When Joan Vassos was named The Golden Bachelorette lead, much of Bachelor Nation was excited to see her journey. But we didn’t know much about her at that point because she self-eliminated from The Golden Bachelor after just a handful of episodes.

The only people more excited than Joan Vassos about The Golden Bachelorette season 1 finale are her children. “I think they’re ready for it,” Joan, 61, exclusively told Us Weekly of her family at the show’s Men Tell All episode taping in October.

Joan Vassos teased that fans can expect a “weird ending” on the season finale of The Golden Bachelorette. “The family meeting and all that was a little different than other seasons, to be honest,” Joan,