Married At First Sight fans in tears as show airs emotional Mel Schilling tribute; MAFS viewers were left sobbing as they watched a poignant tribute to the late Mel Schilling as part of the season finale.

Byline: By, Shelley Spadoni

Monday night's MAFS reunion episode delivered all the drama fans expected -but it also left many viewers with lumps in their throats as it included a beautiful tribute to late relationship guru Mel Schilling.

After the latest batch of brides and grooms opened up about their relationships as season 13 drew to an end, viewers were left heartbroken at the closing segment.

It was a tribute to Australian expert Mel Schilling, who died after a battle with cancer last month. Showing a montage of memories on-screen, devastated viewers took to social media to share their emotions.

One wrote, "I'm in tears, what a beautiful tribute. You will be so missed, Mel!' wrote one fan. Another emotional viewer penned, "It's been so surreal and sad watching the past few weeks knowing that Mel sadly passed.".

Another wrote, 'Missing her so much, her smile is enough to bring joy to the whole world. We hope you're doing well up there beautiful Mel."

The TV star was just 54 when she died, days after sadly revealing that her cancer had spread to her brain, and her light was 'dimming'.

The psychologist-turned-dating expert's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023, as she and her family lived in London.

Revealing that she'd had a 'tumour the size of a lemon' successfully removed and had been given the all-clear, in an emotional Instagram post in February 2024 she revealed it had spread to her lungs. Over Christmas, she found out devastatingly that it had spread to her brain.

The heartbreaking news of her passing was confirmed by Mel's husband Gareth Brisbane, from Northern Ireland, with whom she shared daughter Madison, 10.

He wrote: 'Melanie Jane Brisbane-Schilling passed away peacefully today, surrounded by love.

'In her final moments, when I thought cancer had taken away her ability to speak, she ushered me closer and whispered a message for Maddie and me that will sustain me for the rest of my life.

'It took all of her remaining strength, and that gesture summed up our wee Melsie perfectly. Even then, her only thought was for Maddie and me.

'This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 -- and nailed both.'

'This is a woman who, through two years of chemotherapy, when she could barely lift her head from the pillow, never complained and never stopped showing courage, grace, compassion and empathy, and never missed a day of filming.

'To most of you, she was Mel Schilling -- matriarch of MAFS and queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate.'

'On behalf of our family and her incredible friendship group, thank you for the support from around the world.'

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Fans took to social media after the tearjerking tribute

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Mel left a husband, Gareth and 10-year-old daughter, Madison

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Fans were in tears at the montage at the end of the reunion episode