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


Mel B has admitted she wasn't able to buy her own milk and had no clue what Amazon was when she walked away from her marriage to Stephen Belafonte.

When Spice Girl Melanie, 48, walked away from her marriage to Stephen in 2018, she had just £700 in her bank account with her legal bills amid her divorce battle set to mount. Mel had to relearn day-to-day skills such as managing her own finances and budgeting for a weekly shop as she claims she lost control of such matters while in her relationship (pictured in November last year) The former Spice Girl, 49, took to Instagram to show off a set of house keys and share with her 1.5 million followers her long, hard journey to financial independence

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