In December 2023, Schilling was diagnosed with colon cancer after a tumour was discovered during a scan, though it was successfully removed and she was given the all clear.
In a post shared on Instagram, Mel wrote: "Over the past two years, while filming MAFS, I underwent 16 rounds of chemotherapy and was later told I was eligible for a groundbreaking clinical trial specific to my gene type, due to start in March 2026. Once again, my optimism soared that I might beat this thing."
"Despite subsequent radiotherapy sessions, my oncology team have now told me there is nothing further they can do," she wrote.
She continued: "Hearing those words changes everything. So that’s where I am now. My light is starting to fade — and quickly. But I am still here, still fighting, and surrounded by the most incredible love. Simple tasks have become incredibly difficult and I am relying on my beautiful family to look after me. I honestly don’t know how long I have left, but I do know I will fight to my last breath and will be surrounded by the love and support of my people."
"Over five series of Married at First Sight UK, and 12 series of Married at First Sight Australia, Mel has become a hugely valued and much-loved part of the Channel 4 family; to many of us she is a friend as well as a colleague.
With the upcoming season of Married at First Sight UK currently filming, the channel confirmed that Aiken "has done us the great favour of stepping in for her this series".
Schilling had previously confirmed that the current MAFS Australia season would be her last, confirming the news on social media that she wanted to spend more time with her family and focus on her health.
"This hasn’t been a choice I’ve 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."
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