"Golden Bachelor" alum Gerry Turner criticizes new lead Mel Owens' plan to eliminate contestants over 60, saying Owens would be "cheating himself" and should "ignore the number."

The next star of the Golden Bachelor, Mel Owens, is addressing his past comments about not wanting to date women over 60 years old on his upcoming season of the ABC series. As Star previously reported,

Gerry Turner, 73, offered some advice to new 'Golden Bachelor' star Mel Owens, 66, after the retired NFL player made some controversial age comments in a podcast interview last month, saying he's cut female contestants "if they're 60 or over.