Married at First Sight relationship guru Mel Schilling has returned to her homeland of Australia to film the new series this summer, and she's opening up on a heartbreaking reason she cried on set. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters The latest series of Married At First Sight UK has just begun, plunging the newlyweds into an emotional whirlwind, yet relationship expert Mel Schilling is already back in Australia. The 52-year-old is already mentoring a new group of brave singles ready to marry at first sight and forge lasting relationships.
She explained that returning to shoot the Aussie version this summer was emotionally complex . Now based in the UK with her husband Gareth and daughter Maddie, she faced the challenge of being apart from them when Maddie needed to return to school. Mel, who was diagnosed with cancer in December 2023, opened up about the experience as reported in the Mirror .
"We managed it pretty well," she said. "Filming began in August, so Gareth and Maddie came to Australia with me, and we based ourselves on the Gold Coast right next to the beach." Mel continued: "I had a lot of downtime and beautiful beach time with them.
But they've gone home to the UK now, because school's started again. So now I've just got a couple of months here by myself before I can get back to th.