MEL SCHILLING: 'I never thought I'd be a mum'

The relationship expert opens up about dating, raising her daughter and moving on

- Wade Sellers, Laura Masia

Being a relationship expert on TV’s most controversial reality show, Married At First Sight Australia, there’s very little that Melanie Schilling hasn’t been able to navigate her way through.

But it’s that tenacity for relationship problem-solving that’s also been applied to her own life, particularly with her journey to motherhood.

“I didn’t think I was going to be a mum,” the 50-year-old admits to Woman’s Day.

“I was single for my entire thirties and having a baby wasn’t even on my radar until it was almost too late.”

Mel reveals she was 39 when she met her husband Gareth Brisbane on dating website eHarmony and before she knew it, she was pregnant.

“I was 40 and we had that conversation, then almost immediately I was pregnant,” she laughs.

“It was ridiculous. I didn’t cope with that very well. I kind of went into denial about it, but just as I finally started to get excited about it, I had a miscarriage.