Melissa Doyle shares rare photo of her husband to celebrate their 25th  wedding anniversary

Melissa Doyle shares rare photo of her husband John Dunlop to mark their 25th wedding anniversary and calls him the ‘smartest and best decision’ she’s ever made

Melissa Doyle is celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary with her husband, John Dunlop.

And on Friday, the former newsreader shared a heartfelt tribute to her hubby to mark the milestone occasion.

The 50-year-old posted a throwback photo of the pair cuddling up at an event.

Milestone occasion: Melissa Doyle shares rare photo of her husband to mark their 25th wedding anniversary 

She wrote in the caption: ’25 years ago these two kids got married.’ 

‘Smartest & best decision ever,’ she added, along with: #happyanniversary, #25, #quartercentury.  

She and the sports marketing executive share two children – a daughter Natalia, 16, and son Nicholas, 19.

Still going strong: Mel wrote in the caption: '25 years ago these two kids got married.' She also called her husband the 'smartest & best decision' she ever made

Still going strong: Mel wrote in the caption: ’25 years ago these two kids got married.’ She also called her husband the ‘smartest & best decision’ she ever made

Melissa’s tribute to John comes after she reflected on their successful marriage.

‘We are not that couple that sits there and breaks down the minutiae,’ she said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph’s Stellar magazine in September.

‘We both had the same goal, which was to have a comfortable, happy life,’ she added.

Family: She and her sports marketing executive husband share two children, a daughter Natalia, 16, and son Nicholas, 19

Family: She and her sports marketing executive husband share two children, a daughter Natalia, 16, and son Nicholas, 19

Her secret to their successful marriage: Her tribute to John comes after she reflected on their marriage. She said: 'We both had the same goal, which was to have a comfortable, happy life'

Her secret to their successful marriage: Her tribute to John comes after she reflected on their marriage. She said: ‘We both had the same goal, which was to have a comfortable, happy life’

In the same interview, she also discussed her axing from Channel Seven in August, which she said was not a surprise to her. 

‘I let myself have one day when I wallowed on the couch and had a gin and tonic a little earlier than I should have,’ the mother-of-two said.

During her career, Melissa hosted several of Seven’s flagship programs, including Sunrise, Today Tonight, 7News, Sunday Night and The Latest.

Her departure is believed to be the result of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Seven particularly hard.

Honest: In August she was axed by Channel Seven after 25 years with the network. She said: 'I let myself have one day when I wallowed on the couch and had a gin and tonic a little earlier than I should have'

Honest: In August she was axed by Channel Seven after 25 years with the network. She said: ‘I let myself have one day when I wallowed on the couch and had a gin and tonic a little earlier than I should have’