ABC is playing the oldies again. The next “Bachelor” show this fall will feature another ‘mature’ individual. 61-year-old Joan Vassos from Rockland, Maryland, will be the “Golden Bachelorette.” Vassos was on “The Golden Bachelor” but left that show early in week 3 to care for her daughter who had recently given birth. Vassos is a mother of four, grandmother of two and a school administrator. Her late husband John, whom she was married to for 32 years, died in January 2021 from pancreatic cancer. In her spare time, the new lead loves spending time with her dog, cooking and listening to Elton John.
* Not his music. She likes to listen to him when he throws his fits.
* Just more of the same old thing. Or, rather, the same OLD thing.
* You know, god forbid if my spouse should pass away, I know they’d want me date again… on television, to a total stranger, in front of millions.
* Just give us some advance warning of when the “hot tub” episode is going to air.
* Boy we’ve come a long way since “The Dating Game,” huh? And not in a good way.