“The Golden Bachelor” is adding a touch of crimson this season.

Two Alabama women - one from Huntsville, the other from Birmingham - are among the 23 ladies looking for love on Season 2 of the reality show. The bachelor at the center of it all is 66-year-old Mel Owens, an NFL veteran who played for the Rams before becoming a lawyer.

But more later on the guy who said he wouldn’t date older women . Let’s get to our Alabama roses who you can start watching at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 on WAAY.

Representing Huntsville is Monica B., a 62-year-old flight attendant. She likes feeding ducks with her granddaughter, spending time in Martha’s Vineyard, and drinking wine (a dry white or a full-bodied red if you’re ordering for her).

The show describes Monica B. (Yes, she has a last name but ABC doesn’t r

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