It's Official! Joan Vassos Finds Love With [SPOILER] on 'The Golden Bachelorette'
Joan Vassos finds what she's looking for on 'The Golden Bachelorette.'
Updated Nov. 14 2024, 9:40 a.m. ET
Spoiler alert: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for The Golden Bachelorette.
After eight unforgettable weeks, the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette has come to an end. The beloved series, which starred 61-year-old private school administrator Joan Vassos, comes to a beautiful conclusion as she finds her second happily ever after.
The finale is packed with drama, emotions, and, of course, a final rose. Even better? Joan gets engaged, and it's everything you've been waiting for! If you missed the episode but can't stand the suspense any longer, keep scrolling to find out who Joan ends up with.
Who does Joan end up with on 'The Golden Bachelorette'?
In the emotional season finale of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan Vassos gives her final rose to insurance executive Chock Chapple. After Chock meets her family, Joan decides to send ER doctor Guy Gansert home, revealing that her heart belongs to Chock.
"My heart belongs to somebody else now… This is the last thing I wanted. I'm so sorry," Joan tells a tearful Guy. Guy confesses his love for Joan, but she gently responds, "I love you, but I love you in a different way."
After that tearful goodbye, the final rose ceremony brings viewers to the moment Joan is finally able to express her feelings to Chock.
"I'm in love with Chock, and I want to spend the rest of my life with him. He makes me see a future again," Joan shares with producers, her heart full of hope for the future.
Chock, feeling a bit of "self-doubt" after Joan hasn't yet said those three words, arrives at the final rose ceremony uncertain. But Joan doesn't keep him waiting.
"We are living proof that no matter what life throws at you there's still hope, even at our age," she says, finally telling him, "I waited till this moment, in this amazing location, to tell you that I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up next to you in the morning and I want to kiss you when I go to bed at night."
Chock, moved by her words, reaffirms his love for the widower, promising to honor her late husband by loving her deeply every day.
"That is the most important thing to me," he explains. "And Joan you will never be invisible to me. I'm going to tell you that I love you every day, I promise that."
With that, Chock gets down on one knee, opening a Neil Lane ring box. "I've been waiting forever to do this," he says, before asking, "Joan, will you marry me?" As expected, Joan replies, "Of course, I'll marry you" before handing him her final rose.
The couple then joins host Jesse Palmer at the "After the Final Rose" special, beaming with happiness. Joan shares a powerful message with the live audience: "Everybody deserves to have love and give love," she says, encouraging others to take a leap of faith and find love at any stage of life.
As a surprise, the former NFL quarterback offers Joan and Chock — and their families — a trip to Disney World! The sweet gesture is especially meaningful, as Joan and Chock's first date took place at Disneyland. Now, they'll create new memories at Disney World, where they'll start this next chapter together.