union.

“Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth, and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage,” he told viewers.

Turner cited an “irretrievable breakdown” as the reason for the split and listed Friday as their date of separation. Just hours before, Turner and Nist appeared together on “Good Morning America” to announce their divorce.

When journalist Juju Chang asked whether that meant a “divorce,” Turner replied, “Yes.”

Nist added that she and Turner “have received so much love and support from so many people” who watched them on the inaugural season of “The Golden Bachelor” last year.

“I don’t think we can tell you how many people told us that it gave them so much hope. We want none of that to change for anybody,” she explained.

The former ABC personalities ended their marriage due to distance issues. theresa_nist/Instagram “We looked at homes in South Carolina, we considered New Jersey, and we just looked at homes after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision,” Nist said. Good Morning America/ABC

The former ABC personalities ultimately decided to end their marriage due to distance issues and “how dedicated” they are to their respective families. (Nist resided near her children in New Jersey, while Turner lived in Indiana near his two daughters and his grandchildren.)

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“We looked at homes in South Carolina, we considered New Jersey, and we just looked at homes after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision,” Nist said.

Turner added, “We look at these situations, and I think we just feel like it’s best for the happiness of each of us to … to live apart.”

Last November, Turner proposed to the financial services professional with a 3.15-carat ring. theresa_nist/Instagram They tied the knot during a live televised special in January. theresa_nist/Instagram

Though Turner and Nist decided to split, they shared that they still “love” each other.

Last November, the first-ever “Golden Bachelor” proposed to the financial services professional with a 3.15-carat sparkler that featured a princess-cut center stone.

Turner and Nist tied the knot during a live televised special in January.