The Bachelor franchise began in 2002 and was recently renewed for its 30th season. There have been many spinoffs, including the popular The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise. The Golden Bachelor is only on its second season. Mel was announced as the new lead for the ABC series on April 22. The Golden Bachelor is set to return this fall on ABC.

New Golden Bachelor Mel Owens is addressing his remarks about only looking to date women between the ages of 45 and 60 on the dating show for the first time. After Mel, 66, said on a June episode of the “MGoBlue” podcast that he planned to cut any potential contestants who are either older than 60 or had an artificial hip,

Golden Bachelor' star Mel Owens apologized for past age-related comments, says he addressed it with contestants while filming.