Joan Vassos says she left 'The Golden Bachelorette' happier than when she started the show. Here's everything we know about if she gets engaged.

• Joan Vassos stars on the inaugural season of ABC's "The Golden Bachelorette."
• She previously appeared on "The Golden Bachelor" but left early, during week three.
• Joan told Business Insider that her season of "Golden Bachelorette" is emotional, adventurous, and fun.

Joan Vassos is happier than ever after getting another chance at love on the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelorette."

Joan, 61, joined the "Bachelor" franchise when she appeared on the first season of "The Golden Bachelor," which starred Gerry Turner, in 2023. Joan and Gerry had a promising start, bonding over being widows (her husband John died from pancreatic cancer in 2021). But after connecting with Gerry on their one-on-one date in week three, she self-eliminated from the show to spend time with her daughter, who was experiencing postpartum depression back at home.

Now, Joan is reprioritizing herself on "The Golden Bachelorette," and it seems to have worked out well for her.

"I came out such a happier person than I was when I went in," Joan told Business Insider ahead of the series premiere. "And I didn't know that I was not happy going in."

With the season almost over, here's what we could piece together about whether Joan gets engaged at the end of "The Golden Bachelorette."

Joan described her season as emotional, adventurous, and fun

Being the Golden Bachelorette came with its own unique set of challenges for Joan, who previously said that her experience with Gerry on "The Golden Bachelor" opened her heart up to the possibility of a future with another man.

"Emotional" was the first word that came to mind when asked how she'd describe her season.

"All of us discovered things about ourselves that we didn't know that we were going through, and we got through those journeys together and we came out so good at the end," Joan told BI.

While the season certainly has serious moments, fans have seen Joan and her suitors enjoying themselves, too.

"We got to do some really fun dates that we probably never would've done on our own," she said. "You typically do the vacations that you're comfortable with or you do your outings with your friends that you've done before. So, we got to do some really adventurous things."

That sense of adventure ties into Joan's overall message for fans.

"I want everybody to know that dating is fun," she said.

"We just had a really good time together because we were enjoying each other's company," she added. "When you're at this age and you've had a lot of life, you let go of the little stuff and it's just about making each other happy."

Reality Steve has already shared major spoilers for Joan's season of 'The Golden Bachelorette'

Warning: Stop reading now if you don't want to know potential spoilers for Joan's season.

According to longtime Bachelor Nation blogger Reality Steve, Joan does end up with one of the 24 contestants by the season's end.

In an August Instagram post filled with spoilers, Reality Steve said that four men go on hometown dates this season: salon owner Pascal Ibgui, insurance executive Chock Chapple, emergency room physician Guy Gansert, and senior sales executive Jordan Heller.

His report on what happens after that, however, had already changed hours before the series premiere of "The Golden Bachelorette." After initially reporting that Guy was Joan's winner, Reality Steve shared updated spoilers on Instagram, saying his previous post was incorrect.

In the updated spoilers, the blogger reported that Pascal self-eliminates, but was unclear if he did so after the overnights or sometime after. He also reported that Chock from Wichita, Kansas — not Guy — is the winner of the season, though he was unsure if Chock and Joan get engaged.

Reality Steve's report on Pascal was correct. The salon owner exited the show during Fantasy Suites week because he wasn't in love with Joan and didn't feel a spark.

Joan herself hasn't spilled any telling details about her finale, so viewers will have to tune in to see exactly how her emotional journey unfolds.

New episodes of "The Golden Bachelorette" premiere on Wednesdays on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.