• Joan Vassos, 61, is the show's first older woman to seek love with 24 similarly aged male candidates, following last year's hit inaugural season of ABC's "The Golden Bachelor."
• Vassos, whose husband of 32 years died in 2021, bonded with Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner last year over the loss of their longtime spouses during an emotional Episode 3 dinner. Then she tearfully withdrew from the reality show the next morning due to a family emergency.
• The format of the reality show for love includes a unique twist on fantasy suites, focusing on emotional intimacy rather than physical relationships.

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