Melissa George posts a bizarre meme about death

Melissa George remained conspicuously silent following the death of her former Home And Away co-star Dieter Brummer last week.   

And while the 44-year-old has still failed to share her condolences online, she did resurface on Instagram over the weekend to share a rather ill-timed meme about death.  

Posting to Instagram Stories on Sunday, Melissa uploaded a photo of a whiteboard displaying the message: ‘Every dead body on Mt. Everst [sic] was once a highly motivated person. So… maybe calm down.’ 

The meaning of the post remains up for debate, but one possible interpretation is that it is a warning to people who pursue difficult challenges without taking the risks into consideration. 

Australia-born Melissa, who currently resides Paris, meanwhile raised eyebrows among fans after she chose not to share a public tribute to Brummer via social media following his death last week.   

George has also not responded to requests for comment by Daily Mail Australia about her late co-star’s passing.   

Brummer is best known for playing Shane Parris in Home And Away, and was famously involved in a romantic storyline with George in the nineties.   

George played his on-screen wife Angel Brooks, but their relationship behind the scenes was anything but idyllic. 

The former teen heartthrob, who was found dead at a home in Sydney’s Glenhaven on July 24, had spoken openly about their disdain for each other. 

Speaking to Woman’s Day magazine in November 2019, Brummer admitted he never got along along with George in real-life. 

‘We may have been love interests on the show but the chemistry was far from real!’ he said at the time. 

‘Mel was incredibly ambitious right from the outset. I think she wanted to be the next Kylie Minogue. 

‘She was a big fan and she aspired to be a big star just like Kylie. I don’t think she had much time for the cast of Home and Away.’ 

Brummer said he hadn’t spoken to George since he left the soap, after begging the show’s producers to kill him off.

He told news.com.au in July 2018 that his real-life relationship with George wasn’t what fans envisioned.   

‘There was a lot of pressure on us. We had to look like the perfect darling couple in public,’ he admitted.  

He added: ‘It wasn’t like anything off screen. It was all on screen.’  

Brummer played bad boy Shane, who eventually settled down after finding love with Angel, played by George.

He openly admitted that he’d been disappointed with his character’s development after he romanced Angel.

‘You don’t even talk to anyone else. There’s no interaction with other characters,’ he’d said, adding that Shane had turned into a ‘wuss’.

After recovering from a motorcycle accident, the character of Shane then died from sepsis after cutting himself on a wire.

Meanwhile, the former actor was found dead by police on Saturday afternoon. His death is not being treated as suspicious. 

Following the news of his passing, Brummer’s family released a statement saying their world would ‘never be the same’. 

‘We lost our handsome, talented, funny, complicated and beloved Dieter on Saturday morning. He has left a massive hole in our lives,’ they said. 

Many posted to social media, sharing their condolences, with the actor’s former co-star Emily Symons, 51, who played Marilyn Chambers on Home and Away, sharing her grief on Instagram.   

‘I can’t believe this absolutely tragic news,’ she wrote alongside a photo of the pair together. 

‘Dieter was such a lovely, kind, genuine person. I always enjoyed working with him. I will never forget his beautiful smile, he was a much loved member of our Home and Away family. Thinking of his loved ones at this difficult time’.  

Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the soap, Tweeted: ‘So very sad. Please reach out. Ask if people are doing okay. And tell someone if YOU’RE not okay! Yell over the fence, call, message, Facebook, whatever it takes.  

‘I’m no expert but surely sharing your fears, anxieties, dark thoughts must help lessen their impact. God bless DB fly high’.  

Fellow Home and Away star and family friend Steve Comey, who played Scott Smith, wrote: ‘Heartbreaking news. We have lost a free spirit. Vale Dieter Brummer. Way too young. Way too soon.

‘My sincerest, deepest condolences to his beautiful sister Karlene and all of Dieter’s family and friends. Keep flying young fella.’   

Home and Away actress Debra Lawrance, 64, who played Pippa Ross, wrote on Instagram:  ‘Vale our beautiful Dieter Brummer. Such desperately sad news. 

‘Dieter was a golden presence in Home and Away, much loved and very much part of the family. My heart goes out to his family and friends during this painfully difficult time.’ 

Ray Meagher, who plays Alf Stewart on Home and Away, said in a statement to The Daily Telegraph: ‘Dieter was a wonderful fresh faced good looking uncomplicated young bloke when he was on H&A over 25 years ago.   

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