Mel C: I was sexually assaulted the night before first Spice Girls show

Melanie Chisholm — greatest often called Mel C or Sporty Spice — revealed Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted the evening earlier than her first-ever Spice Women gig.

The 48-year-old British singer revealed that in October 1997, the assault occurred throughout an appointment with a therapeutic massage therapist at her resort in Istanbul, Turkey, based on the podcast “How To Fail.”

“Right here we have been, the eve of the first-ever Spice Women present,” recollects Chisholm whereas showing on the podcast to advertise her new memoir, “The Sporty One,” which is to be launched within the US on Sept. 27. “So I deal with myself to a therapeutic massage within the resort and what occurred to me, I sort of buried instantly, as a result of there have been different issues to give attention to.”

Chisholm reveals that whereas she didn’t wish to make a fuss in regards to the incident with a male masseur, she additionally didn’t have time to cope with the precise assault.

“I didn’t wish to make a fuss, but additionally I didn’t have time to cope with it,” she stated. “As a result of I didn’t cope with it on the time, I noticed that I allowed that to be buried for years and years and years, after which after I was writing the e-book, it got here to me in a dream. I wakened and it was in my thoughts.”

The 48-year-old singer revealed that in October 1997, she booked a therapeutic massage at her resort in Istanbul, Turkey, the place the assault occurred.

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In response to the “Wannabe” singer, the assault occurred on the eve of her first-ever gig with the Spice Women.

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The Publish reached out to Chisholm’s reps for remark.

The “Wannabe” singer stated after the incident — which she didn't go into element about —she instantly obtained up from desk and left the room earlier than anything occurred.

“Then, in fact, I needed to suppose, ‘Do I wish to reveal this?’ And I simply thought, really, I believe it’s actually necessary for me to say it and to lastly cope with it and course of it. And for different individuals,” the star stated.

“I didn’t wish to make a fuss, but additionally, I didn’t have time to cope with it,” she stated.

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“As a result of I didn’t cope with it on the time, I noticed that I allowed that to be buried for years and years and years,” Chisholm stated of the violation.

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“I suppose in a model of sexual assault it’s a light model, however I felt violated, I felt very weak, I felt embarrassed after which I felt uncertain,” she stated. “Horrible issues occur on a regular basis, and this example wasn’t as unhealthy because it might have been.”