Wedding bells! Neighbours star Melissa Bell, 50, fights back tears as she marries long-term partner Grant Thompson, 60, on the Gold Coast in a dress she once wore on the soap
Neighbours star Melissa Bell tied the knot with her long-term partner Grant Thompson in an emotional ceremony held on the Gold Coast last month.
The actress told New Idea she fought back tears as the couple exchanged vows inside the Rotary Broadwater Chapel by The Sea, just days before Melissa celebrated her 50th birthday.
Meanwhile, her 60-year-old groom had a special stash of tissues handy just in case.
Neighbours star Melissa Bell tied the knot with her long-term partner Grant Thompson in an emotional ceremony held on the Gold Coast last month
‘Mel looked just incredible,’ the financial strategist told the magazine.
In a tribute to her days on the beloved soap, Melissa walked down in the aisle in a fabulous couture dress she once wore on the show.
The amazing all-white wedding gown featured in the fan favourite’s on-screen nuptials back in 2020, when her character Lucy Robinson wed Mark Gottlieb, played by actor Bruce Samazan.
Melissa got her big break on Neighbours back in 1991 playing Robinson, and has played the role intermittently since then.
Melissa told New Idea the dress, which boasts a beautiful floral motif, was a generous gift from the Neighbours team.
The actress told New Idea she fought back tears as the couple exchanged vows inside the Rotary Broadwater Chapel by The Sea, just days before Melissa celebrated her 50th birthday
‘At the end of filming they gave it to me,’ she said, ‘and I was like ”wow a part of Australian TV history!”
‘It’s very over-the-top, but I think that’s me.’
Melissa previously told New Idea she ‘wasn’t looking for love’ when Grant came into her life after the death of her husband Gary Dickinson in 2016.
In a tribute to her days on the beloved soap, Melissa walked down in the aisle in a fabulous couture dress she once wore on the show (not pictured)
The former E Street star announced her engagement to financial strategist Grant in 2020.
She said she’d met Grant after going on a ‘self-discovery road’ in the aftermath of her husband’s death.
Gary went into a coma after a heart attack in late 2015, before dying in February the following year.
The couple shared three children together. She also has another son from a previous marriage.
She added that Gary would be happy for her moving on with her life.
Melissa got her big break on Neighbours back in 1991, playing Lucy Robinson (pictured)
