Episode 2 of The Golden Bachelor featured a one-on-one date, a gaggle date, and a shock birthday bash for 72-year-old lead Gerry Turner. However one contestant who acquired a rose on Evening 1 was mysteriously lacking by all of it: Marina Perera.
On Thursday evening, Bachelor Nation was left questioning what occurred to the 60-year-old educator from Los Angeles, California. And whereas they didn’t get solutions through the episode, The Golden Bachelor’s official Instagram account posted a video explaining Marina’s departure later that evening. Although we don’t know specifics, we do know Marina left the present to take care of an pressing household scenario. Fortunately, she was in a position to get closure with Gerry because of a bit of assist from know-how and host Jesse Palmer.
“Marina’s had a scenario together with her household again residence. She’s not right here now, however she did need the chance to talk to you, if that’s OK,” Jesse instructed Gerry, earlier than calling Marina on FaceTime.
“The factor I wished to inform you, I’m a single mother, and I had to decide on my household and help my household’s wants presently,” Marina defined. “I’m sorry that I needed to depart, however on the similar time I needed to get my priorities straight.”
Gerry, as traditional, was extremely type and empathetic. “I absolutely perceive — dedication to household overrides nearly every part else. I actually respect you for doing what you’ve completed. I agree with you one hundred pc that you simply wanted to place your loved ones wants at the start else,” he instructed Marina.
“I believe I wanted to listen to that,” Marina replied. “I wanna want you properly. I believe there are some lovely ladies with lovely souls. AndI need to want you nothing however my finest from my coronary heart.”
“That’s a beautiful sentiment,” Gerry stated, earlier than sending his prayers and help. “Once you do the precise factor and make the precise resolution, good issues nonetheless come to you,” Gerry instructed Jesse, who stated he thinks Gerry and Marina have been taking the precise strategy.
Marina additionally shared the video on her private Instagram account alongside the caption, “Leaving the present was troublesome, selecting household was not!”
Per Marina’s official ABC bio, along with being an educator she’s mother to “two spectacular children and two cute fur infants,” so she has lots of duty outdoors of the mansion.
Along with Marina, three ladies — Natascha, Jeanie, and Peggy — went residence throughout Episode 2. So Gerry is absolutely beginning to slim down his seek for love.
New episodes of The Golden Bachelor air on Thursdays from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC. Subsequent-day streaming is on the market on Hulu. And make sure to learn our Episode 2 recap to be taught out what else went down on the mansion.
