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ABC is bringing back The Golden Bachelor for a second season. This time, the lead is Mel Owens, a former football player.
Well, it looks like the casting department didn’t vet him well enough. That is because the 66-year-old said in an interview that he only wants to date women between 45-60, and he would not give any roses to anyone over that age.
Personally, I think he should have been sacked after that, but ABC kept him.
However, today, we learned that they got their revenge on him for saying those words. There is only one contestant who is under 60, and the rest are 60 and older. Therefore, he would have to eliminate all but one of the women who could be his potential bride.
So it will be interesting to see how he handles older women. And how they will handle him. I hope they call him out on those comments.
Oh, and the senior citizen didn’t read the age requirements to be on the dating show. The contestants must be over 60 (so I don’t know how the 58-year-old got on the show), so he was screwed before he even got on the field.
Talking about the field, to see who he will be playing the field with, then
The 23 women set to appear this season:
Alexandra, 67, a luxury yacht sales representative from Miami, Fla.
Amy, 63, a full-time mom from Short Hills, N.J.
Andra, 77, a retired federal worker from Los Angeles, Calif.
Carla, 62, a former model from Los Angeles, Calif.
Carol, 63, family manager for baseball all-star Freddie Freeman from Villa Park, Calif.
Cheryl, 66, a retired IRS employee from Englewood, Colo.
Cindy, 60, a retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas.
Debbie, 65, a fitness professional from Denver, Colo.
Diane, 71, a librarian from Wasilla, Alaska
Gerri, 64, a home care agency CEO from Rockville, Md.
Lily, 72, a retired elementary school teacher from Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Lisa, 66, a state park employee from Marion, Ohio.
Maia, 58, a college sports consultant from Malibu, Calif.
Monica B., 62, a flight attendant from Huntsville, Ala.
Monica P., 60, a cosmetic dentist from Birmingham, Ala.
Mylene, 61, a casino VIP host from Las Vegas, Nev.
Nicolle, 64, a yoga instructor from Miami Beach, Fla.
Peg, 62, a retired firefighter and bomb tech from Las Vegas, Nev.
Robin, 63, a wealth advisor/vineyard owner from Napa Valley, Calif.
Roxanne, 62, a longevity nurse from Austin, Texas
Susie, 62, a realtor from Del Mar, Calif.
Terri, 71, a cosmetic dentist from Houston, Texas
Tracy, 62, an interior designer from Lafayette, La.
The Golden Bachelor returns to ABC on September 24th.
