Mel B is set to receive an MBE in recognition of her services to domestic violence victims.
46-year-old Spice Girl and Women’s Aid Patron has courageously spoken out about her experience with abuse and has tirelessly pushed for change, even taking her crusade to Downing Street back in 2019.
Pop star, Lady Gaga, even led a Women’s Aid Campaign – Love Should Not Hurt was her music video – in which she played a victim of violence and was badly battered.
Mel B will be given an MBE for her service to victims of domestic violence
A source told The Sun: ‘Despite her achievements in music and TV, she believes her campaigning is the most important thing she’s ever done.
“She has not only experienced it firsthand, but she’s also known many other women who have been through it. She is passionate about her campaigning work.
“She’s so passionate and gives so much energy to all she does.”
MailOnline reached out to Mel’s representative for comments.
Courageous: The Spice Girl and Women’s Aid patron, 46, has bravely opened up about her own experience of abuse and has even portrayed a character who was a badly beaten victim of violence for a campaign (pictured)
Two years ago, the Yorkshire-born pop star released her memoir Brutally Honest, which led her to work with Women’s Aid after she detailed her marriage with Stephen Belafonte.
Mel divorced Stephen (46), in 2017 after claiming that he had physically and emotionally abused her throughout their 10-year marriage. He has never denied this claim.
The mother of three also stated that she had been financially exploited during her marriage and was denied access to her money.
Ex: Stephen Belafonte (46) split with the singer in 2017. He claimed that he emotionally and physically assaulted her over a 10-year-long marriage. (Photo taken in 2015).
Mel, a mother to Madison (10 years old), and Stephen (11 years) with whom she started divorcing. She eventually reached a settlement that included the dropping of abuse charges.
Statistics from Women’s Aid have shown that nearly half of all women felt depressed after experiencing domestic violence.
Mel is determined to make the government listen to domestic abuse survivors and provide specialist mental health care support.
Making a difference: Two years ago, the Yorkshire-born pop star released her memoir Brutally Honest, which led her to work with Women’s Aid after she detailed her marriage with Stephen
Based on her experiences, the singer stated that survivors “need and merit support services for their mental health” to heal from abuse.
In a September interview with The Sun, Mel said of her own experience: ‘Paralysed Fear seized me and I was frightened. I couldn’t breathe until I knew that I was safe and my girls were safe. This happened for years after I left my abusive partner – but this is the reality of surviving an abusive relationship.’
Mel admitted that Mel struggled with anxiety after she divorced her husband.
‘I wanted to literally physically scrape myself clean of my abusive ex-partner, but it’s harder to scrape away the memories and start to repair the emotional damage,’ she said.
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Fighting: The Yorkshire-born pop star has relentlessly campaigned for change, even taking her crusade to Downing Street back in 2019