‘Golden Bachelor’ Fans Demand Answers About Missing Contestant

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Golden Bachelor fans demand answers about why one popular contestant was seemingly missing from parts of the latest episode. Keep reading to find out who was missing and why.

Golden Bachelor Jumps On Pickleball Trend

Pickleball mania has been sweeping the nation, and not even The Golden Bachelor show is immune. The tennis-like sport has surged in popularity in recent years.

It’s also one of Gerry Turner’s favorite pastimes. In a GQ profile piece earlier this year, the first-ever Golden Bachelor shared that he plays three times a week.

Pickleball is similar to tennis but uses smaller racquets and smaller plastic balls on smaller courts.

To Gerry Turner’s delight, the group date on the latest episode involved a pickleball tournament. Trista Sutter, the first Bachelorette, made an appearance in the Bachelor mansion but assured the ladies she wasn’t there to steal their man.

Instead, she presented the remaining women with the pickleball date card. Ahead of the episode, ABC posted teaser snapshots of the date on social media, and fans noticed a glaring problem: One of the contestants wasn’t in the photos. Why not?

Fans Notice Popular Contestant Missing, Demands Answers

While Trista Sutter vowed not to steal Gerry Turner, one viewer couldn’t help but note on the show’s social media that Sutter, 50, looked like she was one of the contestants. Is that a compliment to the other women for their youthful appearance or an insult to Trista Sutter?

Who knows. Fans had more pressing matters to address.

Eagle-eyed Bachelor Nation fans immediately noticed a contestant missing from the group shots of the pickleball date. “Leslie is not in the group shot,” one fan wrote in confusion.

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Credit: ABC YouTube

Another asked, “Er…where is Leslie ?!?!”

Leslie Fhima, 65, is a fitness instructor and, to many, a frontrunner for winning Gerry Turner’s final Golden Rose.
Ellen, Sandra, Susan, Nancy, April, Theresa, Kathy, and Faith were all on the group date. Where was Leslie Fhima?

Where Was She?

The former professional figure skater recently shared on her social media that she suffered a serious injury that would keep her sidelined for a while. Is her broken arm why she wasn’t on the group date?

No. The group date was filmed months ago, and her arm injury happened after filming.

Leslie Fhima wasn’t on the group date because she got the coveted one-on-one date with Gerry Turner. While the other women were competing against each other in pickleball and for Turner’s attention, Fhima had him all to herself on an adventurous ATV ride. The adventure turned romantic during a steamy hot tub excursion.

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Credit: ABC YouTube

Needless to say, Leslie Fhima got a rose and is safe for another week. Will she be the last woman standing at the end? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Be sure to catch new episodes of The Golden Bachelor every Thursday at 8 PM Eastern on ABC. Believe it or not, the season finale is almost here!

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2 Comments

    1. I think it Should be Joan, that had left for a daughter problem. Hope fully she Would come back for Love! I think that he Is making a Big Mistake on who he picks as second choice!

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