They were adamant about fantasy suites and that I [shouldn’t] kiss men on TV. ‘GOLDEN BACHELORETTE’ REVEALED AS JOAN VASSOS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 61-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER So that was like very embarrassing for them,” Vassos told News.
“Nobody really knew what this was going to look like, if it was just going to look like a bunch of old people dating and might not be very dignified or, I don’t know, it could be embarrassing, I guess, for them,” she said.
Thus, after they watched how well it was depicted, they realized that dating at this age isn’t shameful and can actually be a lot of fun, especially because the women had such wonderful personalities. And the men are fantastic on my season. They were not as concerned about me.
You know, though, I did say I wouldn’t kiss anyone. And that was a lie, as we all knew. So, whatever,” she laughed to add.
In the inaugural season of the previous year, Vassos made her debut on the “Golden Bachelor” series. She stated that her family was “a little more nervous” about that than they were about her assuming leadership as “The Golden Bachelorette.”