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
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Read original at The Guardian →Married at First Sight dating coach Mel Schilling has been remembered as "a truly magical woman" and "a radiant, shining light" following her death at the age of 54. Schilling, who starred on the reality TV show in her…
Read original at BBC →Television relationship coach Mel Schilling, who starred in the Australian and British series of âMarried at First Sight,â has died aged 54. Schilling was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2023 and said…
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My father-in-law, David Osorio, who has died aged 91, was a civil engineer specialising in underwater pipelines who also designed coastal defences – sea walls, breakwaters and groynes – around Britain’s shores. At many seaside locations he…
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View source →Married at First Sight dating coach Mel Schilling has been remembered as "a truly magical woman" and "a radiant, shining light" following her death at the age of 54. Schilling, who starred on the reality TV show in her home country…
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