“Made My Bravo Debut”: The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos Joins Another TV Show Amid Signs Marriage Isn’t Important To Her & Chock Right Now

The Golden Bachelorette's Joan Vassos made a surprise appearance on a different network than the one that made her famous. Joan and her fiancé, Chock Chapple, met during the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette, and while Joan flew solo during her WWHL appearance, Joan and Chock are still together, though a wedding doesn't seem to be a priority for them at the moment. Joan and Chock have been trying to decide where to settle down together amid their busy schedules after appearing in The Golden Bachelorette season 1.

Joan stopped by the Watch What Happens Live studio to promote the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purple Stride walk this weekend. She has been a vocal supporter of PanCan since her first husband, John, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2021. Joan seemed thrilled to appear on WWHL as the guest bartender, happily posing for photos with host Andy Cohen and guests, The Valley stars Nia Sanchez Booko and Kristen Doute.

Joan shared photos to her Instagram, writing in the caption that she got to "pretend" she was a Real Housewife and that she even came up with her own tagline: "I never settle for silver, I always go for gold." She started off her Instagram caption by excitedly announcing that she made her "Bravo debut." Joan ended by thanking Andy and told her followers to "never stop going for gold."

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Joan Is Using Her Platform To Raise Awareness

Joan became a celebrity almost overnight when she debuted on The Golden Bachelorette. She's been enjoying the perks of fame, often doing brand deals and partnerships on social media, leading to speculation that Joan's really taken to the influencer life. She also, however, uses her platform for good, like she did at WWHL.

Joan has been a supporter of many charities in addition to PanCan. She has posted publicly about Comfort Cases, which provides resources for those in foster care, as well as the American Heart Association. The Golden Bachelorette lead's been promoting the PanCan Purple Stride walk on various media outlets all week, including New York Living, Channel 7 News DC, and Good Morning Washington.

Our Take On Joan Vassos’ WWHL Appearance As Guest Bartender

Joan Wants To Make A Difference

Joan's appearance on WWHL is notable for a few reasons. First of all, she is affiliated with ABC, since that is the network that airs The Golden Bachelorette. We don't see Bachelor Nation stars mingling with "Bravolebrities" very often, so it was cool to see Joan and the women from The Valley hanging out. To cross over to another network is admirable, since Joan's appearance is to raise money for charity.

Joan's media appearances will help raise the profile of the charity walk she's promoting. Any attention given to charities like PanCan is good attention in today's media landscape, where there is so much content and publicity that can be given to the charity. Joan's using her spotlight to shine a light on a great cause, and The Golden Bachelorette star got to have a little fun at the same time.