Joan Vassos Responds to HGTV Drama, Plus: Jonathon Johnson Dishes on His New Relationship | Golden Hour
Bachelor Happy Hour
iHeartPodcasts and Warner Bros
3.9 • 15.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Today on “Golden Hour,” Joan Vassos and Jonathon Johnson are filling in for Kathy and Susan, and we have so much to dive into. We kick things off by spilling all the tea from behind the scenes of HGTV’s “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.” Who did Joan beef with? And what does she have to say about Noah’s comments on last week’s “Golden Hour” episode? Then, Jonathon gives us all the details on his new relationship—from his girlfriend’s reality TV experience to how they got together, he’s telling all!Plus, Joan and Jonathon dive into some piping-hot Bachelor Nation news; from Ashley Iaconetti’s marriage troubles with Jared to Rachel Recchia and Lexi Young standing up to harsh online criticism, we’re catching you up on everything you might have missed. Tune in now and be sure to subscribe!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:11.7 | Welcome back to Golden Hour, guys. |
| 0:13.4 | I am Jonathan. |
| 0:15.1 | And I'm Joan. |
| 0:16.0 | We're filling in this week for Kathy and Susan. |
| 0:19.0 | Unfortunately, they couldn't be here, but that just gives us a chance to yap a little bit. You know what? We haven't talked in a long time. I think we need to catch up on each other's lives. Yeah. I mean, first things first, I haven't talked to you since you did your HD TV show. Oh, true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right? So I'm going to start it off. I got a few questions about it because I'm actually a little curious. |
| 0:39.3 | I have a lot to say. |
| 0:40.3 | So, question away. |
| 0:41.3 | Okay, perfect. |
| 0:42.3 | Yeah, well, let's jump into it. |
| 0:44.3 | Obviously, and this is a more like broad spectrum question, but the audience knows, obviously, |
| 0:52.3 | you were the Golden Bachelorette. |
| 0:55.0 | And then this is really the first time we've seen you in another show since. |
| 0:59.0 | So I guess more or less, what shocked you more actually getting to see the mansion for the first time when you were the Bachelorette or absolutely tearing it apart on this HGTV show. |
| 1:13.8 | That's like a really good question. |
| 1:16.4 | I think seeing it the first time. |
| 1:20.7 | So like it's just this iconic home that has been on TV and everybody kind of knows it. |
| 1:21.9 | I'm always feeling like I equated to like the Brady Bunch House |
| 1:24.4 | that everybody kind of from our generation knows that house. |
| 1:26.8 | Even if you're not even a huge Bachelor fan, you kind of know that house. So I think the first time |
| 1:30.7 | walking up to it when I was the Bachelorette standing in that driveway where I've seen a million |
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