Ex fears Mel B will not find love again
Star in driving seat while still serving six-month ban
AN ex-lover of Mel B believes her destructive marriage to Stephen Belafonte means she will never find love again.
Playgirl model Danny Lopes, 36, had a whirlwind romance with Mel and fears the star can no longer trust people. He said the central reservation. The court was told the singer had been “extremely apologetic” for his “momentary loss of control” and sheltered the man from the cold in his car before calling the police.
Young – whose hits include Light My Fire and Evergreen – admitted driving without due care as well as driving at excessive speed for the weather conditions and entering a lay-by.
The star already had 11 points on his licence as well as a drinkdriving conviction from 1998.
In addition to giving the ban, Sheriff J Euan Edment put five penalty points on his licence.
Sheriff Edment said: “I understand it’s been a momentary lapse in concentration. To your credit you pled guilty from the outset.
“You took the man into your car – dealt with in a very honourable and responsible manner.”
Young was unavailable for comment last night.
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To your credit you pled guilty from the outset SHERIFF EDMENT SENTENCING YOUNG
43-year-old Spice Girl’s bitter break up “has left her unable to trust anyone fully and let them into her heart.
“Mel will go so far, and then pull back emotionally – and that happened with me. It breaks my heart because Mel has so much to offer as a partner. She told me she loved me, I told her the same, but while physically we were a natural fit, she just pulled away from taking things further.
“She has just become so paranoid and has a massive trust issue with people, especially with me.”
The singer dumped him after a relationship earlier this year.
But Danny, who also has a successful art career and worked with director Dante Tomaselli on The Doll and Horror, also recalls lighter moments in their relationship. On one occasion Mel’s pet goat Phyllis walked in on them as they were having sex.
He said: “It was hilarious like she was giving us her seal of approval. It was so weird but we just laid there laughing.” Mel and Danny Lopes