Full CoverageNew ‘Golden Bachelor’ Mel Owens Says if Women on His Season Are “60 or Over, I’m Cutting Them”
By Kirsten Chuba
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Mel Owens is a 66-year-old former NFL player turned lawyer, and the lead on The Golden Bachelor.
He was previously married for 25 years and said he's found himself missing "companionship".
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