{"id":2095638,"date":"2025-10-16T15:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2095638"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:56:31","slug":"golden-bachelor-mel-owens-dumped-by-fan-favorite-amid-reports-show-regrets-casting-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-dumped-by-fan-favorite-amid-reports-show-regrets-casting-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Dumped by Fan-Favorite Amid Reports Show Regrets Casting Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One woman has taken herself out of the running to receive <em>Golden Bachelor<\/em> star <strong>Mel Owens<\/strong>\u2019 final rose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fan-favorite <strong>Carol Freeman-Branstine<\/strong> made the decision to back out of the competition just before hometown dates, because Owens, 66, did not offer her a one-on-one date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve had enough time with him,\u201d Freeman-Branstine, 63, said during the Wednesday, October 15 episode. \u201cI need to connect more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair stepped away from the group date to enjoy a chakra clearing practice. During a confessional, however, Freeman-Branstine admitted to feeling conflicted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m thinking the whole time, \u2018He has no idea that I have to talk to him,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m at a crossroads. I am. I mean, my headspace is like, \u2018Do I stay? Do I go?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s my guy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">NDZ\/starmaxinc.com\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shocking self-elimination comes on the heels of reports that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/golden-bachelor-ratings-plummeting-during-143513061.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ratings for the spinoff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">ratings for the spinoff<\/a> series are \u201cplummeting\u201d with the former pro football player as the lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe wasn\u2019t the right pick and [producers] see that now but didn\u2019t see it until it was too late,\u201d a source told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/15346692\/golden-bachelor-producers-embarrassed-bad-ratings-regret-mel-owens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The U.S. Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The U.S. Sun<\/em><\/a> on Tuesday, October 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to the season premiere, Owens came under fire for comments made during an appearance on a June episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/podcasts\/in-the-trenches-513-mel-owens\/1393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In the Trenches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>In the Trenches<\/em><\/a> podcast regarding his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/nfl-player-turned-lawyer-mel-155444103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:expectations for the women;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">expectations for the women<\/a>, including a strict age range of 45 to 60, and no \u201cartificial hips and the wigs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-dumped-by-fan-favorite-amid-reports-show-regrets-casting-star\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Dumped by Fan-Favorite Amid Reports Show Regrets Casting Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Dumped by Fan-Favorite Amid Reports Show Regrets Casting Star<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/simu-liu-proposes-under-eiffel-173318075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One woman has taken herself out of the running to receive Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens\u2019 final rose. Fan-favorite Carol Freeman-Branstine made the decision to back out of the competition just before hometown dates, because Owens, 66, did not offer her a one-on-one date. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve had enough time with him,\u201d Freeman-Branstine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2095639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[395803,395804,376158,376159],"class_list":["post-2095638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-carol-freeman-branstine","tag-freeman-branstine","tag-golden-bachelor","tag-mel-owens"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Golden-Bachelor-Mel-Owens-Dumped-by-Fan-Favorite-Amid-Reports-Show.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095640,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095638\/revisions\/2095640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}