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.’”

Owens, who was announced as the next “Golden Bachelor” in April, noted that a producer for the show assured him that the women on his upcoming season are “going to be hot” regardless of their ages. He also recalled the producer telling him not to “use the word ‘cut’” to refer to eliminating contestants.

Mel Owens signed up to star on the second season of ABC’s The Golden Bachelor and shocked with his comments about the women he doesn’t want on the show. The 66-year-old former Los Angeles Rams NFL star,