Mel Schilling has heaped praise on her supportive husband Gareth as she continues to recover from her recent cancer ordeal. The Married At First Sight Australia star, who shares daughter Madison with Northern Irish Gareth, 51, said her family have been her rocks as she recovers.
Mel, 52, had a tumour removed three months ago and told the Belfast Telegraph: "I’m feeling great, but my energy isn’t back yet.
I’m changing the way I work in terms of building downtime into my schedule - that’s a real priority for me now." Now back filming the new season of MAFS UK, Mel said Gareth - who she met online, and married in Bali in 2018 - and daughter Maddie, 9, have kept her going during a difficult time.
Recalling the heart-stopping moment she received her diagnosis, she said: "My hubby Gareth was with me, and we had very different reactions.