'Golden Bachelor' Winner Peg Felt Chosen by Mel Despite Cindy's Early Exit

The Golden Bachelor winner Peg Munson had no concerns that Mel Owens might have picked Cindy Angelcyk Cullers if she hadn’t left the show early. “Mel and I had a connection early on. I knew it, and he knew it,” Peg, 62, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, November 13, after the bombshell Golden Bachelor finale. “Cindy felt it, and I know she felt it, so that’s why she left because she just knew that. The connection between Mel and myself was a lot stronger than her connection with Mel.” During the Wednesday, November 12, finale, Cindy, 60, self-eliminated from the competition in the middle