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Mel C aka "Sporty Spice" opened up about her battle with depression and how she overcame an eating disorder. The 46-year-old singer recalled how a fight with Victoria Beckham started it all.
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According to The Sun, during an onstage performance, Mel C told "Posh Spice" to "f**k off." Then their manager told her she would get fired if she continued with that behaviour.
Mel C was diagnosed with depression
Mel C said that's when she realized she needed help. Then, according to The Guardian, she explained that her body "actually took over my mind. I went from being anorexic to having a binge eating disorder. That’s when I went to my GP and I was diagnosed with depression."
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"It was such a weight lifted off my shoulders. It was such a relief because I thought, ‘Oh my God, there’s a name for it and I can be helped'," she added.
Mel C says that trying to be perfect made her ill
As The Guardian reports, "Sporty Spice" explained that trying to be a "perfect" Spice Girl was difficult: "I tried to make myself perfect. I ended up making myself really ill." She admitted that being the "boyish" member and the one who didn't really say much was hurtful, especially when "you are a young aspiring pop star."
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Now Mel C feels glad she got help and didn't "mess it all up," especially after considering that the incident with Victoria Beckham happened when the pop girl band was about to become really successful - it happened only a couple of months before their big track "Wannabe" was released.
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