marriage to Stephen Belafatone. The former X Factor judge was married to American film producer Steven for ten years after they got hitched in June 2007.
In her 2018 memoir Brutally Honest, Mel who has just made a video to spotlight domestic abuse, claimed she was subjected to physical and verbal abuse during her marriage.Mel, now 45, revealed she'd been 'living in a nightmare' and tried to hide her immense shame at staying with Belafonte despite her misery.The mum said at times she thought Stephen might kill her and at other times she felt she might take her own life.
Mel showed off the awful consequences of abuse after appearing in a powerful four-minute film about domestic abuse to shed light on the World Health Organisation's latest.
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