Former Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner reacted to the new franchise lead, Mel Owens, requesting that his contestants be in a strict age range. "I think it would be unfortunate, and I really think he will have a change of heart in this," Gerry, 73, told Fox News Digital in an interview published on Tuesday, July 22. "I think he will see the grace and the charm of women who are over 60 and the confidence they carry, and I think he'll have a change of heart." Gerry was the inaugural Golden Bachelor when the reality TV franchise launched its senior version in 2023.