We have tragic news to report from the world of reality television today.
Mel Schilling — the relationship coach who gained fame on Married at First Sight — has passed away.
She was just 54 years old.
Mel revealed on March 12 that she had been battling cancer that had metastasized throughout her body, and that her doctors had recently told her “there is nothing further they can do.”
News of Schilling’s death comes courtesy of an Instagram post written by her husband, Gareth Brisbane.
“Melanie Jane Brisbane-Schilling passed away peacefully today, surrounded by love,” he wrote.
“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,” he continued, adding:
“It took all of her remaining strength, and that gesture summed up our wee Melsie perfectly.
