Mel B claims ex Stephen Belafonte sent abusive messages to her family and pretended to be her as she and sister blame him for their 10-year feud
- Stephen Belafonte has denied the claims made against him
Mel B and her sister Danielle appeared on This Morning on Wednesday to discuss their ten-year feud, as well as Mel's abusive relationship with ex Stephen Belafonte.
Talking about how they became estranged, Mel, 44, claimed her marriage was 'emotionally traumatic' and said Stephen would email nasty things to her family and pretend to be her.
Sitting alongside her lookalike sibling, she said: 'I was in a 10-year marriage. Not the nicest marriage. I got very isolated from friends and family.
Sad: Mel B claimed on This Morning on Wednesday that ex Stephen Belafonte sent abusive messages to her family under her name, causing a 10-year feud (pictured with sister Danielle)
'I was in a coercive and not nice relationship. One of the things happens is you get cut off from friends and family. It was emotionally traumatic.'
The ladies said they used to be inseparable and remained close even when Mel first tied the knot with Stephen in 2007.
Danielle, 31, said: 'A lot of the close friends and people who worked for you got pushed to the side. It was done gradually. We were the last ones to go. Me, my mum and dad.'
All over now: Mel and Stephen were married from June 6 2007 - December 15 2017 (pictured in 2009)
Melanie said that living in Los Angeles made it harder to remain close to her family, writing that her trips to Leeds got less and less over time.
She said she didn't fight the issue as she had learned to keep quiet to avoid an argument, saying: 'It happened constantly. I always lost.'
Danielle said her friends advised her to simply turn up at Mel's house, but she said it wasn't as simple as that.
Mel said: 'I was in a 10-year marriage. Not the nicest marriage. I got very isolated from friends and family'
Tough time: Danielle said her friends advised her to simply turn up at Mel's house, but she said it wasn't as simple as that
Tough time: Danielle said her friends advised her to simply turn up at Mel's house, but she said it wasn't as simple as that
She said: 'You know the blankness in her eyes. Her eyes always looked dead because she wasn't that happy'
She said: 'You know the blankness in her eyes. Her eyes always looked dead because she wasn't that happy.
'We found out her phone number and address, but it would all change. We would get a horrible email back nothing want to do with you. We know it wasn't Melanie replying.'
Mel and Stephen had one child together, Madison, nine. She is also mother to Phoenix Chi, 20, from her marriage to dancer, Jimmy Gulzar.
'We knew': 'We found out her phone number and address, but it would all change. We would get a horrible email back nothing want to do with you. We know it wasn't Melanie replying'
Honest: Mel told Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that she has written a book about her experiences and said she has apologised to her family after falling out with them
Glam: Mel looked very glamorous for her appearance as she was pictured leaving the building
Glowing: Mel looked lovely in a black and pink polka dot silk blouse
The singer also has daughter, Angel, 11, from her romance with Eddie Murphy.
Mel has written a book about her experiences and said she has apologised to her family after falling out with them.
Stephen denied the claims when they were put to him by This Morning.
Fierce: Mel - aka Scary Spice - teamed her blouse with a pair of skintight PVC trousers
Quirky: She worked her raven tresses up into two buns on her head
The Spice Girl said: 'I lost ten years of being with my sister and mum. We lost time with each other's kids.'
Danielle said that despite what has happened, they are now closer because of their experiences.
Mel said: 'Life is getting better and better and better. I don't live a life of a relationship full of lying and embarrassment and shame.'
Pose! Mel stopped for a sweet selfie with a fan in the street
