It may have been two years since Kathy Swarts and Susan Noles appeared on Gerry Turner's season 1 of The Golden Bachelor, but they can't help throwing shade at their ex - and comparing him to season 2 lead Mel Owens. During a September episode of the "Almost Famous" podcast, Susan, 67, noted that Gerry, 74, and Mel, 66, are "night and day" different. Kathy, for her part, quipped that she wants to meet Mel and "sweep him away" from his "suitors.