Melissa Bell How I Found Love Again

When Her Husband And Soulmate Gary Died Three Years Ago, The Actress Wondered If She’d Ever Move On

It took former Neighbours star Melissa Bell two years to even consider romance after the shock loss of the man she’d decided to grow old and grey with.

Gary Dickinson swept Melissa offher feet 20 years ago and saved her from her first failed marriage. But in November 2015, Gary, then 57, suffered a heart attack, which left him in a coma. He died three months later.

“I took a lot of time out after losing Gary,” Melissa, 46, reveals.

“Losing the love of my life and the father of my children... it took that time to work out who I was as a person, and what I wanted out of life. And throughout it all I kept hearing Gary say, ‘There’s never a right time, just do it!’ which was his philosophy of life.”

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