Brutally Honest

by Melanie Brown, Louise Gannon

Overview

The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl – and the truth behind the headlines

As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and America's Got Talent, Melanie Brown, a.k.a Scary Spice, has been an international star since her twenties. Brutally Honest is an exposé of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success.With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book removes the mask of fame and reveals the true story behind the Spice Girls, as well as the horror of her most recent marriage and her 10 year struggle to be free.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787133525
Publisher:	Hardie Grant
Publication date:	11/27/2018
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Melanie Brown's career began with the pop phenomenon, Spice Girls. They became the biggest girl band in music history, selling more than 85 million records worldwide and becoming cultural icons around the globe. They appeared in tours that grossed $800 million dollars in just four years. Since they split in 2000, Melanie has become one of the most recognised faces on television, fronting shows from Lip Sync UK, The X Factor in Britain and Australia, Dancing With The Stars in Australia and America's Got Talent. She has also starred in a string of movies including The Seat Filler. She has appeared on Broadway in Rent and most recently as Roxie Hart in Chicago. An ambassador for Jenny Craig in Australia, she remains one of the most popular stars in Britain and America. Melanie now lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters, Phoenix, Angel and Madison.

Table of Contents

Melanie's Message ix

1 Girl Powerless 1

2 Numb 8

3 Crazy 18

4 Sorry 32

5 Wonder Woman 39

6 Frog 48

7 Guns 55

8 Mortification 64

9 Dad 71

10 Nevis 74

11 The Rebels 82

12 The Coin 93

13 Dancing Queen 98

14 Eddie 115

15 Love 129

16 The Break 139

17 Dumped 145

18 Stephen 153

19 I Do 160

20 Honeymoons Over 167

21 Smash 175

22 Spice Revisited 190

23 Wall 200

24 Insta-Sham 211

25 Boomerang from Hell 222

26 Back to Black 229

27 Phoenix Chi Gulzar Brown 237

28 Death and Life 242

29 Goodbye. I Love You 251

30 Freedom 258

Epilogue 267