The Golden Bachelor star Susan Noles revealed that she and Kelsey Anderson's dad, Mark, were emailing each other because she wanted to date him. Bachelor Nation first met Mark, a 57-year-old widower, during The Bachelor season 28. Kelsey, who's now engaged to Joey Graziadei, spoke very highly of him, sharing how he helped her and her siblings to cope after their mother, Denise, passed away in 2018 due to breast cancer. Fans fell in love with Mark, and there have been rumors that he'll appear on Joan Vassos' Golden Bachelorette season, who first appeared on The Golden Bachelor season 1.
"We were emailing long before that."
During an episode of the Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour podcast, hosted by Susan, 67, and Kathy Swarts, 71, in which Kelsey, 26, was the guest, Kathy revealed, "When we met [Mark] at your finale, of course, Susan elbowed her way in to see if she could maybe date the guy." However, Susan revealed, "We were emailing long before that." Kathy called Mark a "super nice guy," while Susan said he's a "great guy."
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Kelsey shared that she wants her dad to date, and that she thinks that her mom also "really would want him to." Kelsey shared that her dad "kind of dated one or two ladies," but he didn't fully feel that he could date them "because he always felt guilty about it" because no one could replace her mom. Golden Bachelorette star Joan, 61, might be the perfect person for Mark to date because she's also a widow. Her husband, John, passed away due to pancreatic cancer in 2021, so she would understand the complicated feelings that Mark has.
It's interesting that Mark was emailing with Susan before The Bachelor season 28 finale. They would've made a cute couple, especially since Susan is so outgoing, and Mark seems to be shy. At 57, he's younger than all of the Golden ladies, but age is just a number. After everyone praised Mark on the podcast, Kathy joked that she'd like to pursue him, but Susan pointed out his age. Kathy then quipped that she could date younger for Mark. It would be intriguing to see which of the Golden Bachelor contestants Mark would choose because they're all so different.
Although it would be exciting to see him join The Golden Bachelorette, Mark actually might be better suited to be the next Golden Bachelor. He's handsome, kind, humble, and charming. After Gerry Turner was accused of lying about his dating history after the passing of his wife, it would be nice to have someone that Bachelor Nation already knows and trusts as the lead of the show. Mark is an open book and unproblematic. Viewers already love him from The Bachelor. Whatever happens next, hopefully Mark will be on TV screens again very soon.
