Mel Owens, the newest “The Golden Bachelor,” is opening his heart and ready to find love again. “The Bachelor” spinoff kicked off on Sept. 24, with Owens meeting 23 gorgeous ladies, with some already emerging as frontrunners.
During the premiere, Owens opened up about a tough chapter in his life: losing his father in 2020, and separating from his wife, Fabiana Pimentel, after nearly 18 years of marriage. But could she be watching him on his quest for love? Owens joked that she might be “peeking.”
Mel Owens Believes His Ex-Wife Will Be “Peeking” at ‘The Golden Bachelor’
GettyThe premiere of “The Golden Bachelor” kicked off on Sept. 24 with 66 year old former NFL player-turned-sports lawyer Mel Owens making his leading debut. During the opening of the show, Owens briefly shared personal tidbits about his life, including the separation from his former wife, Fabiana Pimentel, in 2020.
In a recent interview with Us Weekly, Owens was asked if he believed Pimentel may be secretly watching him on the show.
“I don’t know, but my boys told me, like, ‘Oh, she’s not gonna be watching.’ But everybody’s peeking,” he admitted. “I’d be watching [if I was her]! Everybody’s peeking.”
According to Us Weekly, Owens and Pimentel wed in May 2002 and welcomed two sons, Lucas, born in 2005, and Andre, born in 2007. They filed for divorce in 2020, citing irreconcilable differences, and agreed on joint custody. Their divorce was not finalized until 2024.
Whether or not Pimentel is tuning in, Owens’ two sons, who are now adults, will definitely be. In fact, viewers are expecting them to make an appearance on their dad’s season, given that they were a part of the show’s premiere.
Owens Revealed His Ex-Wife Left Him for Someone Else
Owens revealed that Pimentel had left him for someone else during the premiere of “The Golden Bachelor” season 2. In his conversation with Us Weekly, Owens shared that while it “hurt” him to see his wife falling in love with another man, he couldn’t “get in the way of [her] happiness.”
“Well, it’s never good right? But, you know, I’m never going to get in the way of someone’s happiness. If you want to find somebody else in a different phase of your life — it hurts — but I can’t get in the way of your happiness,” he shared.
Owens added, “And what’s your happiness may not be my happiness. That’ll be real conflict — you can’t stop somebody and say, ‘I’m over here now.’ You can’t beg and plead, but I’m fine. Life is short; if you’re in love with somebody else, that’s fine.”
Like in the premiere, Owens told the outlet that after he separated from Pimentel, he put all his focus and attention on his two sons.
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