In an exclusive interview with Glamour, the 66-year-old opens up about the backlash to his ageist and sexist comments on a recent podcast. “It was unfair and insensitive, and I have to earn [the trust] back.

A Golden Bachelor season 2 leak reveals that Mel Owens faced some backlash during a one-on-one date after his offensive ageist remarks.

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,