Before Tuesday’s show, an E4 announcer said: “Everyone at Channel 4 is hugely saddened by the news we’ve lost Mel Schilling.
“It was Mel and her family’s wish that we carry on showing Married At First Sight and celebrate her mission to help others find love and happiness.”
Alessandra Rampolla, another coach on the Australian show, also posted a tribute, external, saying her heart was shattered by the news of Schilling’s death.
“I feel so incredibly grateful for the time we shared last week… to look you in the eyes, to hold your hand, and to say the things that truly mattered,” she wrote.
“That is a gift I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
She described her as “so much more than a colleague”.
“You were a constant, a guiding force, and to me, someone I admired and learned from – like a big sister, a woman of immense heart, wisdom, and generosity.”