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For years, Spice Girls member Melanie “Mel B” Brown has been open about how she endured a decade-long abusive relationship. On Friday, the singer reflected on that struggle while also sharing an empowering update about where she is now.
Brown took to Instagram this afternoon to share a photo of her hand resting atop a set of keys. In a lengthy caption, she explained that the keys are to a new home that she was able to purchase with her own money after enduring years of “devastating” and “vile” financial abuse.
“Im soooo overwhelmed right now… not really able to speak but something has happened to me a few mins ago which is HUGE!!! I want to share it with other survivors like me coz all YOU survivors out there will know how emotional this moment is,” she began her post. “5 mins ago a man arrived at my door with a set of keys. They are the keys to my new home. A house I bought with the money I’ve worked bloody hard to pay for. It’s taken me 5+ yrs to be able to do this.”