Age, Biography, and Wiki
Mel B was born in 1975, making her 50 years old as of 2025. She rose to fame as a member of the Spice Girls, one of the most successful girl groups in history. Mel B is known for her energetic performances and distinctive personality, which earned her the nickname "Scary Spice." She has also pursued a successful solo music career, releasing several albums, and has appeared in various television shows and stage productions.
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| Date of Birth | 29 May 1975 |
| Age | 50 Years |
| Birth Place | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Weight: Approximately 60 kg (132 lbs)
- Measurements: Not publicly disclosed
In April 2009, Mel B joined actress and former Dancing with the Stars champion Kelly Monaco as original stars of a Las Vegas revue called Peepshow at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino. In September 2009, Mel B appeared for a week of shows as a visiting panellist on ITV1's daily lunchtime show Loose Women. From June through August 2010, Mel B hosted the Oxygen weight loss show Dance Your Ass Off. In September 2010, her own reality show aired on the Style Network called Mel B: It's a Scary World. In November 2010, the console game Get Fit with Mel B was released in North America and Europe. Mel B served as a celebrity mentor on the second season of the Australia show of The X Factor during the quarter-final of the live shows in 2010. During the results show, she performed a duet with the remaining five acts singing "Stop" originally by the Spice Girls.
| Height | 165 cm |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Mel B has been involved in several high-profile relationships. She was married to Stephen Belafonte from 2007 until their divorce in 2018. She also has a daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, with actor Eddie Murphy.
Her father was from Saint Kitts and Nevis and her mother is English. Through her mother, Mel B is a first cousin of actor and director Christian Cooke; Cooke's mother Di and Mel B's mother Andrea are sisters. Mel B studied performing arts at Intake High School in Rodley, Leeds before entering the entertainment industry. For a time, she worked as a dancer in Blackpool, Lancashire.
In 1999, Mel B began recording her debut album, working with producers Sisqó, Teddy Riley, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the latter of whom she was also working with on the Spice Girls' third album, Forever. At the suggestion of her then-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Brown covered Cameo's 1986 hit "Word Up" as her next solo release. The track was included on the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The song charted poorly, peaking at fourteen on the UK Singles Chart, making it the lowest-charting Spice Girls-related single of the '90s. Turning to television work, she hosted Pure Naughty, a weekly BBC2 magazine show focusing on black music. She hosted the MOBO Awards on two occasions, in 1998 with Bill Bellamy and in 1999 with Wyclef Jean, and took part in the BBC-funded short film Fish. She hosted a number of TV shows such as This Is My Moment (a talent show) for ITV1 and shot a documentary called Voodoo Princess for Channel 4. She took part in smaller projects as a presenter such as Top of the Pops, Party in the Park for The Prince's Trust and The All Star Animal Awards. She appeared as herself in an advert for the Yorkshire tourist board in a series which included contributions from other Yorkshire-born celebrities, and in the film Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde.
In March 1998, Mel B began a relationship with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar while on the Spiceworld Tour. They became engaged on 13 May 1998; she became pregnant that June, and the couple were married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 13 September 1998. Mel B changed her stage name to Melanie G while they were married. Mel B filed for divorce in 2000, and the divorce was finalised later that year. Mel B won custody, and paid a settlement of £1.25m to Gulzar. Gulzar was prosecuted for threatening Mel B and attacking her sister, Danielle. In August 2001, Gulzar was found guilty of the assault, but later cleared by the court.
From 2002 to 2006, she was in a relationship with the film producer Christine Crokos. Mel B and Crokos lived together in Los Angeles, California. Speaking to Gay Star News about the relationship, she said: 'It wasn't experimentation. I fell in love with a woman for five years. An experiment doesn't last five years.' Asked about the relationship, Mel B said: "People call me lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual, but I know who's in my bed and that's it. I have a huge libido and a great sex life." Brown and Crokos's relationship ended in 2006. Brown said that she had had a four-year relationship with a woman when she was in her teens. In a 2019 interview with Piers Morgan, Mel B was asked if she had slept with Halliwell in an intimate manner and she nodded yes. Halliwell released a statement saying that the press reports following the interview had been "hurtful to her family". Brown later said: "I just said it was like a little thing and we giggled about it the next day and that’s that. It's the press [who] have taken it onto a whole new level."
Mel B became the subject of tabloid stories during her relationship with actor Eddie Murphy, who is the biological father of Mel B's second child, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, born 3 April 2007. By early December 2006, Mel B and Murphy had separated. Murphy told a journalist that the parentage of Mel B's then-unborn baby could not be proven until a paternity test was performed. On 22 June 2007, a court-ordered DNA test confirmed that Murphy was the child's father. Murphy admitted paternity and indicated that he and Mel B had reached a paternity settlement of $7 million.
In February 2007, Mel B began dating film producer Stephen Belafonte. They secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas. They renewed their vows in front of their families on 8 November 2008 in Hurghada, Egypt. On 1 September 2011, Mel B gave birth to her third daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte. On 11 December 2014, she attempted suicide by taking nearly 200 Aspirin pills. Mel B and Belafonte separated in December 2016. Mel B filed for divorce in March 2017, and accused Belafonte of emotional and physical abuse. In court, Belafonte's representative said that due to the couple's "extravagant and affluent" lifestyle, Brown had "wiped out all her Spice Girls money – approximately $50 million (£38.3 million), if not more". The divorce was finalised on 15 December 2017. Mel B cited her divorce from Belafonte and her father's death as her reasons for seeking treatment for PTSD. In November 2018, Brown became a patron of the domestic violence survivors' charity Women's Aid.
