Mel B is opening up about how she joined endurance show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test to ‘face her fears’ after leaving her ‘abusive’ marriage.
The Spice Girl, 47, said she was looking for a fresh start after leaving the relationship and filing for divorce from ex-husband Stephen Belafonte in 2017.
During the season premiere of the program on Wednesday, Mel B said she lives in fear and hopes the course will help her regain her strength.
Stephen has always vehemently denied that she was abused during the marriage.
During a confessional statement, Mel said: ‘I ended up being in a 10 year horribly abusive relationship. I feel useless, you feel helpless. I am facing great fear.
Explaining her hopes for the series, she continued: ‘I’m just going to bring out that inner person that I hope isn’t dead and gone.’
During the first diving challenge, Mel stepped up as he followed instructions and entered the water correctly.
Earlier last year, Mel B opened up about living with post-traumatic stress disorder, five years after her marriage to Stephen ended.