Gerry Turner is ready to turn it up on the dance floor. The “Golden Bachelor” lead isn’t counting out a possible opportunity to join the next season of “Dancing With the Stars.”
“I would be open to any and all opportunities because as much fun as I’ve had up to this point, and as much fun as my family has had coming along with me on this journey, I wouldn’t say no to anything,” he told The Post.
“I would have to kind of get more information before I committed to something,” he continued. “But gosh, I mean, how much fun could that be?”
The 72-year-old wouldn’t be the first reality star from the Bachelor Nation franchise to sign on for the ABC dancing competition. In years past, Melissa Rycroft, Trista Sutter, Jake Pavelka, Sean Lowe Chris Soules, Nick Viall, Joe Amabile and Matt James have all taken a spin in the ballroom. Season 20 Bachelorette Charity Lawson is also still in the running on Season 32.
Even more, former Bachelorette leads Hannah Brown and Kaitlyn Bristowe have both won their respective seasons, taking home the coveted mirrorball trophy, now named The Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in honor of the late judge who died in April. Gabby Windey, for her part, came close on Season 19 as she placed second.
Turner isn’t sure if he would be the best dancer on the program, rating himself pretty low between 1 to 10.
“I’m probably just an average guy,” he told The Post. “So on a scale of 1 to 10, maybe a 5.”
Turner’s turn on “Golden Bachelor” will soon be coming to a close. On Thursday night’s episode, his fantasy suites left him torn between Theresa and Leslie.
“I’m in love with both Leslie and Theresa,” he said during the show. “It’s going to be an incredibly difficult decision to make. I hope that the clarity will come.”
He added to host Jesse Palmer: “Many people will be looking at that as, do people my age still knock boots and have a good time behind closed doors? I mean your parents, are you still feeling like mom and dad come down the stairs with a little extra spring in their step?”
Palmer replied: “TMI, TMI, Gerry. Let’s just keep this on you.”
Turner went on to note that it had “been a while” since he had “the opportunity to be physically intimate with someone” following the death of his wife.
“Certainly in that area, I would want to make sure her comfort level was as complete as could possibly be and if that leads to something more physical than that activity becomes organic and natural in its nature. At this age, it’s more gentle, it’s slow,” he explained. “It’s something you can savor because it’s something that is the most special you can have.”
After his nights away, he admitted he was “dying inside” over having to choose between the women. While he noted Leslie is “adventurous and she looks out for me and I look out for her,” Theresa and him “know what the other person is feeling.”
Luckily, Turner’s bond with Palmer, 45, has helped him throughout his journey.
“I love Jesse. He’s awesome to work with. He was a genuinely a good guy,” Turner told The Post ahead of the show’s debut. “I think actually, because of the age difference, there were a few times when he was asking me about things and maybe more like life in general and so forth. And then I would ask him more specific questions about the show and the journey and the process and so forth. But I will be eternally grateful to Jesse and his sensitivity at times to to what I was going through.”
“The Golden Bachelor” airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The season finale airs on Nov. 30.
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