Husband of late TV star Mel Schilling posts tribute

The husband of late television personality Mel Schilling has shared a poignant tribute to mark what would have been their eighth wedding anniversary, four months after her death from cancer. Gareth Brisbane posted a heartfelt message and a wedding photo to Schilling's Instagram account on July -12, 2026, reflecting on their life together and their ongoing journey of healing with their daughter.

Schilling, a 54-year-old Australian dating coach and psychologist best known as an expert on the reality series "Married at First Sight," died on March 24, 2026. Her husband's anniversary post expressed the complex emotions of the day. "Hard to reconcile that the anniversary of the happiest day of my life could become one of the saddest," he wrote. "We didn't quite make 8 years married or 15 years together but what a love and what a life we had!"

Brisbane recounted knowing by the end of their first date that he wanted to spend his life with Schilling, adding that his love for her "burned ever brighter, even as your own light faded." He also addressed their daughter, Maddie, stating she and he were "in the best possible place to continue healing" and that Schilling would be proud of the...