When Bronson called his wife Ines the C-word during Sunday's commitment ceremony, Schilling's response was as blunt as it was harsh: "When you use language like that in relation to a woman, how do you expect her to respond to you?
"A tip from me to you: Don't use language like that if you want any chance of a relationship."
Speaking to 9Honey Celebrity, Mel defended her response to Bronson saying that it had nothing to do with him being a man: "I'm gender-blind in that role,"
"Abusive or harmful behaviour is something I'm going to call out whether it's men or women doing it."
Mel revealed that she and the other experts are not aware of what has happened to the contestant throughout the week: "As experts sitting on that couch we are not privy to everything that happens to the participants during the week."
Mel continued to tell the publication: "Similarly, that's all I was responding to - what was happening there in the moment without the benefit of that information about what had happened in the wedding and the honeymoon. We only saw what was happening in front of us."