Why Did Joan Vassos and Guy Gansert Split on ‘The Golden Bachelorette’? Inside Their Finale Breakup

Before Joan Vassos could find her happy ending on The Golden Bachelorette, she had to end a relationship with one of her final 2 suitors. Joan and Guy Gansert broke up during the November 13, 2024, finale.

Why Did Joan Vassos and Guy Gansert Split on ‘The Golden Bachelorette’?

After Joan went on a date with Chock Chapple, she admitted she knew that she was in love with him and planned to send Guy home before he was able to meet her family.

While talking to Guy, Joan explained that she wanted to “spare” him from meeting her family because she knew that he would be sent home. “My biggest hope and my biggest fear were kind of that I would be … I would have strong feelings for at least one person. And the scary part was that I would have to send somebody home, so I’m here to tell you that my heart belongs to somebody else,” she said. “And I care about you so, so, so much.”

After Joan said she wanted to send him home because she “cares” about him, Guy became emotional and told her that he planned to propose. “I’m heartbroken. I thought it was Joan. I really thought it was gonna happen,” he said after their split.

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Guy Gansert’s Restraining Order

Amid Guy’s time on The Golden Bachelorette, the emergency room doctor made headlines for previously having a restraining order filed against him by his ex-wife. In 2021, Guy’s ex submitted paperwork for a “protection order against domestic violence” after claiming that guy “disparaged” her and “motioned like he was going to shoot [her] with his hand shaped like a pistol.” She also referred to Guy as “unstable” and said that he sent her “stacks” of text messages that “[flipped] to anger” quickly.

However, Guy’s ex – whom he shares four children with – dismissed the application and wound up not pursuing action against the Nevada resident. In September 2024, Guy and his ex filed a joint motion to seal the records of her filing.

“Based on my participation in this show and the audience viewership, I have a grave and ever-increasing concern that the substance of the underlying case may be publicly exposed and thus create unnecessary exposure, harassment, embarrassment, and potentially personal harm to myself … my children and grandchild, and extended family,” Guy said in the motion. A judge denied the request.

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He subsequently spoke out about his past legal issues, writing on Instagram, “My divorce was extremely difficult for me and led me to a very low point in my life and as a result I acted in a way that does not represent who I am. The past few years have caused me to conduct a deep personal evaluation, and I will always continue to work to improve myself.”

Later that month, Joan said she “never saw that side of Guy” during their time together. “The Golden franchise is a little bit unique because we come here with a lot of past,” she said on “The Viall Files.” “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.” She added, “My interactions were pure and lovely and I would never have never had any indication that there was any kind of past that [Guy] had.”

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Guy’s elimination from The Golden Bachelorette left Joan with just one man left: Chock Chapple. Reality Steve reported on November 5, 2024, that Joan and Chock were engaged.

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The TV blogger had previously reported that Guy was the man who Joan ended up with following the last rose ceremony. However, in September, he updated his spoilers to name Chock as the winner of the season. At the time, he was unsure whether or not Chock and Joan had gotten engaged, but was eventually able to confidently report the exciting news.