Key Insights
- Contestants: The show features women aged 60 to 77 competing for Mel Owens’ affection.
- Backgrounds: Contestants include a retired biomedical engineer and a longevity nurse.
- Controversy: Mel Owens expressed a preference for younger contestants, stating he would cut those over 60.
- Locations: The participants hail from various locations, including Texas and Alabama.
These new golden girls are ready to meet their man.
Three weeks before season two of The Golden Bachelor debuts, the ABC dating series is introducing fans to the TK ladies who will compete for the heart of NFL star-turned-lawyer Mel Owens, 66.
Among them is 60-year-old Cindy, a mom of three and a retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas, who once dated none other than Chuck Norris, according to ABC.
Also hailing from Texas is Roxanne, 62, a longevity nurse “specializing in anti-aging and helping women over 50 take care of their bodies,” and Terri, a 71-year-old cosmetic dentist. Another dentist in the mix? Birmingham, Alabama-based Monica P., 60.
Other contestants include 62-year-old Monica B., a Huntsville, Alabama-based flight attendant, Peg, a 62-year-old retired firefighter and bomb tech from Las Vegas, and Andra, a 77-year-old retired federal worker who lives in Los Angeles.
While Mel’s suitors are all between 60 and 77 years old, he sparked controversy in June after revealing he’d told producers he preferred contestants in the 46 to 60 age range, adding, “If they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them.”
