Joan Vassos carried out "the hardest thing I’ve done" on the Oct. 16 episode of 'The Golden Bachelorette' by dismissing one fan-favorite suitor.

In mid-September, viewers watched two dozen men arrive at ABC’s Bachelor Mansion, vying for the attention of Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos. Each man shared a unique story on why he was searching for love during his gray years — some men were widowers, others divorced — but all of them expressed feelings of loneliness.

We love insider gossip in this newsletter, so this week, I reached out to the person who hears it all: Sarah Hearon from Us Weekly. She’s interviewed countless Bachelor/ettes (including, most recently, Joan).

It’s the week before hometown dates on The Golden Bachelorette, and Joan is ready to make some hard choices. The men are shocked when one guy gets sent home early, and Chock starts to get on everyone’s nerves.

Keith doesn’t have to mull over his blunder last week for long, as he gets the first one-on-one of the week. He meets Joan for a helicopter ride, and the pair go on a sightseeing tour, even flying right over the mansion. In a confessional, Joan says she’s hoping to see a little more depth from Keith on this date.

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Joan Vassos had a stylish group of men on The Golden Bachelorette — but one in particular stood out. “We had good style. I gotta tell you,” Vassos, 61, exclusively told Us Weekly in her cover story. “Gary [Levingston] was hilarious.