Married At First Sight star Mel Schilling's former colleagues have paid tribute to her following her tragic death last week aged 54 from cancer, revealing how she spent her final months. Jules added that Mel continued to remain optimistic about the future during her final months - and was even making future career plans. Elsewhere, Adrian Swift, Nine's head of content, production and development, revealed the heartwarming reason the network first signed Mel onto MAFS in 2015. Endemol Shine director of content Tara McWilliams joined the chorus, revealing that Mel was surprisingly upbeat the last time they saw her, in December. It comes after the heartbreaking family sacrifice Mel made in her final years was revealed.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2026 13:28 UTC