The singer says she was asked to leave a designer store while she was shopping with her bandmates
has spoken candidly about her experience of racism while she was in the Spice Girls. Speaking in a new interview, following the Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George Floyd - who died in police custody after a white officer knelt on his neck - the singer says she felt the need to protect her identity while she was in the girl group.
Mel stressed that the only reason she wanted to do the interview was to highlight the issue, saying, 'So much of the racism you feel as a person of colour growing up in a largely white culture is not spoken aloud.' She also recalled ‘obvious racism’ which happened during her time in the group, such as when she was asked to leave a designer store when she was looking for an outfit ahead of a performance the Spice Girls were due to give in front of Prince Charles and Nelson Mandela. 'All the girls had a go at the assistant because they were so shocked,' she said.
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