Former football veteran and reality TV star Mel Owens quickly became a controversial figure even before his season of The Golden Bachelor began. He shared his age requirements for the potential bachelorettes, and then backpedaled and apologized. There were even “doubts” that he would find the right woman, but he has reportedly managed to have the ending that viewers wanted.
Key Takeaways
- Both fans and producers questioned Owens’ interest in the women.
- Sources confirm that he’s engaged to his future wife.
- Fans will find out who Owens gives his final rose to in the two-hour finale on Wednesday, September 12.
Cold Feet?
Owens was able to do what most public figures aren’t able to do these days. He was able to turn his controversial season around and end it on a high note. Owens apologized to the fans and the ladies for the comments he made about dating “45 to 60 year olds.”
He hasn’t stopped apologizing since. Owens also made it a point to convey that he was there to find love, not a young woman. His final picks are 62-year-old retired firefighter Peg Munson and 60-year-old retired biomedical engineer Cindy Cullers.
However, fans didn’t notice chemistry between Owens and either of his final choices. They weren’t alone. Producers had their “doubts” as well, according to a production insider who spoke to The U.S. Sun. They noticed that he “struggled” with his feelings during this “difficult” season.
“Producers doubted if Mel was going to land the plane and pull through at the beginning. Even halfway, they were questioning if they made the right choice and if they went with the right guy,” one insider said.
The Great Comeback
In true football fashion, reports are saying that Owens has managed to end things on a high note. “But he really turned things around at the end and made this season work for him. They weren’t sure if he was going to propose, and he wasn’t sure if he was going to,” the insider explained.
Of course, Owens’ journey to love wasn’t easy. He discerned his feelings for each of the ladies and took a strategic approach. Courting more than one woman on national television isn’t as easy as it looks. Eventually, Owens started to let his walls come down, which will come as a surprise to Bachelor Nation fans.
“He was more difficult in the beginning, which is why everyone had doubts, but he really did allow himself to be vulnerable in the process. And because of that, he had a storybook ending, and producers are elated with the outcome,” the insider concluded.
