Summary
- The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos reveals that she was an extra in the 1985 movie St. Elmo’s Fire.
- Joan met Rob Lowe when she was an extra in St. Elmo’s Fire.
- Joan confessed that her celebrity crushes are Rob Lowe and Kevin Costner.
The Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos revealed that she appears in the 1985 movie, St. Elmo’s Fire, as an extra. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, got her Bachelor Nation start on Gerry Turner’s Golden Bachelor season. Joan and Gerry were developing a strong connection, but she had to leave the show early to return home to her daughter, who was experiencing postpartum depression. Joan and Gerry shared a heartbreaking goodbye, as they wondered what could have been. Now Joan is thrilled to continue her journey to find love on The Golden Bachelorette season 1.
“I was in St. Elmo’s Fire. You can see me, like, in a split second as an extra.”
In an interview with ET, Joan shared that she was an extra in the 1985 movie St. Elmo’s Fire, which starred Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell, and Mare Winningham. Joan said, “I was in St. Elmo’s Fire. You can see me, like, in a split second as an extra.”At about 52 minutes into the classic film, Rob Lowe’s character Billy Hicks watches Joan riding a bike past a fraternity house. Interestingly, ET caught Joan on camera riding by when the show visited the set of St. Elmo’s Fire.
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Joan Vassos Reveals Her Celebrity Crushes
Joan Admits She Loves A St. Elmo’s Fire Star
Joan confessed to having a crush on St. Elmo’s Fire star Rob Lowe. She gushed, “I love Rob Lowe. I think he’s so freaking handsome, and he’s funny, and he’s a great actor.” Joan added that she met Rob when she appeared in St. Elmo’s Fire. She shared, “I’ve loved him since I was 21 years old.”Joan also lists Kevin Costner as her celebrity crush. She admitted, “I love Kevin Costner. Since Yellowstone, I just think he is the rugged, sexy guy. Kind of opposite of Rob Lowe, who’s kind of polished. He is so darn handsome.”
It’s really awesome to hear that Joan appeared as an extra in St. Elmo’s Fire. It’s always fun to learn tidbits about Bachelor Nation star’s lives before the shows. The Golden Bachelor viewers mainly know Joan as a devoted mother and grandmother, so it’s fun to think about what her life was like when she was in her early 20s in the 1980s. It’s also sweet that Joan still has a crush on Rob after all these years. It’s interesting that Kevin and Rob are very different, but Joan is attracted to both of them.
Joan was the perfect choice to be the first-ever star of The Golden Bachelorette, which began filming this week. She’s calm, kind, and dignified, which is very important during the whirlwind of the show. Joan keeps revealing more and more about herself ahead of the show’s fall premiere. The Golden Bachelor viewers were just getting to know Joan when she had to leave, so it’ll be exciting to learn even more about her as her season premieres. Hopefully, Joan will find her happily-ever-after during The Golden Bachelorette.
The Golden Bachelorette
will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EDT in the fall of 2024 on ABC.
Source: ET
The Golden Bachelorette
Following up on the success of The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette is a new dating reality series created for ABC that sees an older woman looking for love out of a group of several eligible bachelors.