Mel B's daughter Phoenix Brown reveals REAL reason she moved out
by Hannah Mcdonald · Mail OnlineMel B's daughter Phoenix Brown flew the nest last year to move in with her boyfriend.
However the DJ, 25, has now revealed that the real reason she moved out was to avoid seeing her famous mum in her underwear.
The Spice Girl and her daughter are set to appear as a duo on Romesh Ranganathan's TV show Parents Evening - which airs on ITV on Saturday.
It was during the show that Phoenix made the candid confession about her reasons for leaving home.
Talk turned to underwear as fellow guest on the show Richard Madeley admitted he no longer wears boxers because he finds them too uncomfortable.
Richard said: 'In my early thirties, I found boxers, budgie smugglers and all of that, just chafe - so I got rid of them, and I've never looked back.'
Mel B agreed with the presenter, as she said: 'In general, I like things to feel free.'
Her embarrassed daughter Phoenix then confirmed: 'She does, and that's why I moved out.'
It comes after Phoenix revealed how she was bullied growing up and found life as the daughter of a Spice Girl harder than people might think.
She explained that despite having a famous mother, she was not popular in school and struggled to make friends - but has since been able to develop a successful career thanks to her status as Mel's daughter.
The aspiring artist told The Mirror in an exclusive interview that having celebrity parents made her time at school difficult because she couldn't bring Mel B, 49, to parents evenings or events.
She added that at one point, the bullying got so bad a 'We hate Phoenix club' was set up at her school in the US.
Despite the difficult time at school, Phoenix admitted that it got easier as she got older and she developed a thicker skin but believes she was also targeted because of her race.
She said: 'I was a coloured girl, I had big hair, I was loud. Some kids just don't like that and I was bullied all throughout schooling. It sucked.'
Now she explained, she can look back on those difficult experiences and see how they have shaped her.
Phoenix is Mel's firstborn, conceived during Mel's short-lived marriage to Dutch back-up dancer Jimmy Gulzar.
Leeds native Mel has previously described her eldest child Phoenix, who grew up in the US, as 'very wise'.
The women share a close bond, with Phoenix frequently dressing up as Mel in her Scary Spice heyday.
Speaking about her new Channel 4 documentary, Born In The Limelight: Nepo Babies UNTOLD, Phoenix readily admits that her position as the daughter of someone famous has given her a huge leg up in life.
She said it's allowed her to pursue her dream of becoming a DJ but notes that for others who want to pursue a creative career it can be much more difficult.