Golden Bachelor Gerry Had His First-Ever STD Test For The Show

The Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner is opening up about the show’s rigorous induction process — including the STD test he took ahead of filming.

Appearing on the Nov. 21 episode of Justin Long’s Life Is Short podcast, Turner shared details of the sexual health checkup and revealed that it was the first he can recall ever having.

“I was actually traveling with an old girlfriend — we were just friends — and I got a call from ABC wanting me to initiate the process to go get an STD test,” he said.

Turner went on to explain that his knowledge of STD tests was limited, given that he was married to his late wife, Toni, for 43 years.

“That may have been my very first STD test,” he said. “I had no idea what was going to happen. I didn’t know if they were going to look in the iris of my eye, take a urine sample [or] a blood sample. I had no idea.”

Gerry’s FBI Background Check

The Golden Bachelor star divulged further details of the show’s “ridiculously thorough” vetting process, which included a full background check.

“I had to send my fingerprints to the FBI,” Turned said on the Life Is Short podcast. “There were numerous background tests. There was a psychological evaluation that was, like, 360 questions and then another hour of interview.”

The Grand Finale

Luckily, Turner passed his onboarding checks, and the reality dating spinoff has become a hit with viewers.

The highly anticipated finale airs on Nov. 30, and will see Turner pick between Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight ahead of the final episode, Turner said deciding on the winner was an “incredibly bad situation.”

“I’m down to two people and realize that one of those two has to go home,” he said. “You’re connected so deeply, and then you realize they have to leave.”