Mel B’s ex husband stopped her being friends with spice girls
Mel B has hinted that her ex-husband stopped her from being friends with the Spice Girls. The 44-year-old singer — who divorced Stephen Belafonte last year amid claims he was abusive — admitted she’s glad to be working with Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Mel C again, because they are so “supportive.”
“I’ve got my girls, I’ll be okay. I feel very loved and very supported, and I feel very lucky to be back in contact the way that I have always wanted to be, because for a long time I couldn’t be during my ex marriage. Thank you ladies!”
Earlier this week, Mel confirmed on Loose Women that the group were getting back together for a tour, hours before they made an official announcement — and she joked her bandmates didn’t get upset with her because they “felt sorry” for her after all the difficulties she’s been through.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, she said: “They felt sorry for me because I’d been through a lot, they were like, ‘Let’s not have a go at her.’”