News about Stephen Belafonte

Mel B reveals how Rory McPhee, a fiancé, helped her after Stephen Belafonte's intimate marriage

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 29, 2024
Mel B has written about the sweet way her fiancé, Rory McPhee, has helped her since the first day of breaking up with her abused ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. Rory rescued her and restored her self-confidence while interviewing Olivia Attwood on her So Wrong It's Right podcast. Mel B and American film producer Stephen were married from 2007 to 2017, as well as share daughter Madison, 12.

Mel B admits she struggled to be 'intimate' with fiancé Rory McPhee after her abusive marriage to 'monster' ex-husband Stephen Belafonte

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
Mel B has confessed to struggling to be 'intimate' with her fiancé Rory McPhee due to her cheating of ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. Mel spoke to Olivia Attwood on her So Wrong Its Right podcast, which will be published on Thursday, discussing the difficulties of finding love after leaving her marriage. The Spice Girl, 48, said it was impossible to trust Rory and was adamant she was never going to marry him because she fell in love with a "monster" husband before.

Mel B says she had to 'start all over' when she moved back in with her mother after 'abusive' marriage to Stephen Belafonte left her 'powerless'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2024
Mel B was forced to remarry her mother Andrea after she had to'start all over' after her relationship with Stephen Belafonte came to an end. After walking away from her marriage in 2018, the singer, 48, said the millions she earned as part of the Spice Girls had decreased to just £700. Mel says Stephen, 46, emotionally and physically assaulted her during their marriage, something he has never denied.

Mel B rowed with her mother over her 'lack of sympathy' when she left her marriage to Stephen Belafonte: 'I lashed out!'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 10, 2024
Mel B has admitted that when she returned home following her marriage's breakdown, she argued with her mother a lot. The Spice Girls singer, 48, divorced Stephen Belafonte in 2017 after a decade of what she believes was an intimate affair, although she has always denied the allegations, and she has now shared a story about how it affected her mother Andrea. Mel expressed her distainment toward her mother, and even found herself 'lashing' at her after she felt she had shown no empathy.

As she participates in a panel to mark the 50th anniversary of Women's Aid, Mel B reveals that women in Aldi's tears and open up about their encounter with domestic violence

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 8, 2024
Mel B has revealed that she has gone from being yelled at in the street to women who are talking to her in supermarkets about their experiences of domestic abuse. Following allegations of assault she has denied consistently, the singer has campaigned on the topic for several years after reportedly requesting a divorce from Hollywood movie producer Stephen Belafonte in March 2017. Mel has since been given an MBE in 2022 for services to charitable causes and homeless people, as well as being a supporter of Women's Aid in 2018.

Mel B recalls the trauma of her 'abusive' marriage to Stephen Belafonte and reveals she still suffers from panic attacks and PTSD seven years on: 'I'm all about girl power but I was powerless'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
Despite her famous Girl Power mantra, Mel B confessed to being 'powerless' when married to her 'abusive' ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. The Spice Girl, 48, revealed that five years after leaving Stephen, she still suffers from panic attacks and PTSD, and that she had attempted to end her marriage six or seven times. During their Facing It Together campaign, Mel made a guest appearance on Thursday on Loose Women, a movement to raise the issue of domestic violence.

After leaving her 'abusive' ex husband Stephen Belafonte, Mel B says, it's been very nurturing and generous that we all know each other.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2024
Mel B had praised her fiancé Rory McPhee for assisting her in learning how to love again.' During their decade-long marriage, the 48-year-old pop star believes she suffered physical and mental abuse at the hands of her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte, who denies his allegations. Mel, who announced her engagement to Rory, 35, in November, has hinted that the two will marry at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Mel B, 48, says she begged a bishop not to marry Rory, 35, in St Paul's, by informing her of her two traumatic failed marriages

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 27, 2024
Mel B explains that she had to convince a bishop and vicar to allow her fiancé Rory McPhee to marry her fiancé in St Paul's cathedral by reliving her two previous unhappy marriages. The Spice Girl, 48, described how she had to explain why she wanted to marry again after her previous marriages to Jimmy Gulzar and Stephen Belafonte didn't work out. Mel was married to Jimmy, 55, from 1998 to 2000, and the couple welcomed their daughter Phoenix Chi 25, which was 25 years old when they first met together.

After the separation of her youngest daughter Madison, 12, Mel B is describing it as 'like having an arm cut off'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 24, 2024
After her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte's divorce, Mel B has expressed her agony over being estranged from her youngest daughter Madison, 12, aged 12. After walking away from her marriage to Belafonte, the musician, 48, returned to her hometown Leeds in 2019. Due to financial difficulties as a result of her divorce, the Spice Girl actress was forced to move back in with her mother Andrea.

