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Mel B Recalls Moving in With Her Mom After Previous Marriage Left Her Feeling 'Powerless'

The Spice Girls singer says she 'ate humble pie' by having to move back in with her mom in 2017.

The Spice Girls singer -- whose real name is Melanie Brown -- recently talked with BBC about the embarrassment she felt after leaving California and traveling thousands of miles to her hometown of Leeds, where she moved into her mom's bungalow. Getty ImagesDespite being on a sold-out tour with the Spice Girls when she decided to move home, Mel B said that she had to learn to live "frugally" in the years after their divorce -- including shopping on a budget and only recently being able to afford a house by herself. Divorce records show that the singer was ordered to pay Belafonte $350,000 as part of their settlement and $5,000 a month in child support for their daughter, Madison, 12.

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