Married At First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling has given a heartbreaking update on her battle with cancer.
The therapist, 52, announced she had been diagnosed with the disease in December and underwent surgery and chemotherapy after experiencing symptoms while filming the Australian version of the show.
Mel, who has now become an ambassador for colorectal charity Octopus, spoke to the UK’s Magic FM on Tuesday and revealed she is starting to feel unwell.
“To be totally honest, I’m feeling a little down today,” she said.
Mel added that she is now on her third cycle of chemotherapy.
Married At First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling, 52 (pictured), has given a heartbreaking update on her battle with cancer.
“I feel like I’m hungover, like I’ve been drinking all night.”
Despite this, the media personality expressed his determination to continue working and has no intention of slowing down.
‘Now I’m trying to find a way to combine everything, because I don’t stop working. “This is not defeating me, I’m here to fight, I just need to make some adaptations,” he continued.
Mel announced she had been diagnosed with the disease in December and underwent surgery and chemotherapy after experiencing symptoms while filming the Australian version of the show.
It comes after Mel told of the agony she was left in before her cancer diagnosis.
Talking to new people! magazine last month, Mel recalled the severe pain he felt while at work, saying: “I was doubled over and screaming; the pain was so intense.”
Her doctors originally thought her symptoms were simply constipation, but she soon became concerned after losing her appetite.
On a trip to Ireland with her husband Gareth, Mel said she was in “a lot of pain” and had trouble keeping food or water down.
Mel, who has now become an ambassador for colorectal charity Octopus, spoke to the UK’s Magic FM on Tuesday and revealed she is starting to feel unwell. (Pictured with MAFS expert John Aiken)
Knowing something was still wrong, he went to see a gastroenterologist after returning to London, who was “concerned” about his unexplained weight loss.
Mel had a CT scan and returned a few days later for the results, remembering the heartbreaking moment she was told she had cancer.
She said: “We were sitting in his office and the doctor had a blank stare and I thought, ‘This doesn’t seem right,’ and he said, ‘It’s cancer.’ I think I was numb, I didn’t process it and I went into work mode, That’s all I could focus on.’
Mel added that she is now on her third cycle of chemotherapy and is starting to feel unwell. (Pictured with fellow MAFS experts Alessandra Rampolla and John Aiken)
The reality TV host revealed her shocking health battle in December and underwent colon surgery just before the end of the year.
He explained that his tumor, which he named ‘Terry’, was removed by doctors in the United Kingdom.
However, as the cancer spread through the colon and into the muscle, Mel discovered she needed chemotherapy and began treatment in late February.