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Updated March 24, 2026 — 10:59pm , first published 10:28pm

Married At First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling has died. The 54-year-old psychologist was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023. Earlier this month she revealed the cancer had spread into her brain, leaving no chance of recovery. She leaves behind her husband Gareth Brisbane, and 11-year-old daughter Madison.

Brisbane revealed the news on Instagram on Tuesday night. “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,” Brisbane wrote. “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.

Married At First Sight expert Mel Schilling has died.

“This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 — and nailed both.…