**PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Golden Bachelor**

Last week was a bit of drama for the ladies of the The Golden Bachelor and we’re definitely keeping an eye on Theresa and Kathy! Trista joins the women and she introduces herself to them letting them know that she was on the first season of The Bachelor and she was the first The Bachelorette. She lets them know that she will be there on the Group Date. Ellen, Sandra, Susan, Nancy, April, Theresa, Kathy, and Faith will be on the date. Leslie will be on the 1-on-1 with Gerry Turner. The group date includes pickleball! Joey who will be on The Bachelor season 28 joins them and Trista! We know that Joey loves playing tennis so we can see why he’d be part of this. The women get into pairs so they can play against one another and the winner will be in In Pickleball Magazine. We did like when April acted like she broke her ankle so she could have a little cuddle time with Gerry. of course with this tournament, Jesse Palmer lets everyone know what’s going on on the court. It’s fun to see them play and Gerry also let them know that he enjoys this sport and his partner needs to be his partner to play this after the show - so they will get a taste of what it’s like to be with him.

After the game, he sits down with the women to see how the game went. He sits with Sandra and talks about the fact that she is missing her daughter’s wedding to be there. He suggests that they FaceTime her which touches Sandra. Of course Theresa and Kathy are still talking about last week. Once again, Theresa doesn’t really understand that people have boundaries and that while she is being honest and super transparent, others aren’t taking it in the same way.

Of course Theresa talks about the exchange between her and Kathy with Gerry. He didn’t like the way Kathy reacted to her. This clearly isn’t going away anytime soon as the pot continues to be stirred between the two of them. Gerry gives the rose to Sandra which is sweet as she has been one of our faves since the beginning!

The 1-on-1 date with Leslie involves an ATV which is definitely an activity that we can see them doing. She shares how she doesn’t have the best picker and that she was divorced twice and that she really enjoys being with Gerry. She tells him that she has been single for 22 years. They end their date with a hot tub and of course, he gives her the date rose.

Back at the house, the women play Never Have I Ever with ice cream. We love hearing about April’s experiences as they continue the game.

Sandra is under the weather and another one of the ladies has a stress fracture from pickleball. Gerry is looking for clarity during the cocktail party so that will assist him in the rose ceremony. He wants to see Susan and beings her a gift - rose quartz. He lets her know that empathy and strength is what the stone is known for and that it’s those qualities that make him feel that he reminds her of his wife. Kathy sees him kissing Susan and she feels unsettled. He even visits Sandra who is laying down in her bed. Kathy feels that she needs to make that vital connection so that she can continue as they are half way through the process. Ellen tells him that she is falling in love with him and it makes Gerry realize how he really needs to make the best decisions.

When he takes some time with Nancy, she says that she sees he has relationships that have progressed and that she doesn’t think that she is one of them. He agrees and she goes home!

Gerry Gave Roses To | Ellen, Faith, Leslie, Sandra, Susan, and Theresa

Gerry sent home | April, Kathy, Nancy,

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Golden Bachelor and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!