Mel-come to Hometowns! (The Golden Bachelor Season 2 Episode 6 Recap)
The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
3.8 • 14K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
We’ve made it to Hometowns on Mel Owens' season of The Golden Bachelor, and Ben and Ashley are ready to recap every golden moment!
Ben reveals why THIS is the episode he’s been begging for. We find out which of the ladies has been more impressive with every episode, but Ashley holds nothing back when telling us how she feels about Mel.
And we have to wonder… what made casting believe that Mel was “lead” material??
Plus, a surpassingly intimate conversation sparked by… a spray tan.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | This is the Ben and Ashley I, |
| 0:06.5 | I almost famous podcast with IHart Radio. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to the almost famous podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | We're here today to break down hometowns. |
| 0:14.6 | Mel season of the Golden Bachelor. |
| 0:16.8 | But before we get going, Ashley turned on her camera |
| 0:20.5 | and is just absolutely glowing. |
| 0:23.0 | I say that often and I mean it this time and there's a reason for it. |
| 0:26.3 | Hey. |
| 0:26.9 | I'm getting educated on spray tans. |
| 0:30.7 | No, I have a shoot tomorrow. |
| 0:32.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:32.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.2 | And I guess you're surprised I've never received the spray tan, huh? |
| 0:37.4 | I am surprised, yes, because Jared has. |
| 0:41.1 | And, you know, Jess is in the beauty world. |
| 0:43.7 | So I figured that, like, at some point, you would have gotten them. |
| 0:47.1 | You know, I, like, I've never done anything. |
| 0:51.4 | Like, any, I just got a haircut. |
| 0:53.4 | But, but wait, does Jess, like, ever do a facial on you? Yeah, I've received the furthest I've gone is micro-needling because I enjoy that. That's pretty far. That's pretty far. You enjoy the micro-needling process? Yeah. I need to feel something. Then that's hilarious. She's also really good. |
| 1:11.0 | It doesn't hurt. |
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