The Golden Bachelorette season 1 contestant Close Close Close captured the hearts of the viewers from the moment he got out of the limo.
“I’m 60 years old, I’ve been able to do a lot. I’ve been loved, I’ve traveled, I’ve had children, I’ve been successful in business and more,” said Chock during the premiere episode in September 2024. “However, I’m lonely. I want someone in my life and that’s why I’m here.
When vying for the affections of Joan Vassos in the spin-off series, the father of two respects “family values”. (Joan is the mother of four children and has several grandchildren.)
“I have a 24-year-old daughter and she said, ‘Dad, you’re not going to like what you’re doing,'” he told Joan during the premiere episode. “And he said, ‘Well, I’m signing you up Gold Scholar.’”
As he shared the story, Chock remembered his daughter’s prediction for the leader. “So that starts the process,” he explained. “But he told me that day, ‘Joan will be The Golden Bachelorette.’”
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Kathy Goree
Chock was previously engaged to Goree, who died of a brain tumor in 2022. They were together for almost a decade.
Heather Chapel
Chock was previously married to Heather Chapple, with whom he had a daughter Taylor and a son Tyler, for 12 years.
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Taylor Chapel
Chock shares his first child, daughter Taylor, with ex-wife Heather. Chock revealed during the premiere episode of The Golden Bachelorette that Taylor nominated him for the show.
Taylor used social media to make fun of her father, including in 2021 when she found out about Chock. “My dad’s POV learned about Christmas cards this week and has been posting photos of everyone who got them as ‘inspo’ #MrTubbs 🐶,” Taylor wrote via Instagram, along with Chock and her brother, Tyler, and their dog. (Chock is revealed in the first episode of the black lab named Super Tubbs.)
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Tyler Chapel
Chock shares his second child, son Tyler, with ex-wife Heather. Days before The Golden Bachelorette premiere, Chock shared a sweet throwback photo with his son. “Time sure flies,” Chock wrote in the Instagram post.
Chok’s mother
Chock revealed during the premiere episode that his mother had stage four cancer. “I said, ‘Mom, if you don’t want me to do this, that’s fine,'” she recalled in the September 2024 premiere episode. “My mom went, ‘I want you to do it. Live life.'”
In the clip standing next to his mother, Chock says she’s “a wonderful woman.” He added, “I respect him and he is my hero.”