After leaving her 'abusive' ex husband Stephen Belafonte, Mel B reveals she was left with £700 to her name and secretly shopping in Lidl

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 24, 2024
Mel B has revealed that she was only left with £700 to her name and secretly shopped in Lidl to make ends meet after leaving her 'abusive' ex husband Stephen Belafonte [right in 2016]. The million she earned as a member of the Spice Girls had diminished to just a few hundred after she walked away from her marriage to Stephen in 2018. Mel B, who was reported to have a $30 million net worth at the height of her fame, has accused him of physical, emotional, and financial assault, which she denies.

Bikini-clad Mel B cuddles up to fiancé Rory McPhee in a series of sweet snaps to mark Valentine's Day as she hints they have confirmed a wedding date

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
Mel B, a bikini, cuddled up to her fiancé Rory McPhee in a series of sweet snaps shared on Instagram on Wednesday to mark Valentine's Day. In the numerous pictures she posted before implying that the two couples' wedding date had been announced, the 48-year-old couple, who revealed their engagement in November 2022, looked stunning. In one, Rory leant behind Mel, who sat on a green sofa, cuddling her dog Cookie while he listened.

Mel B reveals she's bought a house with her own money for the first time after being left with 'nothing in her bank account' following split from 'abusive' ex Stephen Belafonte

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 9, 2024
Mel B has emotionally announced that she's finally been able to buy a house with her own money for the first time - seven years after her tumultuous divorce from 'abusive' film director Stephen Belafonte. The former Spice Girl, 49, took to Instagram to display a series of house keys and tell her 1.5 million followers that she had been on a long, difficult road to financial independence. "I'm so overwhelmed right now,' Mel said. Sitting here with my 3 dogs not really able to speak but something has happened to me a few mins ago which is HUGE!!!

After being labeled "fat and ugly" during her marriage to ex Stephen Belafonte, Mel B says fiancé Rory McPhee makes her feel'more confident than ever."

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 5, 2023
Mel B has praised Rory McPhee for making her feel'more confident than ever' after being branded 'fat and ugly' during her marriage to ex Stephen Belafonte. The Spice Girl, 48, said she suffered years of physical and mental abuse in her previous marriage, which left her lacking self-confidence. Mel said in a recent interview this week, that her new partner 'beautiful every day' as she recalled her dysfunctional marriage with her second husband.

After an intimate ten-year marriage to Stephen Belafonte, Mel B's hairdresser Rory McPhee makes her 'feel secure,' and she cites the late ADHD diagnosis for major lifestyle change

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
After going through an intimate ten-year marriage to Stephen Belafonte, Mel B says she'feels safe" with Fiancé Rory McPhee. The Spice Girl discussed her unexpected friendship with hairdresser Rory, 35, who was a close family friend when they first began a more personal relationship a year after her 2017 divorce. Mel, 48, a woman who was born in Australia, is also discussing her ADHD as she gets older after being given a late diagnosis in 2019.

Mel B's ex-husband rejects Spice Girl's claims he physically and mentally abused her

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 11, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Belafonte's incisive remarks came just days after Mel B gave a high profile interview in which she said she suffered years of physical and mental abuse during their marriage. She also said that her Spice Girls coworkers were aware of the harassment and that she did not report domestic abuse because she doesn't know if she can'trust the police' in the United Kingdom. Mel, 47, whose real name is Melanie Brown, is a member of Women's Aid and advocates for Domestic violence victims. 'I have no idea why she brings my name up despite her comments last week in a video obtained by MailOnline Mr Belafonte: six years later, I have no idea why she brings my name up.' She's infatuated with me. I'm not sure.' When asked if he had a message for Mel B, he said, 'Be at peace with yourself.' Be at ease with yourself.' He later described her campaigning against domestic violence, which she has been praised around the world, as simply "her new job."

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Why a man telling tall tales on a date really is a red flag

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2023
DR MAX PEMBERTON: I suspect men lie more about their height on dating apps than they lie about their age. But who are they trying to kid? It seems that this is such a daft lie - the game is up when you see them. I think it says a lot about the delusion we have for self-delusion. These guys have clearly established that they are indeed the height they claim to be. I don't think women are put off by a man being a few inches off 6 feet, but by men who lie, the irony is that they are not put off. They'd obviously be curious what it says about their date's character, that they'd practically self-aggrandize like this.

