Wedding bells! Neighbors star Melissa Bell, 50, fights back tears as she weds longtime partner Grant Thompson, 60, on the Gold Coast in a dress she once wore on the soap
Neighbors star Melissa Bell tied the knot to longtime 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 fiancé had a special supply of tissues on hand just in case.
Neighbors star Melissa Bell tied the knot to her longtime partner Grant Thompson in an emotional ceremony held on the Gold Coast last month
“Mel looked just amazing,” the financial strategist told the magazine.
As a tribute to her days on the beloved soap, Melissa walked down the aisle in a fabulous couture dress she once wore on the show.
The stunning all-white wedding dress featured in the fan-favorite’s on-screen nuptials of 2020, when her character Lucy Robinson married Mark Gottlieb, played by actor Bruce Samazan.
Melissa got her big break on Neighbors in 1991 playing Robinson, and has played the role on and off ever since.
Melissa told New Idea the dress, which features a beautiful floral design, was a generous gift from the Neighbors 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, part of Australian TV history!’
“It’s very exaggerated, but I think that’s me.”
Melissa previously told New Idea she was “not looking for love” when Grant came into her life following the death of husband Gary Dickinson in 2016.
In tribute to her days on the beloved soap, Melissa walked down 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 met Grant after taking a “road of self-discovery” in the wake of her husband’s death.
Gary fell 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 to move on with her life.
Melissa got her big break on Neighbors in 1991, playing Lucy Robinson (pictured)
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