MAFS expert Mel Schilling shares heartbreaking update amid cancer battle: ‘Feeling a little flat to be honest’

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 had undergone both surgery and chemotherapy after experiencing symptoms while filming the Australian version of the show.

Mel, who has now become an ambassador for colorectal charity Occtopus, spoke to Britain’s Magic FM on Tuesday and revealed she is starting to feel unwell.

“I’m actually feeling a little flat today, to be honest,” she said.

Mel added that she is now on her third cycle of chemotherapy.

“It feels a bit like I have a hangover, like I’ve been drinking all night.”

Despite this, the media personality expressed her determination to keep working and has no plans to slow down.

‘I’m now trying to find a way to juggle everything because I’m not going to stop working. This thing won’t beat me, I’m here to fight, I just need to make some adjustments,” she continued.

Mel announced that she had been diagnosed with the disease in December and had undergone both surgery and chemotherapy after experiencing symptoms while filming the Australian version of the show.

It comes after Mel opened up about the pain she was in before her cancer diagnosis.

Speak with new! magazine last month, Mel recalled the severe pain she suffered while at work, saying: ‘I was lying over and screaming – the pain was so intense.’

Her doctors initially thought her symptoms were simply constipation, but she soon became concerned after she lost her appetite.

During a trip to Ireland with her husband Gareth, Mel said she was in ‘so much pain’ and struggled to keep food or water down.

Mel, who has now become an ambassador for colorectal charity Occtopus, spoke to Britain’s Magic FM on Tuesday and revealed she is starting to feel unwell. (Pictured with fellow MAFS expert John Aiken)

Knowing something was still wrong, she went to a gastroenterologist after returning to London, who was ‘concerned’ about her unexplained weight loss.

Mel underwent a CT scan and returned a few days later to get her results, recalling the heartbreaking moment she was told she had cancer.

She said: ‘We were sitting in his office and the doctor looked blank and I thought, “This doesn’t seem right,” and he said, “It’s cancer.” I think I was numb, I couldn’t process it and went into work mode, that’s all I could concentrate on.’

Mel added that she is now undergoing 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 shock health struggles in December, undergoing intestinal surgery just before the end of the year.

She explained that her tumor – which she has named ‘Terry’ – had been removed by British doctors.

However, when the cancer spread through her colon to the muscle, Mel discovered she needed chemotherapy and began treatment in late February.