With her warm nature and positive attitude, relationship guru Mel Schilling is surprisingly buoyant as she speaks eloquently about her cancer diagnosis and the chemotherapy she’s currently going through.
The Married At First Sight dating coach, who was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in December 2023, invited OK! into the stunning new South West London home she shares with husband Gareth and nine-year-old daughter Maddie.
And she opened up about what has been an incredibly tough six months with admirable candour. Mel, 52, who has now relocated to the UK permanently from her native Australia, is determined to change the stigma around the signs of her cancer.
She is hellbent on using her platform to raise awareness after she was shockingly misdiagnosed twice before her tumour was discovered.