In December 2018, Mel B collapsed, breaking several of her ribs and suffering a serious cut to her hand, for which she underwent emergency surgery. In 2019, Mel B revealed she has been diagnosed with anxiety, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and ADHD. In October 2022, Mel B announced she was engaged to Rory McPhee. It is thought the pair have been in a relationship since 2018. It was revealed in 2024 that Mel B's former Spice Girls group member, Victoria Beckham, would be designing Mel B's wedding dress.
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| Husband | Jimmy Gulzar (m. 1998-2000) Stephen Belafonte (m. 2007-2017) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of recent estimates, Mel B's net worth is approximately $6 million. However, her financial situation has been complex, with significant expenses and debts, including spousal support payments and legal fees. In 2017, she reported a negative net income of $3.2 million, despite receiving some financial support from Eddie Murphy.
After Rent, Mel B began recording new songs and decided to release them through an independent label, Amber Café. Mel B said that she was working on acoustic music in contrast with her previous releases. The resulting album, L.A. State of Mind, was released on 27 June 2005. It was released with a bonus DVD featuring an in-depth documentary filmed and directed by Mark McConnell. In a scathing review, AllMusic stated that this album was one of the worst pop albums of the decade. The only single from the album, "Today", saw a UK release in June 2005. "Today" entered the singles chart at No. 41, selling around 1,000 copies in its first week. The same year, Mel B appeared in the films Telling Lies and LD 50 Lethal Dose. In 2006, Mel B appeared in the short film Love Thy Neighbor.
Career, Business, and Investments
- Music Career: Mel B gained international recognition as a member of the Spice Girls. The group achieved immense success, selling over 23 million copies of their debut album, Spice, worldwide. She has also released solo albums, although her solo career has not matched the success of Melanie C, another Spice Girl.
- Television and Stage: Mel B has appeared on various TV shows, including a stint as a judge on America's Got Talent. She has also been involved in stage productions.
- Business Ventures: While Mel B has not been involved in major business ventures like some of her fellow Spice Girls, her career has been marked by numerous endorsement deals and media appearances.
Social Network
Mel B is active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, where she engages with her fans and shares updates about her life and career.
In July 2012, Mel B reunited with the Spice Girls for a one-off performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony in London, performing their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life". The performance was the most tweeted moment of the entire Olympics with over 116,000 tweets on Twitter per minute. Later in the year, the Spice Girls reunited again to launch and attend the premiere of the musical Viva Forever!. The group appeared in the documentary Spice Girls' Story: Viva Forever!, which aired on 24 December 2012 on ITV1.
On 5 November 2018, Mel B announced the Spice Girls reunion tour on her Instagram profile. It was confirmed that Mel B and ex-bandmates Melanie C, Bunton and Halliwell (but not Beckham) would return for a 13-date UK and Ireland stadium tour Spice World - 2019 Tour, their first in a decade. In 2021, Mel B appeared on the second series of The Masked Singer as "Seahorse" and finished in 11th place. In May 2021, Brown collaborated with Fabio D'Andrea in his short music film, "Love Should Not Hurt", in support of Women's Aid. In 2021, she also appeared on the Spanish version of The Masked Singer as "Medusa" and finished in ninth place. Mel B later appeared on the panel of the fourth season of the Australian version of The Masked Singer for Minogue's replacement. Mel B returned to the panel for a fifth season in the second half of 2023.
Education
Mel B attended Leeds City College (formerly Leeds Polytechnic) but did not complete her studies, focusing instead on her music career.
In summary, Mel B's career has been a mix of music, television, and stage performances, with a significant impact on popular culture. Despite financial challenges, she remains a beloved figure in the entertainment industry.
Since 2007, Mel B has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated on the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007), finishing in second place with her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Between 2011 and 2016, Mel B served as a guest and main judge on the Australia and British shows of The X Factor. In 2012, she co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season. Mel B has also judged on America's Got Talent (2013–2018, 2025–present), The Voice Kids Australia (2014), The Masked Singer Australia (2022–2023), Queen of the Universe (2023), and America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (2024). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.
In January 2016, Mel B began presenting Lip Sync Battle UK alongside Professor Green. Later that year, Mel B guest judged the thirteenth series of The X Factor UK at the London auditions. In 2016 she announced that the Spice Girls – except for Victoria Beckham and Melanie C – were working on new material and a 20th anniversary tour for 2017. Plans for a reunion were dropped when Halliwell announced she was expecting her second child. Mel B also confirmed her return to The X Factor Australia after a three-year absence to replace Minogue. In 2017 she returned to Broadway to star in the musical Chicago as Roxie Hart. The same year, she returned to acting in the movie Chocolate City: Vegas Strip and made a cameo in the movie Killing Hasselhoff. In late 2017, Mel B had a cameo appearance in the music video for "Spice Girl" by Aminé.
