Mel Schilling is treating herself following her colon cancer removal surgery.
The Married At First Sight expert, 51, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself beaming while enjoying a pink beverage at Hampton Court Palace, London.
‘A mocktail to celebrate life!’ she wrote alongside the snap.
Mel’s positive post comes after the dating coach announced she was heading home from hospital in London to spend Christmas Day with her family.
‘Driving home for Christmas,’ she captioned a heartwarming image of herself hugging her husband Gareth Brisbane, 51, and their daughter Madison, eight.
The trio were all smiles and dressed in Christmas sweaters.
Fans were thrilled with the news, with one commenting: ‘So good to see u ok and home for Xmas. Have a restful time being pampered by your family’.
‘Christmas miracles do happen! So happy for you all!’ another added.
Mel recently revealed her tumour – which she named ‘Terry’ – had been removed by UK doctors.
‘So yesterday lunchtime I had keyhole surgery to remove my tumour (AKA Terry) and in the words of my amazing surgeon it couldn’t have gone any better!’ Mel wrote in an Instagram post on Friday.
She accompanied her post a photo of the TV star in a hospital bed, giving a thumbs up with a tube in her nose.
Mel added: ‘Crucially the cancer hadn’t spread to my abdominal cavity, which was our greatest fear but was entirely localised in my colon.’
‘Over the coming days I will discuss my treatment plan going forwards but suffice to say that Terry is toast!’
Mel then revealed her treatment had taken place in London and went on to praise the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
‘I also wanted to say that everyone in the UK should be incredibly proud of the people of the NHS.’
She added, ‘The NHS is a unique, precious institution we need to make sure it’s here to serve our children and our children’s children.’
Now, it’s time to focus on getting my a** out of here in time for Christmas,’ concluded the reality TV host.
Mel, who appears on the British and Australian versions of the show, first revealed she had colon cancer in an Instagram post last week.
In her post, 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.
Despite her heartbreaking situation, Mel said she felt ‘incredibly blessed’ her cancer is ‘relatively easy to eradicate’.
Common symptoms of colon cancer include a change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, anal or rectal pain, lumps, unexpected weight loss, fatigue and anaemia.
Doctors recommend that people with an average risk of the cancer start screening at around age 45.
Those with a higher risk should start screening earlier.
Colon cancer treatment usually involves surgical removal of the cancer.
Other treatments like radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be recommended, depending on the location and stage of the cancer.