Now that the women of The Golden Bachelor conquered their roast of lead Mel Owens, it's host Jesse Palmer's turn. "Mel Owens - the man hit harder on the field than his fashion sense ever hit on The Golden Bachelor," Jesse, 46, told Entertainment Weekly after the Wednesday, October 1, episode, referring to the current franchise lead's football past and a pair of orthopedic sneakers he wore on the show. "Those black shoes don't help him move any better either - he moves around like a fax machine trying to load in 1979.