GOLDEN Bachelor star Leslie Fhima has not ruled out dating within the Bachelor fandom.
She threw a jab at Gerry Turner while saying which former contestant’s dad she would like to date.
Leslie, 65, appeared on the podcast, Playing The Field: A Bachelor Podcast with Ryan, Jen, and Gina on May 10.
The Golden Bachelor runner-up talked about her time on the reality show, Gerry, 72, and Theresa Nist’s breakup, attending the Golden Wedding, dating, and more.
Leslie revealed that she still talks to Gerry and Theresa, 70, and reached out after the news of their divorce was announced.
However, host Ryan Field, sports anchor at ABC affiliate WABC-TV, asked her now that Gerry is single, would she take him back, and Leslie didn’t hesitate with her answer.
“If Gerry called today, and said, ‘Let’s give this another shot.’ Would you think about it?” he asked.
“No,” Leslie responded immediately shaking her head.
“Wow, that was fast,” host Jennifer Matarese, web producer of WABC-TV, said.
“It’s not that I hate the guy. I was in love with him. I care a lot about him, but A, I’m no one’s second choice, ever. And B, that window is closed for me,” Leslie clarified.
“That’s one thing about Bachelor Nation, people do move on. At the end of the day, I felt like Gerry made the right decision then,” she said.
KEEPING IT IN THE BACHELOR FAMILY
Host Gina Sirico then asked Leslie, since she wouldn’t get back with Gerry, is she open to dating, and who would she want to date?
“What’s new with you? Are you dating? Are a lot of men contacting you?” she asked.
“Is anyone sliding into your DMs?” Ryan wondered.
Leslie said that she has not been on a date since The Golden Bachelor ended.
“Sliding into my DMS? Some daughters do. They want me to meet their dad,” the runner-up admitted.
That’s one thing about Bachelor Nation, people do move on. At the end of the day, I felt like Gerry made the right decision then.
Leslie Fhima
“Kelsey’s dad! What about Kelsey’s dad?” Gina asked.
Kelsey Anderson is the most recent The Bachelor Joey Graziadei’s, fiancee, whom he met on the show.
“Yeah. He’s a doll. He’s such a sweetheart,” Leslie said.
She also told the hosts that she met Kelsey’s dad, Mark, at the Golden Bachelor finale.
“I’m not shy, but when it comes to that sort of thing, I’m a little old-fashioned, and if they want me, they can ask me,” Leslie said.
“I don’t know if people are intimidated. I don’t know.”
Ryan asked Leslie if Kelsey’s dad asked her out, what would she say?
“I’d say, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’ He’s very very sweet, such a nice person,” Leslie said.
Leslie spoke very highly of Kelsey, 25, and said that she was raised right and is the perfect person for Joey, 28.
‘IT’S NOT UP TO ME!’
The podcast hosts then said that Mark may be in the running to be the next Golden Bachelor.
If that was the case, would she go on or would she be the first Golden Bachelorette?
“Well, it’s not really up to me,” Leslie said.
She said she would, but she is not holding out for the call.
“If they asked me, yes I would do it. I think I would be a great contestant lead because I have been doing this so I know what to expect and not to expect,” Leslie said.
“Plus, I think I’m fun.”
However, Leslie said that she doesn’t think she would want to be a contestant if Mark were to do the Golden Bachelor because she couldn’t handle the heartbreak again.