Spice Girl Mel B’s daughter Phoenix Brown has opened up about the bullying she dealt with as a child in a candid new interview on Lorraine on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old DJ, who is the child of pop star Mel and dancer Jimmy Gulzar, both 49, has just released her own show by Channel 4 – a 45-minute documentary called Born In The Limelight: Nepo Babies.

As she delves into what it’s like to grow up with famous parents, not only do we see how lucky she’s been, but also the dark side of a childhood in the limelight.

And now, in a new chat on the ITV talk show, Phoenix admitted she thought ‘everyone hated her’ which made her question whether those around her were ‘really here’ for her later in life.

Talking about how to know who was genuine while growing up, after experiencing bullying, she explained: ‘It’s definitely something where you can’t really ask for advice because everybody figures it out in a different way. 

‘It’s definitely hard because everyone hated me, but when I got older everybody started to love me. I wondered if they were really here for me.’

Spice Girl Mel B’s daughter Phoenix Brown has opened up about the bullying she dealt with as a child in a candid new interview on Lorraine on Wednesday

The 25-year-old DJ, who is the child of pop star Mel and dancer Jimmy Gulzar, both 49, has released a 45-minute documentary called Born In The Limelight: Nepo Babies (pictured as a child)

Phoenix added: ‘I am finding my way, it’s a journey but I am happy with who I am now and I am excited for who I am going to be. It has only made me who I am.’  

Speaking of all the nepo babies who declined the offer to appear in her documentary, she admitted she ‘gets it’.

‘Everyone has their own reasons and stories and why the name affects them in their own way. You’ve got to give respect. I repsect their privacy,’ the DJ explained.

She added: ‘I’ve always said I feel like any job you get, the first door is the hardest to get and as soon as you’re in it, if you’re not good at it you will be booted.

‘People talk about nepotism but if they were not good at their job, they would not continue their career.

‘You’ve got to prove yourself twice as hard but it is worth it. You have got to prove people wrong and coming from what my mum did and achieved, I respect it.’

Phoenix said that she had ‘100%’ had ‘tough love’ from her mother during her childhood.

She recalled: ‘When I wanted money for snacks or pocket money, she would tell me to go and walk the dogs in the neighbourhood or clean the house, or clean something to earn it.

The young DJ who is close friends with the Beckham children, shared that for her new documentary, she reached out to 90 kids who have celebrities as parents, but only one of them agreed to speak to her on camera. 

As she delves into what it’s like to grow up with famous parents, not only do we see how lucky she’s been, but also the dark side of a childhood in the limelight 

And now, in a new chat on the ITV talk show, Phoenix admitted she thought ‘everyone hated her’ which made her question whether those around her were ‘really here’ for her

She explained: ‘It’s definitely something where you can’t really ask for advice because everybody figures it out in a different way’ (pictured with her mother)

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Speaking to the Radio Times this month, she said: ‘I’m working towards being a successful DJ and presenter – and I can’t deny that having Mel B as my mum has opened a few doors.

‘While embarking on my documentary, Born in the Limelight – Nepo Babies: UNTOLD, I reached out to 90 so-called nepo children. It’s telling that only my childhood friend Jack, the son of Boyzone star Ronan Keating, who was criticised when he appeared on Love Island in 2022, agreed to speak to me on camera.

‘I’m honest about the fact that nobody would be interested in what I have to say if it wasn’t for my mum.

‘Nepo babies must acknowledge that we’re handed opportunities faster than most people. As my mum says in the documentary, she came from a working-class background and had no one to open doors for her. I wouldn’t have the life that I have if it wasn’t for the hard work that she put into her own career. To not respect that would be silly.

Earlier in September Phoenix landed the TV deal after a successful stint on Gogglebox with her mother.

‘When it comes to the offspring of the rich and famous, people just see the silver platter: the big houses and the cars,’ she told the Radio Times.

‘Real life is rather different, there are downsides. Growing up, I faced hate just because my family was in the public eye. It’s awkward to have your parents’ private life in the press – or, in my case, even asked about by a teacher.’

The term ‘Nepo-Baby’ was coined by a Twitter user in 2022 who was shocked to learn their favourite actress had famous parents, a fierce debate was sparked on whether the offspring of the rich and famous have been getting an unfair leg up.

She added: ‘It’s definitely hard because everyone hated me but when I got older, everybody started to love me. I wondered if they were really here for me’

Earlier in September Phoenix landed a TV deal after a successful stint on Gogglebox with her mother 

She previously admitted: ‘I’m honest about the fact that nobody would be interested in what I have to say if it wasn’t for my mum’

Phoenix has always been candid about how she was bullied growing up and found life as the daughter of a Spice Girl harder than people might think.

She explained that despite having a famous mother, she was not popular in school and struggled to make friends – but has since been able to develop a successful career thanks to her status as Mel’s daughter.

The aspiring artist told The Mirror in an exclusive interview that having celebrity parents made her time at school difficult because she couldn’t bring Mel B to parents evenings or events.

She added that at one point, the bullying got so bad a ‘We hate Phoenix club’ was set up at her school in the US.

Despite the difficult time at school, Phoenix admitted that it got easier as she got older and she developed a thicker skin but believes she was also targeted because of her race.

Phoenix is Mel B’s firstborn, conceived during her short-lived marriage to Dutch back-up dancer Jimmy Gulzar.

The pop star has a further two daughters, Angel Murphy Brown, 17, with Eddie Murphy, and Madison Brown Belafonte, 11, with her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte.