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Former Spice Girl Mel B loses her father to cancer

The singer shared the heartbreaking news with a touching post on social media.
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Taking to Instagram, Mel B confirmed her father, Martin Brown, had passed away after a five-year battle with cancer.

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He was 63.

Alongside a touching black and white photo of Mel and her sister holding their fatherโ€™s hands, the former Spice Girl penned: โ€œIt is with great sadness after a 5yr battle to multiple myeloma cancer our loving father Martin Brown passed away age 63 peacefully yesterday.โ€

โ€œBoth of us his children were by his side and would like to say thank you to St Gemmaโ€™s and all the doctors and nurses for there amazing care and support over the years.

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Please respect our privacy and let us as a united family grieve.โ€

โ€œWith love and respect. Melanie and Danielle Brown x Be Free Dad,โ€ the poignant post concluded.

Myeloma is a form of cancer that forms from plasma cells in the bone marrow.

It also appears the 41-year-old has made amends with her younger sister, with the pair having a complex relationship and a long-standing feud.

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Earlier in the year, Danielle shut down rumours that she and Mel had buried the hatchet.

โ€œJust 2 put the record strait! Ive Not seen my sister for 8 years,there is no family reunion planned,it is what it is #dontbelivewhatyouread,โ€ she explained on Twitter.

Melโ€™s family rift first arose in 2007 after her mum, Andrea Brown, and sister reportedly disapproved of her marrying her now husband, producer Stephen Belafonte.

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Last year, the mother-of-three told new! magazine that she had been spending time with her estranged family members.

โ€œShe came down yesterday, saw the kids and watched the show [Lip Sync Battle UK, which Mel starred on]. Then we hung out and went for dinner with the kids. Family is family. Thereโ€™s no point talking about that,โ€ she told the publication of her mum.

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