The Golden Bachelorette Runner-Up Guy Gansert Reveals a Return to ABC in a 'Surreal' Role

| The Golden Bachelorette’s Guy Gansert recently retired from medicine, but he’ll be heading back to the hospital soon — General Hospital.

Gansert, 66, worked as an ER doctor and competed for Joan Vassos’ heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelorette, coming in second place after she decided to pursue a future with Chock Chapple. On Wednesday, March 12, Gansert will return to TV in General Hospital, playing wildlife journalist Geoffrey.

Gansert explains to PEOPLE that the guest spot came about after jokingly telling one of the Bachelor franchise producers at the Golden Bachelorette finale in November that he’d like a chance to be on “such a well-respected long running series” that he used to watch in college.|