Mel B Net Worth- How Much Is She Worth?
The spice Girls are one of the best-selling female bands even after many decades. Though the band’s net worth reveals how massive each band member’s earning revenue can be, Mel B net worth surprisingly seems to be at risk.
Mel B fans should know about her tragic part of life along with her inspiring steps.
Mel B Net Worth
According to celebrity net worth and some other net worth calculating estimations, Mel B is worth $6 Million or £22 million.
The singer has made a pretty good sum of riches not only through Spice Girls but also through some of her solo album and reality shows.
Known as Scary Spice
Melanie Brown or Mel B has also got her nickname –‘Scary Spice’ like other brand member has.
Mel B is famous mainly as Scary Spice more than her real name Melanie Janine Brown. And the Scary name goes for her wild nature and straightforward saying personality.
To differentiate her name from another band member’s name- Mel C, Melanie Brown is mostly called Mel B. However, she is Scary Spice for her fan followers, though.
Mel B Age
Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, was born on 29 May 1975 in West Yorkshire, England. So, now this popular singer and actress is 46 years old.
Me B’s mother is from British, and through her mother, she became the first cousin of British director and actor Christian Cooke because Christian Cooke’s mother and Mel B’s mother are sisters.
Career Debut
Before raising her name with the Spice Girls, Mel B used to be a dancer at Blackpool in Lancashire.
After that, in 90’s this teen band got infused by some of the famous male member bands like the Take That and East 17; the Spice Girls released their debut ‘Spice’ and established themselves.
And the flame of fame that it shadowed after the release was beyond expectation. This was sold around 28 million of copies throughout the world.
After that, in 1996, their first solo debut, ‘Wannabe’, just hit the #1 position in more than 30 countries in the whole world.
Now, the band is worth US$546 million, which reflects each band members’ estimated net worth.
At a Risk of Facing Bankrupt!
In July 2017, after split from her husband officially, there was an order from the judge for spousal support fees.
Well, it was like Brown had to pay around $40,000 per month to her husband Stephen Belafonte for the spousal support.
And this led Mel B to lose a big part of her massive earning. The following year, i.e., July, 2018, Mel B showed some documents that proved Brown had paid around $422,000 in the last year.
However, the sad part is, that year, this Scary Spice net worth went down with a negative $3.2 million.
And Mel b was afraid that she might have to face bankrupt in the next. So, Mel B even requested the judge to reduce the amount and said,
“I will effectively be insolvent and will in all likelihood have to file for bankruptcy. I simply do not have the ability to pay such an exorbitant sum.”
All Rounder Personality
Mel B is a person who contributes not only to singing but also to an actress, charity organizer, businesswoman, and even a TV reality show contestant and presenter.
‘I Want You Back’ was Mel B’s first solo album in 1998, which got #1 position in the UK Chart List. The next solo of Melanie Brown- ‘L.A. State of Mind’ was also on the hype list.
Another solo album of Mel B was ‘Hot’ in 2000.
People have also seen Mel B as a judge of the X Factor Australian version and ‘America’s Got Talent. Also, she was in a co-presenter role of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Australian version.
Mel B also has launched her book ‘Brutally Honest’. And through this book Mel B discloses her bitter marriage regarding Mel B husband, Stephen Belafonte.
She reveals about her husband’s abuse for 10 years, though her husband Stephen denied the accusation. Mel B also said in an interview,
“In the process of my marriage I lost my family, my friends, my self-respect and I almost lost my life,” Brown told the Mail on Sunday’s Event Magazine. “And for so long I felt ashamed. I thought I was stupid, that everything that happened was my fault. I had never heard of a coercive relationship.”
Wrap Up
Mel B net worth luckily got some luck despite her so lavish lifestyle.
However, on a recent survey by Express, Mel B or the Scary Spice net worth is around $8 million.
This includes her earning outside Spice Girls.
Besides, Melanie Brown spends on several charities. Some of them include Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, Believe in Dreams, and more.