(CNN) – “The Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer and it played a huge factor in his highly-publicized divorce.
Turner told People he was diagnosed with a slow-growing and incurable bone marrow cancer in March.
The diagnosis came just months after he married Theresa Nist during a live televised ceremony on ABC in January.
The two later announced they were divorcing in April.
At the time, they said distance had played a factor as they had lived in different states, but the 72-year-old Turner told “People” that finding his way with Nist “became less of a priority.”
Turner says he wishes Nist all the best and he plans on enjoying every moment of his life.
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