I'm Joan and I'm your first golden Bachelorette Joan vasos the first golden Bachelorette is opening up about some unsavory advances from men she received on social media after she first appeared on the first season of the golden Bachelor speaking with Entertainment Weekly the 61-year-old revealed she was inundated with messages ranging from inappropriate pictures to weird propositions I had a hard time navigating that process because they total strangers I live in Maryland most of those people lived in all different states I didn't really respond to those much or I would have cute little conversations and say thank you you're so flattering or whatever but none of them seem to be anything that would really work out or that I felt particularly comfortable with and then some of the DMS were weird she goes on to add I got dpics and I got people with foot fishes they wanted me to send them pictures of my feet and would pay me for it one person offered to buy all the shoes that I wore on Golden Bachelor it was scary my kids were like give me your phone Mom we're blocking all this basos had to leave the golden Bachelor early after only a few weeks to be with her daughter who was a new mother and had been struggling with postpartum depression now she is returning to lead the series and meet 24 suitors in the hopes of finding love vasos recently shared a sweet video with her grandson as they talked about her upcoming Journey oh I know you're my best friend I'm bu what's her name I'm Joan but I'm JoJo to you you didn't even know that was my name I bet I know it was a name what do you want to world to know about you I want the world to know though that since I'm on the show it's not really just about me finding a boyfriend it's really about like everybody my age that doesn't have somebody special in their life that it's not too late I love Dina what do you love my favorite thing in the world is my family and especially my grandkids I know I'm the first Grand I'm your best friend yes you're my best friend and your first grandchild but you know what else I am first out I am the first golden Bachelorette do you have any idea what that is uh yes what is it look at a boyfriend you're right CH I wish you accept my R oh my gosh that would be such an honor thank you for talking with me thank you for having mej again [Music]