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"Golden Bachelor" Newlyweds Dine In Long Branch, Shrewsbury This Week

"Golden Bachelor" lovebirds Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are on a Jersey Shore restaurant tour! Where they've been spotted:

LONG BRANCH, NJ — "Golden Bachelor" lovebirds Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are in the midst of a Jersey Shore restaurant tour, and Gerry's documenting every spot on his Facebook page!

The newlyweds (they were just married Jan. 4) have been spotted up and down the Jersey Shore this week: On Tuesday night, Turner and Nist shared a romantic meal at Trama's Trattoria in Long Branch.

They were at the Americana diner in Shrewsbury Sunday morning, where Gerry was pictured about to dig into a huge portion of pancakes topped with bacon, eggs and hash browns. In December, they enjoyed a candlelit dinner for two at "Theresa's favorite restaurant in Sea Bright," Turner wrote. (He did not name the restaurant.)

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Turner shared all the local eateries on his Facebook account, which is open to the public.

Before she met Gerry and became a household name on ABC's mega-hit, Nist lived in Shrewsbury, and she raised her children here. The newlyweds appear to be back in the Garden State at the moment, visiting Theresa's adult daughters, and other friends and family.

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But you might not see the celebrity couple in this area for much longer: Turner and Nist plan to permanently relocate to Charleston, South Carolina.

"You think she looks happy eating the fluke? You should have seen her with the Tiramisu!!!," wrote Turner of their meal Tuesday night at Trama's, and he tagged #thegoldenbachelor #thegoldenbachelorabc #goldenbachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #goldenbachelorabc #TheGoldenBachelor

"This place is Golden," Gerry added.

Trama's, an intimate, family-owned Italian restaurant in Long Branch, shared his post (see the pics on their account, https://www.facebook.com/tramastrattoria):

"When the Golden Bachelor, @goldengerryturner, and his new bride, @theresa_nist come in for dinner! They could not have been any nicer. They both loved the food, ambience and “best” server @chalkbyshaun . #loveisintheair #thebachelor #goldenbachelor"

Turner and Nist were among 30,000 people who applied to be on ABC's "The Golden Bachelor," and Nist beat out 22 other women, all of them age 60+, to win Gerry's heart in the show's finale. They are both in their early 70s, and both had spouses they lost to illness.

Nist and Turner had an elaborate wedding in Palm Springs on Jan. 4, which aired on ABC. The show's finale (you can read about it here) had more than 6 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

See photos from their wedding: Jersey Girl Theresa Weds 'Golden Bachelor' Gerry In Major TV Event (Jan. 4)


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