Mel Schilling

Reality Star

Birthday April 20, 1972

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Melbourne, Australia

DEATH DATE Mar 24, 2026 (53)

#15,940 Most Popular

About

Psychologist, dating coach, author, and reality personality who was best known as a judge on Married at First Sight (Australia). She was also on Married at First Sight UK and Celebs Go Dating. In 2022, she released a book titled The C Word (Confidence): Make Friends with Fear and Build Confidence from the Ground Up.

Before fame

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Deakin University in Australia.

Trivia

In February of 2025, she revealed that she was in remission after a year-long battle with stage three colon cancer. She has accumulated more than 490,000 followers on her mel_schilling1 Instagram account.

Family life

She and her husband, Gareth Brisbane, had a daughter. Her parents were Paul and Beth Schilling. She had a sister named Rebecca Atkinson.

Associated with

She co-starred with John Aiken on Married at First Sight (Australia).