Scary! Now Mel B’s become Laundry Spice
SHE is the most outrageous of the Spice Girls who was once notorious for her sex and drugs scandals.
But Mel B – or Scary Spice – has now cleaned up her act and has a bizarre new obsession: doing the washing.
In a surprising confession, Mel says she has used laundry to ease the trauma of the breakdown of her tenyear marriage to Stephen Belafonte, as well as deal with her diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said: ‘I like to do some laundry, which is my new passion. I love it, I find it very calming.
‘I don’t go for facials, I’m not one of those pampering girls. I can’t lie down for half an hour and get pampered – it would do my head in,’ she says. ‘I’ve got better things to do like pick my kids up, get tea ready and get their homework done,’ she tells the Outspoken Beauty podcast.
The revelation comes as the 44-yearold tells The Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine today why she has quit Los Angeles to move to the Yorkshire Dales. She says: ‘I’ve never felt more relaxed, more myself and happier since I’ve been here. I feel entirely comfortable in my own skin.’ The star is also giving Instagram star Sophie Hinchliffe, aka ‘Mrs Hinch’ – who gained 2.6 million followers after sharing simple cleaning tips – a run for her money.
Discussing her tiny lap dog Cookie, she says: ‘I have the best cleaning advice because I’ve got my little dog.
‘I mean, her poops are only really small, but if she misses the mat and then steps in it by accident, I’ve found this thing that’s £3.99.
‘It’s got this head on it and the cleaning stuff inside it can take off any stain. I swear by it.’