Former restraining order of Golden Bachelorette candidate surfaced

Golden Bachelorette Star Gil Ramirez, who received a rose from star Joan Vassos during this week's season premiere on Sept. 18, saw details of his past come to light on Friday.

Three months ago, the 60-year-old educator from Mission Viejo, California, was granted a domestic violence restraining order by an ex-girlfriend who accused him of stalking. People reported. The woman, who claimed to have been with Ramirez, said, “He repeatedly made unwanted contact with me, family members and friends” and that he “showed up daily at places where I frequented to confront me.”

People noted that the court file was dated 11 June, which The Hollywood Reporter As I can confirm, this was just days before production began on the hit ABC reality dating competition. The Golden Bachelorette and the Golden Bachelor are senior spinoffs from flagship series The Bachelor And The Bachelorette.

A hearing scheduled for July 2 was subsequently postponed. People reported because Ramirez could not be served – presumably because he was already in the Bachelor Mansion in Agoura Hills, California, filming The Golden BacheloretteAt a later hearing on July 24, the injunction was lifted and dismissed for “lack of prosecution due to lack of service.”

Because of the timing, a source close to the show's production said: THR that the filing “came in the short period of time between the completion of (the show's) thorough background investigation and comprehensive vetting process and the start of production.”

Now that this information has come to light, the source says ABC and Warner Horizon producers have “further cut his already limited screen time and minimized his promotional resources from now on.”

Vassos, who lost her husband of 32 years to cancer in 2021, comes from the opening season of the Golden Bachelor with Gerry Turner. After leaving this season early due to a family emergency, she returned to host the first season of the Golden Bachelorettewhich made its debut last Wednesday. On the first night of the show, she met 24 contestants and handed out 18 roses; Ramirez was among them.

Ramirez' ABC biography describes the father of two as “the perfect combination of romantic, sweet and emotional” and a “teacher who is ready for love and misses the feeling of being with the right person.”

On Tuesday, one day before the Golden Bachelorette Premiere, it also came to light that the winner of the last season of The BacheloretteDevin Strader, was arrested by an ex-girlfriend several years before his appearance on the reality dating show and a restraining order was obtained against him.

THR reported that the affidavit of arrest for burglary was public during Strader's vetting process, but the details of the restraining order were sealed when Bachelorette Producers ran their background checks. Strader, who broke off his engagement to star Jenn Tran between the pre-taped finale and the live broadcast After the last rose In a special broadcast earlier this month, he addressed the allegations that came to light this week, saying in part: “This restraining order was never issued and was completely dismissed. My ex-girlfriend from college and I eventually reconciled and ended our relationship on good terms. That was the first time I fell in love and I learned a lot from our relationship. It was a growing experience for both of us.”

Tran now competes on Dancing with the starsand said THR on this week's season premiere on Tuesday after the allegations against Strader came to light, she said she was “healing” and “re-energizing” while competing on her next reality competition show.