Mel B awarded honorary doctorate – and reveals she secretly completed ‘intense’ university course
The Spice Girls singer was awarded the doctorate for her domestic violence campaigning – as she revealed she had finished studying a trauma care course.
Mel B speaking at a Women’s Aid event in March. Pic: PA
Spice Girl Melanie Brown is set to receive an honorary doctorate for her campaigning efforts – as she revealed she has completed an “intense” trauma care course.
The singer, also known as Mel B and Scary Spice, will be given the award from Leeds Beckett University in recognition of her work advocating for domestic abuse victims.
The 49-year-old said she was “so honoured” and “proud” that she completed the course and is being awarded a doctorate.
In an Instagram post, she said she found the course “intense” and “really tough” as it involved her reliving some of her past traumas.
She also said she did it to “be able to do more” with survivors of domestic violence that she interacts with as part of her work with Women’s Aid.
“I want to help many, many more women along with Women’s Aid so we can support survivors and end domestic abuse together,” she said.
Brown has been an advocate for domestic abuse victims since she made claims in her 2018 memoir Brutally Honest that she had suffered abuse from her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. He has denied the allegations.
In a separate statement, Brown said: “I didn’t just want to accept an award.
“I wanted to be accepted as a student at Leeds Beckett.”
