Mel B refused to let “racist” neighbours bully her out of her 90s home, after receiving an influx of hate mail when she bought a property in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
At the height of her Spice Girls fame, the 2 Become 1 hitmaker bought the property – but she was left stunned after shocking letters began dropping through her mailbox.
She told The Sun: “The fact I bought it disturbed the whole village. I got not just hate mail but racist hate mail, which was shocking to me.
“It said, ‘Get out of this village, you don’t belong, you can’t buy something like this…”
However, the star didn’t let the negativity phase her, as she quipped: “It disturbed me but I still threw some great parties there – really loud to disturb the village.”
She added: “I think there’s been a massive change when it comes to race and culture because we are a little bit more educated. Some countries are still way behind.”
More than a dozen letters were sent when Mel B first moved into the village in 1998, but residents told the Bucks Free Press in 2000 that they were “surprised” to hear of the hate mail.
“We are very surprised and shocked that something like this can come into our village,” one resident said.
“Certainly, this issue has never come into our lives and this is the first time we have heard of these kind of problems in Little Marlow.”
Meanwhile, Mel could be set to go out on the road again next year, as the Spice Girls consider another reunion.
