Mel Schilling, Married At First Sight Star, Has Died Aged 54

Mel Schilling on Lorraine in June 2024 Married At First Sight star Mel Schilling has died at the age of 54. Earlier this month, Mel disclosed that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023 , which had spread to other parts of her body. She told her followers: “My oncology team have now told me there is nothing further they can do. My light is starting to fade – and quickly.” On Tuesday morning, Mel’s husband Gareth confirmed that she had “ passed away peacefully” earlier that day “surrounded by love”. “In her final moments, when I thought cancer had taken away her ability to speak, she ushered me closer and whispered a message for Maddie and me that will sustain me for the rest of my life,” Gareth said. “It took all of her remaining strength, and that gesture summed up our wee Melsie perfectly. Even then, her only thought was for Maddie and me. “This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 – and nailed both. This is a woman who, through two years of chemotherapy, when she could barely lift her head from the pillow, never complained and never stopped showing courage, grace, compassion and empathy, and never missed a day of filming.” He continued: “To most of you, she was Mel Schilling – matriarch of MAFS and queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate. “On behalf of our family and her incredible friendship group, thank you for the support from around the world.” View this post on Instagram Mel was best known as a dating and relationships expert on both the Australian and UK versions of Married At First Sight. She announced earlier this month that she was stepping away from the reality show to focus on her family and health . The most recent season of Married At First Sight Australia is currently airing on E4, with Mel offering her services in the current run of episodes. A Channel 4 spokesperson said when she first shared her diagnosis publicly: “ Mel has become a hugely valued and much-loved part of the Channel 4 family; to many of us she is a friend as well as a colleague. “Her wisdom, warmth, humour and kindness shine through, and these qualities mean that everyone involved in MAFS, from the producers and contributors, to the viewers, love and respect her as much as we do.” Mel is survived by her husband and their daughter, Maddie.

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