We love insider gossip in this newsletter, so this week, I reached out to the person who hears it all: Sarah Hearon from Us Weekly. She’s interviewed countless Bachelor/ettes (including, most recently, Joan).

Bachelor Nation fans got to the halfway point of the ABC dating show. That means Joan had to make a difficult decision. On the Wednesday, October 16 episode, she got rid of a fan favorite. Even though Mark finally got his one-on-one with Joan, their date was far from smooth sailing.

In mid-September, viewers watched two dozen men arrive at ABC’s Bachelor Mansion, vying for the attention of Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos. Each man shared a unique story on why he was searching for love during his gray years — some men were widowers, others divorced — but all of them expressed feelings of loneliness.

Joan Vassos continues her search for Mr. Right as the first-ever "Golden Bachelorette." Vassos, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, competed in the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelor" for Gerry Turner's rose.

Joan Vassos is great, but The Golden Bachelorette men are stealing the show this season and it's actually making the other shows look bad.

Joan Vassos says she's OK with having a long-distance relationship following The Golden Bachelorette, as 'it could be really fun' and not a 'negative thing.'

While Joan Vassos may find love in The Golden Bachelorette, the aftermath of Gerry Turner's The Golden Bachelor still lingers on in the show.

Vassos told Us Weekly she wanted to focus on “emotional intimacy” rather than physical connection during her time alone with each contestant.

Joan Vassos had a stylish group of men on The Golden Bachelorette — but one in particular stood out. “We had good style. I gotta tell you,” Vassos, 61, exclusively told Us Weekly in her cover story. “Gary [Levingston] was hilarious.