The Visiting Brit

STATESIDE BRITS WHO HAVE MADE THE CELEBRITY SWITCH

Mel B first rose to fame as the rough and ready northern ‘chick’ more commonly known as ‘Scary Spice’ She has been in the Hollywood lifestyle for a few years now and recently landed a huge financial agreement with Eddie Murphy in relation to child maintenance. http://www.hollyscoop.co.uk/eddie-murphy/384.aspx (Thanks to hollyscoop).

In early December 2006, news came that Brown and Murphy were no longer a couple, and Murphy told a journalist of the Dutch TV show RTL Boulevard at the Dreamgirls film premiere that the parentage of Brown’s unborn baby could not be proven until a paternity test has been performed, stating: “I don’t know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.”Brown gave birth to Angel Iris Murphy Brown, on 3 April 2007, which coincidentally is also Murphy’s birthday. Murphy was listed as the father on the birth certificate despite the ongoing paternity battle. On 22 June 2007, People magazine reported the results of a court-ordered DNA test, confirming through Brown’s publicist that Murphy was indeed the father of Brown’s baby. Murphy has since admitted paternity.Brown indicated her feelings about Murphy, stating: “The less said about the Beverly Hills Cock the better.”

In February 2007, Brown began dating long term friend and movie producer Stephen Belafonte. Brown and Belafonte quietly married on 6 June 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada.They renewed their vows in a marriage ceremony in Egypt on 8 November 2008.

Mel remains in Hollywood as one of the many brits to go stateside and make a decent life for themselves. Her new solo single aptly named ‘Whose is it’ is released this year.