Instagram/Mel Schilling Celebrity Married At First Sight's Mel Schilling shares terminal cancer update as disease spreads to her brain. The star vows to fight to her last breath. March 14, 2026 AceShowbiz - Mel Schilling, known for her role on Married At First Sight, has shared a heartbreaking update confirming that her cancer has become terminal after spreading to her brain. The 54-year-old reality TV star first announced her diagnosis of colon cancer in December 2023, which required surgery to remove a 5cm tumour.