Melanie Brown alongside her bandmates Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Melanie Chisholm (Image: Getty Images) Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Spice Girls legend Melanie Brown rose to fame in 1996 after releasing the single Wannabe with her fellow bandmates Victoria Beckham , Geri Halliwell-Horner, Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton. The Spice Girls s oon became the best-selling girl group of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. Now, Mel has released chart-topping solo tracks, established herself as a successful TV personality and released a tell-all memoir 'Brutally Honest'. Read More Related Articles Lulu reveals unusual rule she swears by to protect her incredible voice Read More Related Articles
BBC Gladiators confirms Bradley and Barney Walsh's fate after show renewal However, despite her impressive career - which spanned over two decades - establishing the star as an A-list celeb, the 48-year-old has had some explosive moments in her private life. Here, we take a look at the pop star's colourful love life, from her fling with Peter Andre to her heartbreaking experience with domestic abuse. Spice Girls Romp Mel and fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner reportedly enjoyed a year-long relationship with one another at the beginning of their career. During an appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories, the star confirmed she and Geri engaged in a sexual relationship when they were younger but claimed it was 'just a fun thing'. However, a source told the Mail On Sunday: "It was in the very early days of the Spice Girls and their relationship lasted far longer than one night – it was at least 12 months. "They deeply bought into the whole Girl Power phenomenon – they wanted to lead it. "They felt what better way was there to do that than for girls to enjoy one another?" The pal added: "They were together in every sense of the word. "They were brought together through the circumstances of being in the band but their living arrangements in Maidenhead meant that they had lots of time alone. Mel B and Geri Halliwell (Image: Getty Images) "Both were very open-minded young
Women and they wanted to break boundaries." Ginger Spice and Scary Spice first met at the ages of 18 and 21 in 1994 and were inseparable throughout the early years of the Spice Girls - when they were known as Touch. According to reports it was 'lust at first sight' and when the rising stars were moved into a house in Maidenhead, Berks, by
music bosses, Mel B and Geri grew even closer. Read More Related Articles Outlander's Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe make huge season 8 announcement as two stars return Read More Related Articles Giovanni Pernice's Strictly partners give verdicts on 'brutal' regime as future 'hangs in balance' Whilst Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham travelled home at the weekends, Mel B and Geri were reportedly keen to shack up together. Despite their relationship being widely reported, Geri slammed the rumours. In a statement to E! News in 2019, Geri's representative said, "It has been very disappointing to read about all these rumours again, especially on Mother's Day of all days... She would like you to know that what has been reported recently is simply not true and has been very hurtful to her family." Experience with domestic abuse Mel B opened up on being a victim of domestic abuse in her first marriage with ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. The star has previously spoken about how she felt 'powerless', despite her famous Scary Spice mantra and tried to end her relationship a whopping six of seven times before eventually deciding to leave. Mel and Stephen were married from 2007 until 2017 and share daughter Madison, 12, together. Mel B and ex-husband Stephen Belafonte at the Maxim Hot 100 Party at
Hollywood Palladium in 2016 (Image: Getty Images) Over the years the Wannabe
Singer has accused her ex-husband of physical, emotional and financial abuse - claims the
American denies. Speaking on the Loose Women panel last month, the Spice Girl said: "Even though I was in my marriage for ten years I tried to leave six or seven times. I went back due to fear or blackmail. "You think ''what am i going to do if I leave, I haven't spoken to my mum in weeks, then its month, then years.'' It happens so gradually. "You feel like you're doing everything wrong and they encourage that feeling. I went from living in a mansion in LA to my mum's bungalow with my kids." Speaking on the aftermath of her divorce, she revealed she still suffers from PTSD and panic attacks.
Royal wedding venue and third marriage In October 2022, the star revealed she was tying the knot for the third time - following her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar and Stephen Belafonte - with her hairdresser boyfriend Rory McPhee. Later the same year, Mel was awarded a coveted MBE, meaning the pair could enjoy a marriage ceremony fit for royalty at St Paul's Cathedral. In a recent interview, she explained: "As I have an MBE I am allowed to marry at St Paul’s. They only do a small number of weddings a year so we are on the waiting list." Mel's boyfriend Rory popped the question after four years (Image: Instagram) Hoping that she could follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana who married the now King Charles in 1981, she continued to tell The Sun that she has already met with the chaplain of St Paul's. She told the publication: "Because I have been married twice before we talked about that. I was very open and honest. I take marriage seriously and am actually very traditional.I spoke about how I was married for ten very abusive years." Rory got down on one knee to propose to Mel, with a £100,000 ring at the five-star country house Cliveden Hotel in Berkshire. Peter Andre fling Peter Andre and Mel B had a whirlwind relationship for nine months in the 1990s. The pair used to secretly meet up when she was touring with the Spice Girls, and once even described him as her 'booty call'. However, the popstar left the Mysterious Girl singer heartbroken - but taught him a very valuable lesson. Top showbiz news Middletons 'can't pay' insolvency costs Inside Ant McPartlin's £6m home Ralf Little's 'replacement' on BBC show Naked Attraction's dirtiest ever moment Speaking on Piers Morgan's Life Stories back in 2011, he said: "I really liked Mel but she broke my heart. She treated me like I'd treated other women in the past and she made me grow up." WARNING TAKEN FROM
Instagram CAPTION: Mel B and Peter Andre LINK TO PAGE: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgOclYoHJhS/ The dad-of-four added: "We're good
Friends now and laugh about it. I have only ever slept with one Spice Girl." Mel has also opened up about her relationship with Peter during an interview on Life Stories. Piers had put to her: "Peter Andre obviously was your long-time booty call..." She jumped in: "Please don't say it like that, he's a really nice guy." When reminded that she once described Peter as her "booty call" in an interview, she said: "I know I did, you know why because he wrote about me in his book, and the Spice Girls didn’t know that he was my booty call so I had to explain it to them, that all this time in different hotels I’d have to fly him in and then fly him back out." Mel described Peter as a "fantastic lover" and said he was "very polite" as he always asked before he kissed her. Peter later responded to her comments, saying they Mel B was his "friend for life" and that he had "nothing else to say". Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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