He relayed the message to producers, “If they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them. This is not ‘The Silver Bachelor,’ this is ‘The Golden Bachelor.’”

I said, ‘You know, if they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them,'" Owens shared, before revealing his hopes for a partner who likes to "work out, stay fit, eat, have fun, be energetic and live life"NEED TO KNOWGolden Bachelor Mel Owens revealed his ideal dating age range as he looks for love on the ABC dating seriesOwens also shared that he hopes to find a partner who likes to “work out,

Owens, a 66-year-old former NFL player, told producers he is looking for women 45 to 60 years old and to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, that kind of stuff."