The Golden Bachelor's Leslie Fhima recently addressed rumors about her future with The Bachelor franchise. 65-year-old Leslie, a dance instructor from Minnesota, made her television debut as a contestant vying for 72-year-old Gerry Turner's final rose. After a thrilling season of dates and drama, Leslie made it to Gerry's final two. Though he told her she was "the one," he turned around and gave his final rose to 70-year-old Theresa Nist instead. Leslie was devastated, but she put on a brave face and even attended Gerry and Theresa's lavish Golden Bachelor wedding.

After Leslie had her heart ripped out on national television at the end of The Golden Bachelor season 1, there was a lot of speculation about her future with the franchise. Many saw her as the natural choice to be the Bachelor spin-off's first female lead, but the producers cast 61-year-old Joan Vassos as The Golden Bachelorette instead.