The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos Announces Shocking Career Update Amid Signs Lavish Lifestyle With Chock Chapple Is Becoming A Problem

Joan Vassos won Chock Chapple's heart on The Golden Bachelorette, and now, she's doing her part to make sure others take care of their hearts with an exciting opportunity that will see her participate in a brand-new experience in her career and life. Joan and Chock have been together since meeting in The Golden Bachelorette season 1 in 2024. The couple happily showcases their relationship on social media, but their critics feel that Joan and Chock's lavish lifestyle might cause issues in their future.

Joan shared an Instagram Reel to announce that she'll be participating in the Washington, DC, chapter of the American Heart Association's An Affair Of The Heart Luncheon And Fashion Show. The reality star will be making her runway debut to raise awareness for heart disease and stroke on February 21. In Joan's video, she revealed the stunning black and gold high-low dress she'll be wearing as she struts her stuff for a good cause. While she didn't identify the dress's brand, it appears she'll be modeling the Erica Feather-Embroidered Strapless Gown from the brand Theia.

Joan has been active with the Washington chapter of the AHA since 2009 as a member of their Women's Board. She has a personal connection to the organization: her daughter, Erica, was born with a congenital heart defect. According to the AHA, Joan found out the news about Erica being diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. The Golden Bachelorette star's daughter had to undergo surgery when she was only four-and-a-half months old.

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Joan Can Use Her Newfound Fame For Good Causes

One of the biggest perks of fame is that Joan is able to use her large platform to bring attention to causes and charities she feels drawn to. Since Joan has a personal connection to heart disease, and has been involved with the AHA since way before her time on The Golden Bachelorette, it's fitting that she can use her newfound public figure status to continue bringing awareness to the AHA's mission of educating people on heart disease and stroke.

It's unclear whether Joan's beau Chock will be cheering her on as she walks down the runway, but the couple has been busy jet-setting around. From traveling to New York City to appear on The Drew Barrymore Show to being in Palm Springs with other Bachelor Nation folks, to a Mexican vacation, Joan and Chock are booked and busy. In fact, they're so busy that some fans are wondering when the couple will actually move in together and get married. For now, they appear to be happy combining their lives and spending as much time together as they can.

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Joan Is Fully Embracing Celebrity Lifestyle

The Golden Bachelorette star has really taken to her status as a celebrity. Joan even recently announced she's dipping her toes into the influencer world by opening a ShopLTK page, where fans can shop her favorite items. In fact, it seems that Joan's becoming so entrenched in the celebrity world that her and Chock's potential move to New York City makes more sense than ever. But whether Chock and Joan end up moving to NYC is still up in the air, as they haven't found a residence yet and Chock seems set on living in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas.