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.

Mel Owens, a former NFL player — who was cast to follow Gerry Turner as the second Golden Bachelor — went on the In the Trenches podcast on June 4, where he was asked how much control he had over the women cast for his season.

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,