Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos addressed contestant Guy Gansert’s previous after reviews surfaced that his ex-wife filed a brief restraining order in opposition to him in 2021.
The truth star, 61, opened up in regards to the physician, 66, on the Wednesday episode of The Viall Information podcast, the place she mentioned that the Golden franchise is “unique” as a result of contributors “come here with a lot of past.”
“We’ve lived a lot of life, and it doesn’t completely surprise me that there are things that they’re maybe not proud of later on,” Vassos mentioned in response to host Nick Viall’s query about Gansert, who continues to be competing for Vassos’ coronary heart on the ABC actuality collection.
Vassos added that she had “never seen” that facet of Gansert or any of the opposite contestants on her season.
“My interactions with all the guys were pure and lovely, and I would have never had any indication that there was any kind of past that he had,” Vassos shared. “I had no idea what the interactions with his ex-wife were at that time. He was so kind to me, and he was so open, and he was so vulnerable.”
Vassos went on to say how Gansert “cried” and talked to her about “finally feeling happy for the first time in so many years.” She added that she would have by no means thought in a “million years” that Gansert had an alleged historical past of home disputes.
“I still believe that he’s a kind and good person,” Vassos mentioned. “You know, maybe he made a mistake. I don’t know. I don’t know anything about [it] other than what you guys know.”
Gansert’s ex-wife, Heidi O’Gara, filed a brief protecting order in opposition to him in Reno, Nevada, three years in the past, Folks reported in early October. She dismissed the submitting, by which she requested Gansert solely contact her about their youngsters through e-mail, in November 2021 earlier than it was granted.
Within the submitting, O’Gara alleged that Gansert “physically tried to threaten” her and despatched her textual content messages “trying to reconcile” earlier than “flipping to anger,” in keeping with Folks. She claimed the day she filed the order, Gansert allegedly positioned an merchandise below her tire and “motioned like he was going to shoot me with his hand shaped like a pistol” after operating into her on the health club.
Gansert addressed the reviews about his previous in an announcement posted to Instagram on Oct. 10, saying that he’ll “always continue to work to improve myself.”
“This was an unfortunate situation that occurred during an incredibly stressful time for me and my former spouse and was ultimately resolved when she voluntary [sic] dismissed her request for a protective order,” he wrote on the social media platform. “Together we crafted a resolution that was agreeable to both parties.”
“The past few years have caused me to conduct a deep personal evaluation, and I will always continue to work to improve myself,” he continued. “I am so appreciative of The Golden Bachelorette and Bachelor Nation as well as my family, who have been exceptionally supportive during the most difficult times of my life. I am eternally grateful for them.”
O’Gara additionally addressed the reviews in an announcement to Folks, saying that she and Guy “share four amazing children and a new grandson.”
“While our divorce was very difficult, to protect our family’s privacy and to move forward, we reached a mutual resolution and have chosen not to comment about it publicly,” O’Hara mentioned.
ABC has but to publicly touch upon Gansert’s background.
Gansert is only one of a variety of Bachelor Nation males, who it’s been revealed in current months, had restraining orders filed in opposition to them. Fellow Golden Bachelorette contestant Gil Ramirez had a brief home violence restraining order filed in opposition to him in June from an ex-girlfriend over allegations of stalking. And, in September, it got here to gentle that the winner of the latest season of The Bachelorette, Devin Strader, was arrested and had a restraining order filed in opposition to him by an ex-girfriend a number of years earlier than his look on the truth courting present.
