Millions of viewers tuned into the Golden Bachelorette season finale in November 2024 to watch Chock Chapple propose to Joan Vassos. The two have a unique relationship where they live their lives apart. Joan Vassos just shared a heartfelt message that left fans wondering if her engagement to Chock Chapple is off. Keep reading to find out more about what’s going on.

Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos Shares Heartfelt Thanksgiving Message

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate our loved ones and reflect on what we’re thankful for. Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos took to social media to share a heartfelt message of gratitude. Fans first met her as a contestant on Gerry Turner’s season of The Golden Bachelor.
‘Golden Bachelorette’ Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos/Credit: YouTube
She later found love with Chock Chapple on The Golden Bachelorette. Joan Vassos said at the start of the video that it was Thanksgiving morning, and she was thinking about life and how thankful she was. She added that life doesn’t always turn out the way you expect. Hers hasn’t.

“No one is responsible for making you happy about yourself,” Joan Vassos, 62, advised. She then launched into thanking the “amazing” people in her life, including her family, friends, and social media followers.

Joan Vassos continued to heap praise on her fans who connect with her on social media. She let fans know that she reads their comments, but doesn’t always respond with words, but sometimes does by clicking the ‘like’ button.

She ended the video by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. But Joan Vassos didn’t mention her fiance, Chock Chapple, in the video once. Did they quietly split up?

Fans Think She Broke Up With Chock Chapple

Golden Bachelorette fans noticed the glaring absence of Chock Chapple in the list of people Joan Vassos was thankful for. The senior couple lives thousands of miles away and only sees each other every few weeks or longer. He lives in Wichita, Kansas, where he serves as the president of an insurance agency. Meanwhile, Joan Vassos lives in Maryland.

Fans flooded the comments with questions about Chock.

“From what you’re saying, I think you aren’t with Chock anymore. Things don’t always work out but I wish you love in the future.”
“No mention of Chock, are you no longer together?”
“I feel like the mentioning every one else besides him is pretty telling”
“This sounds like a single woman.”

This wasn’t the first time fans suspected that Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple had broken up. The Golden Bachelorette star quickly shut the previous rumors down immediately. She has yet to respond to the new speculation about their relationship.

One Bachelor Nation fan speculated that the breakup wasn’t recent. “I think they’ve been broken up since before ATFR but showed up together because they didn’t want people to know,” they wrote. Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple attended the After the Final Rose for Mel Owens’ season of The Golden Bachelor earlier this month.

Several fans noted that Joan Vassos looked like she had been crying a lot in her recent social media posts. Stay tuned for more on this developing story.