On the In the Trenches podcast, Mel revealed that, before he was cast as the star of The Golden Bachelor season 2, he informed the producers that he'd only date women aged 45 to 60, and he'd cut anyone over the age of 60 from his cast. Mel also stated that he didn't want any women with artificial hips or wigs in his cast.
The Golden Bachelor has announced an unofficial cast list for Mel Owens' upcoming season, and it proves that the producers don't care about their newest lead.
Bustle recorded information from a since-deleted Golden Bachelor Facebook post on July 19 that gave a sneak peek of the women who'll be competing for Mel's heart in season 2, and it proves that the producers didn't take his demands into account when choosing his potential cast.
Although not all of the women will be chosen for The Golden Bachelor season 2, the list included 25 women, and only one of them is under age 60, at 58 years old. In fact, four of the women are over 70. The potential contestants include Alexandra, 67, from Miami, Florida; Amy, 63, from Springfield, New Jersey; Andra, 77, from San Francisco, California; Carla, 62, from Los Angeles, California; and Carol, 63, from Villa Park, California.
The potential cast also includes Monica P., 60, from Birmingham, Alabama; Mylene, 61, from Las Vegas, Nevada; Nicolle, 64, from Miami, Florida; Peg, 62, from Las Vegas, Nevada; Robin, 63, from Napa Valley, California; Roxanne, 62, from Austin, Texas; Sandy, 69, from Rancho Cucamonga, California; Susie, 62, from Del Mar, California; Terri, 71, from Houston, Texas; and Tracy, 62, from Houston, Texas.
What Unofficial Cast List Means For Golden Bachelor
Producers Ignored Mel's Request For Younger Women
It's shocking that Mel's potential Golden Bachelor season 2 cast list doesn't take his request for younger women into consideration, especially if the show expects him to have a successful relationship. Unless the rumors are true and Mel's been replaced because of his offensive ageist comments, then this list of women is already being set up for heartache when he rejects the majority of them because of their ages.
Our Take On Golden Bachelor Producers Ignoring Mel Owens’ Age Request
Mel Is Being Set Up For Failure![mel owens of the golden bachelor smiling outdoors]()
I'm having a hard time understanding why The Golden Bachelor producers cast Mel knowing that he didn't want to date older women. It's even more baffling that they then cast so many women who are so much older than he wanted them to be. It's going to be heartbreaking if 77-year-old Andra is eliminated from the show on night one just because of her age.
The beauty of the Golden franchise was that it showcased older women, many of whom feel invisible to society. The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette with Joan Vassos, and now Bachelor in Paradise, have proven that women over 60 are just as vibrant and vivacious as younger women. However, Mel's comments have reinforced the negative stereotypes that the show has worked so hard to break.It's evident that the Golden Bachelor producers don't care about Mel because they're setting him up for failure by giving him a cast full of women who don't meet his age requirement.
