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ABC is as soon as once more feeling golden.
On Tuesday night time, the community confirmed that not solely is The Golden Bachelor coming again for a second season … however producers have even introduced the heretofore unknown star who will anchor the franchise.
Say howdy to Mel Owens!
The brand new Golden Bachelor is 66 years previous.
He performed soccer on the College of Michigan from 1977 via 198 after which entered into the NFL Draft in 1981… the place he was chosen ninth total by the Los Angeles Rams. That’s significantly spectacular!
Mel Owens performed linebacker for the this workforce for 9 seasons and recorded 26.5 sacks and 4 interceptions over his robust profession.
Following his retirement from the game, Owens earned his Sequence 7 license and labored at Merrill Lynch as a monetary adviser.
Following that, he obtained his regulation diploma from UC-San Francisco and now focuses on staff’ compensation, sports activities regulation, sports activities accidents and incapacity advantages.
Owens succeeds Gerry Turner as The Golden Bachelor.
The present’s inaugural season was a success ratings-wise, however Turner later stirred up controversy after he and his spouse, Theresa Nist, introduced their divorce simply months after ABC aired their marriage ceremony.
A lot for real love, huh?
Will Owens have higher luck?
“Born and raised in a close-knit Midwestern household in Detroit, Owens’ athleticism shone via from an early age,” the ABC press launch confirming his choice famous.
Owens subsequently met his spouse, who was referred to easily as his “past love” within the announcement. They share two sons.
“Life took an sudden flip with the passing of his father and the top of his marriage,” the press launch continued.
“Owens channeled his vitality into being the very best father he could possibly be, specializing in elevating his sons and training their extracurricular sports activities groups. Now, after a number of years as a faithful dad, Owens is able to rediscover a love rooted within the easy joys of companionship – sharing life’s on a regular basis moments, planning for the longer term, and rising stronger collectively as a pair.
“Because the Golden Bachelor, he’s keen to satisfy somebody who shares this imaginative and prescient and eventually discover that good teammate he’s been ready for in his golden years.”
Final 12 months, ABC additionally aired The Golden Bachelorette, which featured Joan Vassos discovering her match in Chock Chapple.
The 2 plan to sometime change into husband and spouse.
“We’re not collectively each single night time. We’re nonetheless strong, we’re good. We don’t have to do this,” Vassos advised Us Weekly a number of months in the past.
“And I definitely wish to marry this man. He’s the individual I wanna spend the remainder of my life with. However the considered planning a marriage proper now sounds exhausting. And we now have been so busy anyway and I don’t see an finish anytime actually quickly and I don’t essentially need an finish to this.
“That is such an expertise and it’s so uncommon for anyone our age to get these alternatives that I’m simply gonna hold doing this till they cease asking. Planning a marriage looks as if it might halt issues and I’d have to focus on that and I don’t actually wanna try this but.”
The community has not but introduced a return date for Owens’ season of The Golden Bachelor.