\n\t\t\t\t\t“I must make a change that puts my family, health and time at the very centre of my life,” MAFS expert announces.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Mel Schilling today announced that she has departed as an Expert on Married at First Sight Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 12 extraordinary seasons, I have made the heartfelt decision to step away from my role as an expert on Married at First Sight Australia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis hasn\u2019t been a choice I\u2019ve made lightly. In recent years, my health challenges and living in the UK spending up to three months a year away from my family is no longer sustainable. It has become clear that I must make a change that puts my family, health and time at the very centre of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2023, Schilling went public with a colon cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment. In February she announced she was \u201cout of the woods\u201d and in remission.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat began as a small social experiment has grown into a global phenomenon, and I have felt truly privileged to be part of that journey. I am incredibly grateful to the fans, the production team, and my fellow experts for their trust and passion over the years,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am leaving not with sadness, but with a deep sense of gratitude for everything we\u2019ve achieved together. Stepping away from the Australian series is the right move for my future, though I look forward to continuing my work with Married at First Sight UK. Thank you for being part of this chapter with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adrian Swift, Nine\u2019s Head Of Content, Production & Development said, \u201cMel has been on the Married at First Sight journey from season two. She helped us define the show in the early days and always brought her incredible insight and empathy to both the matching process and to the commitment ceremony couch.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has celebrated every high and met every challenge over the last 12 seasons of MAFS but her enthusiasm to find the best match for hundreds of Aussies has remained undiminished.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us at Nine hugely value her contribution to the nation\u2019s most-watched television series but we understand the pull of her home in the UK and wish her continued success on MAFS UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tara McWilliams, Director of Content, Endemol Shine Australia said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine the couch without Mel. From the moment she joined the experiment, Mel brought an authenticity and passion that resonated deeply with millions of MAFS viewers, both here and abroad. Her ability to both challenge and champion our participants has helped shape the heart and evolution of the series.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are forever grateful for all that she\u2019s brought to the show, and while we will miss her expertise, warmth and unmistakable presence, we wholeheartedly support her decision to prioritise her life in the UK with her family, wishing her every happiness\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“I must make a change that puts my family, health and time at the very centre of my…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-485180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}