Since getting engaged onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple have been all over each other, but could the public displays of affection be over-compensation? The PDA between the couple started long before 61-year-old Joan handed out her final rose. 60-year-old Chock displayed possessive behavior throughout the season, often acting like Joan was already his girlfriend from early in the competition, which the other men didn’t like. Maybe it was all ego, but it was almost as if Chock always knew he was going to walk away with Joan’s heart.
For her part, Joan seemed to respond to Chock’s assertive attitude. During one early episode ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, Joan took several men, including Chock, on a group date to a bowling alley. While they bowled,Chock never missed an opportunity to put his arm around Joan, driving the other men crazy. The early incident would not be the last time Chock asserted his almost obsessive attraction to Joan, who seemed delighted by the attention. Now that Joan and Chock are engaged, they’re all over each other all the time, but it could all be an act.
Joan & Chock’s Journey To Each Other
It’s Been A Long Road
Love stories aren’t always linear, and Joan and Chock’s lives took circuitous routes before leading them to each other. Joan wasmarried to John Vassos for 32 years before he passed away in 2021after a battle with cancer. The four children they’d raised together were already grown and out of the house, so Joan found herself alone. Right before John passed, he sat Joan down and told her that he didn’t want her to be alone for the rest of her life, but that didn’t stop Joan from struggling with guilt when she started dating again.
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Like Joan, Chock never imagined himself being single again and reentering the dating pool at this stage in life. He was no stranger to love. He was married to Heather Chapple, with whom he had two children, for twelve years, but the marriage ended in divorce. After his marriage to Heather ended,Chock dated Katherine Elizabeth White Goree. They were engaged for nine years before she passed away in 2022. During Joan and Chock’s first solo date, he said thatlosing Heather was the most devastating loss of his life.
Chock would experience another devastating loss during production.
While Chock was in Los Angeles filmingThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, his elderly mother passed away. Joan and Chock were devastated as he tearfully bid her goodbye. In a moment that was reminiscent of when Joan leftThe Golden Bachelorseason 1 due to her own family emergency. Unlike Joan, who never returned to Gerry’s season,Chock hurried back to Los Angeles to be with Joan. This move proved Chock was really into Joan, which solidified their bond.
Chock & Joan Seem So Happy Together
“Birds Of A Feather”
Though neither Joan nor Chock expected to find themselves dating again, theytook the plunge and applied to be onBachelorNation shows. After a thrilling season of ups and downs onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1,Joan gave Chock her final rose, and the newly engaged couple appear to be truly happy together. Soon after going public with their relationship,Joanposted an Instagram clip of the couple jumping into each other’s arms to the tune of “Birds Of A Feather” by Billie Eilish. The post has 33.4, and Joan’s caption reads, “We should stick together.”
Chock & Joan Can’t Keep Their Hands Off Each Other
“It All Works Out In The End”
After getting engaged atthe end ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1,Chockposted a clip of him dancing barefoot with Joan. In the clip, Joan and Chock looked like a real couple enjoying a casual day hanging out in the backyard. The couple dance together sweetly, then Chock dips Joan.They seem blissfully happy, but time will tell if Joan and Chock are trying too hard. The post has 18.5K likes, and Chock’s caption reads, “It all works out in the end.”
Joan & Chock Are Obsessed With Each Other
“Love Is Golden”
US Weeklyrecently posted an Instagram slideshow of Chock and Joan looking head-over-heels in love after their final rose ceremony, with the caption, “Love is golden.“Joan had narrowed her field of suitors down to Chock and66-year-old Guy Gansert, an ER doctor from Reno, Nevada. Though Joan seemed to like Guy well enough, shedidn’t even bother introducing him to her family because she was all in with Chock. After sending Guy home, Joan gave Chock her final rose, and he gave her a sparkling diamond engagement ring.
Are Joan & Chock Faking It?
The Real Deal
The best way to judge the veracity of Joan and Chock’s relationship is to compare it to the lastGoldenrelationship.The Golden Bachelorseason 1ended with Gerry marrying 70-year-old Theresa Nist. Even though they got married, they were never as into each other as Joan and Chock are. Though it was disappointing whenGerry and Theresa announced their divorce after only three months of marriage, it wasn’t a surprise. Though Gerry and Theresa seemed to like each other, they weren’t nearly as passionately in love asThe Golden Bachelorette’sJoan and Chock.
61 years old
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60 years old
Kansas
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The Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 can be streamed in full on Hulu.
The Golden Bachelorette
Cast
The Golden Bachelorette: This reality series offers one woman in her later years the opportunity to find love, as a group of seasoned men compete for her affection. Participants bring diverse romantic histories, seeking a meaningful connection and a chance to build a promising future together.