Mel B admits her Spice Girls bandmates knew about her 'abusive' marriage

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2023
Mel B has confirmed that her Spice Girls coworkers were aware of the abuse she suffered during her marriage to Stephen Belafonte. As a result of her ordeal, the singer, 47, confessed to becoming "very good at concealing stuff" at the time of her ouster, although she was on the lameria during their marriage. Mel has previously mentioned that he and his ex-husband Stephen were in an intimate relationship, something he has never denied.

Mel B reveals she is 'facing her fears' after being in an 'horrible and abusive' marriage

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 5, 2023
Mel B has shared how she started Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test to 'face her fears' after leaving her 'abusive' marriage. Since leaving her marriage and filing for divorce from her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte in 2017, the Spice Girl, 47, said she was hoping for a new start. Mel B appeared to be living in fear and hoped that the course would help her regain her own power during the season premiere on Wednesday.

Mel B, a Spice Girl, has been "ENGAGED" to Rory McPhee's 3 years as a husband after he was pictured with a £100k ring

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 22, 2022
Mel B is reportedly engaged. After he popped the question on Wednesday with a £100k diamond ring, the Spice Girl, 47, is said to have been betrothed to her boyfriend of three years, Rory McPhee. According to reports, the Leeds-born hairdresser fell on one knee to invite Scary Spice at Berkshire's luxury country hotel Cliveden House.

After her mother left her 'abusive' marriage, Mel B's daughter Phoenix addresses the feeling of'relief.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 19, 2022
When Mel B's daughter's 'abusive' marriage to Stephen Belafonte, she has openly said she would'never forget' the appearance of'relief' of her mother's face. Phoenix, 22, appeared on Kate Ferninand's podcast Blended where she said she spent her teenage years in a 'controlled' household when her mother, 47, was married to Stephen, 47.

Mel B reveals she may have taken her own life if she'd still been with her ex during Covid lockdown

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 2, 2022
Mel B later described how she 'felt suffocated' at the suggestion that she might have spent the Covid lockdown with her ex-husband and confessed to suicide. The Spice Girl, who appeared at a fringe function at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, told an audience how she'would have died if she and her former spouse survived the pandemic. The 47-year-old pop star is a patron of the Women's Aid charity, which advocates on behalf of domestic violence survivors. Mel B finalized her divorce from television producer Stephen Belafonte in 2017 after leaving what she describes as an intimate friendship. During his 10-year marriage, he has denied allegations that he subjected the singer to physical and emotional abuse. Mel B returned from a panel event at the Tory Conference this afternoon, in which she outlined how a promise to her dying father led her to her death and led her to her divorce. She also confessed to being concerned that speaking out about her experiences would'ruin my career.' I'm the embodiment of girl power,' she said, as a Spice Girl. "I was completely insecure about this man and the situation in which I found myself in ten years."

Mel B Keeps Her Surgically-Removed Stephen Belafonte Tattoo In A Jar!

perezhilton.com, November 28, 2018
More Macabre Spices. Mel B confessed that she still has the slab of skin in a jar a year after revealing that she cut out a piece of her flesh to get rid of a tattoo of her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte's name. The Spice Girls singer said on the British talk show Loose Women: "I've saved it in a jar, which is a little odd, I know." It's at the top of my wardrobe. Nobody knows it exists, but I know it's there and it's off my body."

Stephen Belafonte Plans To Sue 'Narcissistic Liar' Mel B For Defamation Of Character!

perezhilton.com, November 27, 2018
Stephen Belafonte strikes back! The 43-year-old talked to DailyMailTV about his "messy" divorce with his "narcissistic liar" former wife during Mel B's publicity tour for her autobiography Brutally Honest, which chronicles her turbulent ten-year marriage with her ex. Mel 'Traumatized' Watching for Forgotten Sex Tapes Of Herself In the interview, Belafonte says the Spice Girl and her team "concocted" a smear campaign against him, resulting in him losing the right to see his step-daughter Angel, 11. He told the publication: "It was filthy." Melanie came out of the gate with such horrific tall tales – it's probably the worst divorce that's ever played out in the media – it's likely that I beat her, I ran a pornography business, I murdered our dog, and random events attracted some interest.... I couldn't believe what Melanie said. She made these allegations in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage. She needed everything, all the money, and full custody of [their daughter] Madison. [their daughter] Madison: She knows that if she goes out and makes these allegations, they will go somewhere; she did it deliberately. She did it to bash me so I'll have to do it all, but I'm not sure I'm ever going to lose my daughter. I took her away because she was gone. I guess I'd have to work harder to get her back."