Happily ever after!
Bachelor Nation watched Mel Owens search for love on Season 2 of “The Golden Bachelor,” and fans just saw him hand out his final rose.
The finale ended with him giving Peg a ring as a symbol of his commitment, and the two have been enjoying life together ever since.
The happy couple stopped by for an exclusive chat with BachelorNation.com, where they opened up about their future plans, the holidays, a potential engagement, where they’ll live, and more.
When it comes to the commitment ring, Mel shared what it means to him.
He said, “A ring is symbolic of the commitment, but you have to live the commitment and stand by it with your actions. This was our commitment going forward to live our lives the way we want to. Whatever comes after, comes after, we are going to live the way we want to live and it’s going to be fun. The ring is a symbol, but it’s more the way we act towards each other.”
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Peg chimed in, saying, “We get to write our own love story. We are in our 60’s and we’ve earned it. The heavy lifting is done. We have the right to write our love story the way we want to and that’s really nice.”
The two also discussed a future engagement and shared that while they’re open to it, they’re in “no rush.”
They said they’re simply looking forward to enjoying this new chapter together and soaking up everything life has to offer.
To find out where they plan to live — and whether one of them will move for the other — check out our full interview in the video above.
Congrats again to the happy couple! We’re wishing Mel and Peg all the best.
LOVE Island’s Lauren Wood has been spotted on a night out with villa lothario Casey O’Gorman just days after her split from Harrison Solomon.
The unlucky in love beauty bounced back from her recent heartache with a smile at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London.
She joined Liv Hawkins, Casey, and All Stars winning couple Molly Smith and Tom Clare at the festive spectacular.
A source said: “Lauren and Casey were inseparable all night and really flirty. They were hanging out with Tom and Molly and couldn’t take their eyes off each other.”
Lauren looked stylish in a thick fur coat, white crop top and baggy jeans, while Casey wrapped up in a quilted jacket, zip-up top and blue jeans.
At one point, smitten Lauren bit her finger with her eyes locked on Casey, who recently made his fourth appearance on the dating show for Love Island Games.
He’s been single since splitting from his villa ex Gabby Allen in May.
Harrison and Lauren appeared to take cheeky swipes at each other following their separation last week.
The pair called it quits just two months after the ITV2 show ended in August – but many fans were surprised it lasted that long given Harrison’s womanising ways in the villa.
Though the pair insisted everything was amicable, their TikTok uploads suggested underlying tension.
Harrison posted a picture of himself, writing: “Nah babe I still fancy you, it’s just the fact you reached for your vape before your brushed your
He captioned it: “Just a trend guys, can’t relate.”
Insisting it wasn’t about Lauren when quizzed by fans, he said: “No, she doesn’t vape.”
Lauren appeared to respond with a video clip of her wearing a leopard print top and standing in a bathroom.
She wrote: “Nah don’t worry I still fancy you, it’s just when you take longer to get ready than me that throws me off.”
Harrison later posted a video of himself singing a song called Ten Years Time by Henry Moodie and wrote: “This is your sign to break no contact.”
He added: “Go message your ex gang.”
Fans were quick to have their say on the apparent back and forth.
One unimpressed person commented: “Lauren dodged a massive bullet.”
Another TikTok user speculated: “He knew people would assume this is about Lauren and still posted it.”
Somebody else said: “It’s actually crazy that Lauren couldn’t see how little he respects her. I do feel bad for her, but God it’s not like everyone didn’t warn her.”
Lauren broke the news of the split, writing on Instagram: “Hi everyone, Harrison and I have decided to no longer continue our relationship but will remain friends as everything was amicable and mutual.
“We share such amazing memories together, ones that not many can relate to.
“Please respect our privacy whilst we navigate going our separate ways.”
Harrison shared his own statement that read: “Life’s obviously been really full-on since leaving the villa.
“Obviously between work, travel, and everything going on, it just became really hard to find time to really focus on each other.
“I didn’t want it to get to that point. I don’t think either of us did, but we just had to have a conversation.”
The star told The Daily Mail: “We sat down, had an open and honest conversation and have decided to part ways but there’s no bad blood at all.
“We just drifted a bit after the show which is unfortunate, but we’re still on really good terms. I’ve still got a lot of love for her and I wish her all the best as well.”
After their statements were released, fans speculated they had “planned” their split so they can get snapped up by bosses for the next series of All Stars when it kicks off in January.