Entertainment | Mel B Mel B Admits 'Drinking to Numb My Pain' Says she'll get treatment for sex, alcohol addiction By Arden Dier Posted Aug 28, 2018 12:53 PM CDT Copied Melanie Brown is photographed in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2016. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File) Mel B has a hurdle to clear before embarking on a Spice Girls tour next year. Admitting to "drinking to numb my pain" from an allegedly abusive marriage and the death of her father last year, the 43-year-old singer and America's Got Talent judge tells the Sun she plans to enter a UK center to address sex and alcohol addictions "in the next few weeks," per the BBC. "Sometimes it is too hard to cope with all the emotions I feel." "But the problem has never been about sex or alcohol—it is underneath all that," she says, citing a recent PTSD diagnosis. "If I can shine a light on the issue of pain, PTSD and the things men and women do to mask it, I will do," she said. The mother of three will then reportedly embark on a 13-date UK 2019 tour with the Spice Girls minus Victoria Beckham, who's busy with her fashion line, the Telegraph reported Tuesday. Read These Next Trump may be targeting this city next due to a misleading news report. Viking Cruises likes to say no. It's paid off. Angel Reese is in hot water with her own team. A pastor's dream factored in the discovery of hiker's remains. Report an error