The Golden Bachelor season 2 premiered Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Mel Owens opened the show by addressing his viral podcast comments and apologized to the ladies.

Viewers remain skeptical as Mel continues on his Golden Bachelor journey.

The first night in the Bachelor mansion is usually a pretty light, frothy, and champagne-fueled affair. But the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor started on a bit more of a serious note. After coming under fire comments made on a podcast, Golden Bachelor Mel Owens addressed his ageist comments at the top of the episode.

Mel found his Golden Bachelor status thrown into question after an appearance on the In the Trenches podcast back in June, in which he said that he didn’t want to date women over 59—despite the fact that The Golden Bac

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