Meet The Full Golden Bachelor Season 2 Cast

The Golden Bachelor Season 2 is right around the corner — but you don’t have to wait for the show’s fall premiere to meet the women who will join Mel Owens at Bachelor Mansion.

After ABC teased the potential contestants in July, Entertainment Weekly unveiled the full Golden Bachelor cast on Sept. 4.

Meet Mel’s Contestants

Here’s the official lineup:

• Alexandra, 67, a luxury yacht sales representative from Miami, Florida
• Amy, 63, a full-time mom from Springfield, New Jersey
• Andra, 77, a retired federal worker from San Francisco, California
• Carla, 62, a former model from Los Angeles, California
• Carol, 63, a family manager for baseball all-star Freddie Freeman from Villa Park, California
• Cheryl, 66, a retired IRS worker from Lakewood, Colorado
• Cindy, 60, a retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas
• Debbie, 65, a fitness professional from Little Chute, Wisconsin
• Diane, 71, a librarian from Wasilla, Alaska
• Gerri, 64, a home care agency CEO from Rockville, Maryland
• Lily, 72, a retired elementary school teacher from Pacific Palisades, California
• Lisa, 66, a state park employee from Marion, Ohio
• Maia, 58, a college sports consultant from Malibu, California
• Monica B., 62, a flight attendant from Huntsville, Alabama
• Monica P., 60, a cosmetic dentist from Birmingham, Alabama
• Mylene, 61, a casino VIP host from Las Vegas, Nevada
• Nicolle, 64, a yoga teacher from Miami, Florida
• Peg, 62, a retired firefighter and bomb tech from Las Vegas, Nevada
• Robin, 63, a wealth advisor and vineyard owner from Napa Valley, California
• Roxanne, 62, a longevity nurse from Austin, Texas
• Susie, 62, a realtor from Del Mar, California
• Terri, 71, a cosmetic dentist from Houston, Texas
• Tracy, 62, an interior designer from Lafayette, Louisiana

A Casting Controversy

As you’ll note, the women range in age from 58 to 77 years old, which Maia being the only contestant under 60. This isn’t too different from the ladies of Gerry Turner’s debut Golden Bachelor season. But in Mel’s case, the divorced father of two previously declared his intentions to “cut” women who were aged 60 and up in a June episode of MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen.

Mel, who is 66 years old, said his preferred dating age range is “45 to 60, just being honest,” and recalled asking the show to “try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs.” He said a producer pushed back on his plan to send home contestants solely for being over 60, allegedly reminding him: “This is not The Silver Bachelor, this is The Golden Bachelor.”

Naturally, the incoming lead’s comments disappointed many Bachelor Nation fans. It wasn’t until filming had begun on Season 2 that Mel responded to the backlash, telling Glamour that he apologized to the cast on the first night of filming. “I said, ‘It was unfair, insensitive. I want to earn it back. Just give me the chance,’” he recalled.

Ironically, the cast announcement was accompanied by a video in which the women were asked what they’d say to someone who thought they were “too old for love.” One woman, 64-year-old Nicolle, stuck up two middle fingers (censored by golden roses, of course). And as 66-year-old Lisa put it, “We deserve respect. Always.”

Of course, fans will get to see the women’s full response to Mel during The Golden Bachelor Season 2 premiere on Sept. 24.