Shrewsbury Contestant Given Rose On 'Golden Bachelor' Premiere

SHREWBSURY, NJ — One of the lucky contestants in Thursday's premiere of "The Golden Bachelor" is right in our midst - from Shrewsbury.

She was one of three New Jersey contestants, but the only one of the three chosen to continue her journey for what ABC producers call "mature love."

Theresa, 69, is in financial services, her bio from the show says. And she is among the 22 women who signed up to win 71-year-old Gerry Turner's heart on the show that aired its first episode Thursday.

Turner is a widower and the opening scene showed the support he had of his daughters in finding a "second love of his life."

In true "Bachelor" fashion, woman after woman appeared in amazing clothes and exhibited their uninhibited sides in such stunts as arriving on a motorcycle or, as one woman raised on a farm chose, making her way over to Turner with a basket of eggs - and later doing a little chicken dance.

Theresa herself had a bold move, showing him her "birthday suit," but it was just another outfit under her snappy black dress - albeit nude colored.

All the women seemed to enjoy the whole concept and some were unusually direct in their comments to Turner, as in "I'm gonna marry you!"

But six women were eliminated in the first round, including Anna, 61, a retired nutritionist from Summit, and Maria, 60, a health and wellness director from Teaneck.

Here's more about Theresa, who we'll check in on next week:

According to her ABC bio, Theresa is a "gorgeous catch with a huge heart. She is very close with her children and grandchildren and loves nothing more than seeing them all thrive. Theresa describes herself as optimistic, encouraging, and ready to love again after loss. She hopes to meet a partner who will be her best friend in this next chapter of life and will appreciate all the little moments with her."

Some "fun facts" about Theresa are that she loves to sing - alone in her car; she also taught herself all about the stock market and she loves '70’s rock, both soft and hard.

"The Golden Bachelor" airs on Thursday nights on ABC and is also available for streaming on Hulu.