Theresa Nist, the winner of the "Golden Bachelor," is pushing back against her ex-husband Gerry Turner's assertion that his cancer diagnosis contributed to their divorce , saying his health condition played "zero" role in their split.

The 71-year-old winner of ABC's inaugural season of the show addressed Turner's claims during an appearance June 5 on the "Almost Famous Podcast," hosted by "Bachelor" stars Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti. She expressed surprise at his public statements linking their breakup to his cancer diagnosis.

"I was just so surprised that he even said that I knew about the cancer a long time ago," Nist said. "The way Gerry presented it to me was that, 'The doctor said that I'm going to die of old age before this cancer gets to me.' He bluffed it off, like it re

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