Mel Schilling, ‘Married at First Sight’ star, dies aged 54 | CNN

Television relationship coach Mel Schilling, who starred in the Australian and British series of “Married at First Sight,” has died aged 54. Schilling was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2023 and said earlier this month that the disease had spread to her brain. “Melanie Jane Brisbane-Schilling passed away peacefully today, surrounded by love,” her husband Gareth Brisbane wrote in a post on her verified Instagram account Tuesday. The couple share a daughter, Maddie. “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,” the statement posted on Tuesday continued. “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.” “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,” the statement adds, before thanking friends and fans “around the world” for their support. Schilling was a dating expert on both “Married at