Faith Martin from The Golden Bachelor is living her best life despite having failed to receive a rose from Gerry Turner. 22 women competed for Gerry’s heart on the reality TV. Faith had captured everyone’s attention when she made a memorable entrance at the Bachelor mansion riding a motorcycle. Faith, 61, wanted Gerry to have the ride of his life with her. Faith played a song for Gerry on guitar at the cocktail party and earned his First Impression rose. The Benton City, Washington, resident, however, was not chosen to walk the aisle with her dream man.
The musician, radio host, and teacher, has been a singer and performer for over 40 years and hosts three different radio stations in Washington and Oklahoma. Faith worked as a high school teacher in the past and launched a podcast. She had been married for 21 years until Faith’s ex-husband died in 2021. She has two sons and five grandchildren. Faith made it pretty far into the show. Faith was the third-runner up. Gerry eventually chose Theresa Nist to be his wife and got married, and then divorced, post-season.
Faith Is Accepting Of Breakup From Gerry
Faith Is Okay After The Breakup
Faith had suspected that her time on The Golden Bachelor was done after her hometown date with Gerry. She had a feeling that it was going to be the last time she saw him. “I remember feeling it right then. I cried when he drove off,” said Faith, who somehow knew there was a possibility that things with Gerry were not going to work out. “Everybody that meets Gerry falls in love with him a little bit,” Faith said about her kids meeting Gerry and being hopeful that she was going to find love after the death of their dad.
Like her kids who fell in love with Gerry “a little bit,” Faith did too. “There's lingering feelings,” she admitted in her interview with People.
“ I truly love the guy. It felt so good to just be in his arms, ” she added.
Faith would love to have Gerry back in her life somehow but knows it’s too much to ask for. She thinks she could be friends with Gerry’s wife and could love him “appropriately” in a non-romantic sense.
Faith Was Promoting The Golden Bachelorette
Did She Get Cast?
Meanwhile, Faith was a frontrunner to be the first-ever leading lady of The Golden Bachelorette. She told NonStopLocal that she’s open to being the star of the spin-off if ABC decides to go ahead with it.
“ One never knows, but, of course, I would say yes because who wouldn't? I mean, come on, ” Faith excitedly told the publication.
Being eliminated from the show was painful for Faith. However, Faith knew that Gerry had to make the best choice for him and respected his decision. Faith had seemed like a frontrunner on Gerry’s season and her loss made her a good contender to have a show of her own.
After Gerry and Theresa's divorce announcement in April 2024, the lead for The Golden Bachelorette was solidified. The Bachelor network forwent choosing Faith and instead chose Joan Vassos, who left Gerry's season early due to a family emergency.
While Faith did not get chosen at the first The Golden Bachelorette lead, she has still made a lasting impression on fans, and has 51,700 followers on her verified Instagram account.
Will Faith Be At Gerry & Theresa's Golden Wedding?
Since Faith had already admitted that she could “seriously” be friends with whoever Gerry ended up with, it was likely that she was going to attend The Golden Wedding. Besides, Faith and Theresa were roommates, and Faith could see that Theresa was not a malicious person when she got into a conflict with Kathy Swats. “As far as I know, there is not a mean bone in her body. She is a very sweet soul,” Faith had said about Theresa in her interview with Glamour. Despite her heartbreak, Faith also congratulated the happy couple on Instagram.
“You found each other and made us proud! Love you BOTH!” Faith wrote on Instagram. Mere hours before the televised The Golden Bachelor wedding, Faith also made a collaboration post with the bride herself and posted, “I’m so excited to be here for @goldengerryturner and @theresa_nist wedding festivities,” thus confirming her attendance for the grand ceremony. “Women supporting women in the wild-a rare occurrence! I absolutely love it and want more of it!,” a fan told Faith in the comments.
Faith Is Capitalizing On Her The Golden Bachelor Fame
Is She Dating As Well?
While Faith already had a public platform for her music and radio careers, she was elevated even further into the public eye with her The Golden Bachelor appearance. She has been using her Instagram page to promote all her musical appearances, which seem to be frequent and draw a lot of interest in the comments. Faith bought a new car, an SUV, in August 2024, and it's unclear whether the new car was a flex showing if her financial status has been boosted thanks to her reality TV stint. In any case, Faith has been as busy as ever since the show wrapped.
Faith has also expanded her job prospects and has become a social media influencer after The Golden Bachelor season 1. On Instagram, Faith has several paid promotional videos, as she has partnered with AGEbeautiful hair care brand, whose products appear in several of her posts. Moreover, Faith has given an interview in an ad for the brand and seems to be profiting from the sales. Faith is taking advantage of her reality TV fame and seems to be doing well for herself professionally. She has not mentioned anything about dating and seems to be focused on her career and family.
