'Golden Bachelor' Couple Announce Divorce 3 Months After Televised Wedding

It seems like the first “Golden Bachelor ” couple just couldn’t wait a full year to celebrate their paper wedding anniversary — so they’re doing it early by exchanging divorce documents.

Three months after Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist got married on ABC’s live “Golden Wedding” special in January, the couple revealed Friday that they’re breaking up.

Turner and Nist made the announcement while talking with Juju Chang in a very cagey and confusing interview for “Good Morning America.”

“Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations… and we’ve come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage,” Turner said.

The couple then clarified that this means they’re getting a divorce. They told Chang that they’d made a prenuptial agreement and that the rings they received for their engagement and wedding would be returned to ABC.

Although Turner and Nist didn’t specify a reason for their split, they did imply that living in different states — with Turner in Indiana and Nist in New Jersey — added strain to their marriage.

“We looked at homes in South Carolina, we considered New Jersey, and we just looked at home after home, but we never got to the point where we made that decision,” Nist said.

Turner added that he and Nist are each very “dedicated” to their own families in their respective states.

“So, we look at these situations and I think we just feel like it’s best for the happiness of each of us to live apart,” he said.

The couple were also asked whether their split was related to the recent news that Turner had lied about his past on “The Golden Bachelor.”

“No,” Nist said. “Gerry had already discussed that with me… before the report was even released. So we were