{"id":325647,"date":"2025-10-23T05:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325647\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T05:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:03:11","slug":"who-does-mel-pick-on-the-golden-bachelor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325647\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Does Mel Pick on The Golden Bachelor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHometown dates are done, fantasy suites are just around the corner and there\u2019s only one question us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/the-golden-bachelor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-golden-bachelor\" data-tag=\"the-golden-bachelor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Golden Bachelor<\/a> fans have left: Who does Mel pick? <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHeading into October 22\u2019s hometown dates episodes Mel Owens\u2019 final three are: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cindy Angelcyk<\/strong>, a 60-year-old retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debbie Siebers<\/strong>, a 65-year-old fitness professional from Denver.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peg Munson<\/strong>, a 62-year-old retired firefighter and bomb tech from Las Vegas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowever, if you\u2019re impatient like us, you\u2019re probably wanting to skip ahead and find out who Mel gives his final rose to in the upcoming finale episode. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Golden Bachelor was filmed between July and September 2025, which means that Mel has already given his final rose to one of the women. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/bachelor-nation\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bachelor-nation\" data-tag=\"bachelor-nation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bachelor Nation<\/a> fans know, it\u2019s possible to find out the winner of the season in advance thanks to Reality Steve, a go-to source for intel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSo, what has Reality Steve revealed about this season of The Golden Bachelor? Do we know who Mel picks as his winner?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/178249_0151_v1.jpg\" alt=\"THE GOLDEN BACHELOR - ABC's &quot;The Golden Bachelor&quot; stars Mel Owens. (Disney\/Michael Kirchoff)\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"731\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney\/Michael Kirchoff<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWho Does Mel Owens Pick on The Golden Bachelor?\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWe don\u2019t know yet who Mel Owens picks in the finale episode of his season of The Golden Bachelor. Reality Steve revealed on his podcast that he does not yet have spoilers for the season and doesn\u2019t know who will win The Golden Bachelor.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234928924\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-1-million-divorce-drama\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P101GR3K.jpg\" alt=\"Mel Owens at the Disney 2025 Upfront Red Carpet held at North Javits Center on May 13, 2025 in New York, New York.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe Golden Bachelor Star Mel Owens Is in Hot Water Over Nearly $1M Divorce Debt\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHopefully, at some point, I\u2019ll get spoilers. Right now, I have none,\u201d Steve said during the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6twrZeiJjtG20WH5g6ILh9\">September 23 episode of his pod<\/a>. \u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you where they went for Final Rose ceremony. I can\u2019t tell you who the final three are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe explained that this is a change from the previous season of The Golden Bachelor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/3087234\/joan-vassos-the-golden-bachelorette-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Golden Bachelorette<\/a>, for which we knew spoilers at this point. He said, \u201cAnd for the first two seasons of Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette, I had all that info and you knew it, at least for Gerry\u2019s season, you knew who the final two were.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSteve, who has been critical of Mel over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234928232\/what-did-golden-bachelor-say-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comments the season lead made on a podcast<\/a> about desiring women under the age of 60, even reported that ABC was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234908516\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-apology-fan-reaction\/\">considering replacing him<\/a> earlier in the summer, added that he\u2019s keeping his coverage of The Golden Bachelor to a minimum this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve got nothing. I got nothing right now. If I did, I would tell you, but, the days of me coming on the next day after a Golden Bachelorette or a Golden Bachelor and breaking down what we saw on the episode, certainly not gonna be writing anything about it,\u201d he shared. \u201cThe coverage of Golden Bachelor is gonna be very, very minimal from me, just because I don\u2019t care, and that\u2019s my stance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWhat Has Mel Said About Who He Picks?\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMel gave details about who he picks to Us Weekly in an October 22 interview, saying that he was leaning \u201ca little bit more toward one person than the other, so I went with my gut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe go to Antigua. I\u2019ve never been there. I\u2019ve been to islands, but I\u2019ve never been there. But whoever scouted it out and set it up and got things prepared, just the little details, it\u2019s just so good,\u201d he said of the finale episode. \u201cIt\u2019s really emotional. And you\u2019re a little nervous, but it\u2019s so brilliant\u2026 It\u2019s so good, you won\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tDoes Mel Get Engaged In The Golden Bachelor?\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWe won\u2019t know until the season finale of The Golden Bachelor whether or not Mel gets engaged to one of the women on his season. However, Mel did hint to USA Today that marriage wasn\u2019t his \u201cultimate goal\u201d on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLove is a good thing, it fills your heart, it makes you feel better, and it gives you a purpose,\u201d Mel said in a September 24 interview. \u201cI liked being in love. That\u2019s the ultimate goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before you go, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2236248\/most-dramatic-bachelor-bachelorette-splits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> to see the most dramatic splits in\u00a0Bachelor\u00a0and\u00a0Bachelorette\u00a0history.<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2236248\/most-dramatic-bachelor-bachelorette-splits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2357646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dramatic-bachelor-splits-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"Cassie Randolph, Colton Underwood\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hometown dates are done, fantasy suites are just around the corner and there\u2019s only one question us The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":325648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[23348,171,36886,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-325647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-bachelor-nation","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-the-golden-bachelor","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115421739169285102","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}