The former Spice Girl - who is a patron of the Women's Aid charity - called for more to be done to support survivors, as she spoke at a fringe event in Birmingham.Mel, real name Melanie Brown, joked that she was "probably the last person you'd expect to find at a Tory party conference", adding: "I am not here because I am Mel B, Scary Spice from the Spice Girls.
I am here because I am Melanie Brown MBE."The mother of three described how she was in an abusive relationship for about 10 years, but "kept it a complete secret".During her 2017 divorce from US film producer Stephen Belafonte, Mel accused him of emotional and physical abuse, allegations he has always denied.The Leeds-born singer, 47, explained: "I went on tour with the Spice Girls, I was a judge on America's Got Talent - voted best judge, if you can be voted the best judge on a TV show.
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