Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens is on a journey to find love again. The star of the first season, Gerry Turner, earned sympathy from viewers as a widow. Mel Owens is a divorcee. He was married for over twenty years. Keep reading to learn more about his ex-wife and two sons.
What To Know About Golden Bachelor Star Mel Owens’ Ex-Wife
Mel Owens began his Golden Bachelor journey by apologizing for his previous comments about refusing to date anyone older than 60. He also shared some details about his former marriage. The NFL veteran was married to Fabiana Pimentel Owens for two decades. She is reportedly quite a few years younger than he is.
According to PEOPLE magazine, his ex-wife is from Brazil but has been living in the United States for more than twenty years. The outlet revealed that Fabiana Pimentel Owens has a Bachelor’s degree in business from a college in Brazil. She reportedly also holds a Master’s in marketing from UCLA.
Her current job is the “direction of experiences” with the Preferred Hotels & Resorts company.
She filed for divorce from Mel Owens in 2020. He said in the Golden Bachelor intro package that she met someone new and left him. The former couple battled it out in court for four years before the divorce was finally finalized in 2024. He reportedly paid her nearly $1 million in the settlement, including back child support.
“I was married for 25 years. I’ve missed that companionship,” Mel Owens said about finding love on reality TV after his divorce.
What do we know about their two sons?
Meet His Two Sons
Mel Owens signed up for The Golden Bachelor with the encouragement and support of his kids. He shares two sons with his ex-wife, Lucas, 20, and Andre, 18. His oldest son graduated from high school this year.
They both plan to follow in their dad’s footsteps into sports. His two sons want to play baseball in college. Mel Owens revealed on the podcast in June that his oldest son wants to play at his alma mater, the University of Michigan.
His other son is a senior in high school and already committed to play baseball at Oklahoma State University.
Mel Owens was a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams for nine seasons. He retired due to an injury and went on to earn his law degree. He’s spent the last two decades specializing in sports law, particularly workers’ compensation and disability benefits. He went to war with the NFL in a civil lawsuit over alleged drug use.
Viewers will get to know more about Mel Owens’ sons this season on The Golden Bachelor. They both filmed with him. He told Us Weekly that he doubts his ex-wife will watch, but she might “peek” at a few episodes.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
