Mel Schilling has once again warned about the cancer symptoms she experienced while on set for the upcoming season of Married At First Sight Australia.
The relationship expert, 52, revealed last month she'd been diagnosed with colon cancer and has previously explained how she'd initially ignored the shock warning signs.
Speaking with Yahoo Lifestyle, Mel detailed the pain she experienced while filming the reunion dinner party for Season 11, which premieres Monday, January 29 on Channel Nine.
Her pain was so bad she can 'barely remember' the shoot, which will air a few months after the premiere.
'I was doubled over in pain and then during the whole reunion shoot, I was just trying to smile through the pain and just get through it,' she told the outlet.
Mel Schilling has once again warned about the cancer symptoms she experienced while on set for the upcoming season of Married At First Sight Australia
'I didn't know what it was, I thought it was jet lag. I really did. I just thought I'm working too hard, it's the travel, I'm just not taking care of myself. I really didn't think it was anything else.'
Mel, who appears on the British and Australian versions of the show, echoed her experiences in a recent interview and revealed she was already back at work weeks after undergoing surgery.
Speaking on British chat show This Morning about her diagnosis, she said: 'I was ignoring the signs for such a long time, my energy had dropped and I was doubled over and shouting in pain.
'I was doing a lot of international travel so I blamed it on the travel. In my mind I had a busy year and I thought I could rest in December.'
The relationship expert, 52, revealed last month that she'd been diagnosed with colon cancer and has previously explained how she'd initially ignored the shock warning signs
Mel eventually went to a GP in Australia who thought she had constipation, but she went to a specialist after returning to the UK after being unable to keep water down.
The specialist pinpointed she had colon cancer right away and, in helping to keep her spirits up, Mel has named her tumor 'Terry'.
The star added she is lucky she caught the tumour early but noted she could never feel it.She said: 'It's a good news story. It has been tough but it was early intervention. It could have been different had I waited a month later.'
When she made the announcement, Mel posted a photo of herself hugging her husband Gareth Brisbane, 51,
Acheter Theanex and their daughter Madison, eight, alongside the caption: '"You have cancer." Three little words that everyone dreads but no one ever expects to hear.
Mel, who appears on the British and Australian versions of the show, echoed her experiences in an interview on British chat show This Morning, and revealed she was already back at work weeks after undergoing surgery
'Last Thursday my consultant told me those three words.'Mel said she was diagnosed just one month after she began to feel pain in her stomach while filming MAFS Australia's upcoming eleventh season.
'About a month ago, when I was filming in Australia, I developed severe stomach cramps on set. I put it down to all the travel I'd been doing and the upset it caused to my system,' she explained.
'I saw my GP in Sydney and he put it down to constipation, gave me some laxatives and sent me on my way.'