"She doesn't know them like I know. I got to know the inside of them as well as the outside. And, both are wonderful," Vassos shared of her suitors on 'The Golden Bachelorette'

The Golden Bachelorette herself, Joan Vassos, has responded to Martha Stewart's dig that she'd "absolutely" never do the series because "the guys aren't hot enough." "Dating is hard out there, and I had a great group of guys.

Just days after Martha Stewart told Andy Cohen that she wouldn't deign to be the Golden Bachelorette —even going as far as saying she'd skip out on a $1 million per episode paycheck—Joan Vassos, the first-ever Golden Bachelorette herself, clapped back.