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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel McGrath

Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies aged 54 after terminal illness

Married at First Sight’s dating coach Mel Schilling has died aged 54, after being diagnosed with colon cancer.

Her family announced the news of her death on Instagram, confirming that she “passed away peacefully” and “surrounded by love” on Tuesday 24 March. “This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 – and nailed both,” her husband Gareth Brisbane wrote.

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