Mel B: Rebuilding and Thriving After Leaving her Abusive Marriage
Mel B, also known as Scary Spice from the iconic girl group Spice Girls, has opened up about her journey of rebuilding her life after leaving her abusive ex-husband, Stephen Belafonte.
After 15 years in the United States, Mel B returned to her native country, Britain, in 2019. Little did the world know that behind the glitz and glamour of her music career, she had been enduring emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. In March 2017, she filed for divorce from Belafonte, accusing him of abuse, allegations he vehemently denied.
Moving back to Britain was not an easy transition for Mel B. The tabloids and the public often assumed that as a successful Spice Girl, she was financially secure. However, she revealed in an interview with The Sun that she had very little to...