Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies aged 54

Tributes paid to Australian dating expert who contributed to Mafs’ ‘phenomenal’ TV success story The Married at First Sight relationship coach Mel Schilling has died aged 54, only weeks after announcing that doctors could no longer treat her cancer. Schilling – known for offering relationship advice on both the Australian and the UK versions of the hit reality dating show – died on Tuesday “surrounded by love”, according to a family statement. The Australian TV star announced earlier in March that her cancer had spread, including to the left side of her brain, and that there was “nothing further” doctors could do to treat it. A statement from her husband Gareth said: “Melanie Jane Brisbane-Schilling passed away peacefully today, 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. “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, throug