Mel B's ex-nanny Lorraine Gilles FaceTimes the singer's former husband Stephen Belafonte during an outing in Beverly Hills after claiming she had a fling with the pair
Mel B's former nanny Lorraine Gilles FaceTimed the singer's ex-husband Stephen Belafonte during an outing in Beverly Hills.
Lorraine, 30, hit headlines amid Mel's 2017 divorce from Stephen, as it was claimed that the German beauty had trysts with the former couple.
And it appears she and Stephen have kept in touch since as she could be seen chatting with him on the phone while she met another friend for a meal.
![Keeping in touch: Mel B's former nanny Lorraine Gilles FaceTimed the singer's ex-husband Stephen Belafonte during an outing in Beverly Hills](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/17/19/43097715-9588857-image-a-11_1621274835091.jpg)
Keeping in touch: Mel B's former nanny Lorraine Gilles FaceTimed the singer's ex-husband Stephen Belafonte during an outing in Beverly Hills
The former nanny donned a skintight white midi dress for the outing while she added height to her frame with a pair of mahogany heels.
Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, she completed her look with a dark handbag.
Lorraine held up her phone where Stephen's face could clearly be seen on her screen.
Their virtual chat comes as Mel appeared on Monday's episode of Good Morning Britain and spoke about her experience with domestic abuse.
![Outing: The former nanny donned a skintight white midi dress for the outing while she added height to her frame with a pair of mahogany heels](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/17/19/43097717-9588857-image-a-12_1621274842006.jpg)
Outing: The former nanny donned a skintight white midi dress for the outing while she added height to her frame with a pair of mahogany heels
The Spice Girls star, 45, emotionally admitted being abused 'does crush your soul' as she claimed it would take 'forever to get that back', and explained how women in situations like hers struggle to get out of it.
Mel has previously accused ex-husband Stephen of 'emotional and physical abuse', which he has vehemently denied, and has claimed she attempted to leave her marriage for a decade but found it to be an 'impossible' situation.
Mel told co-hosts Susanna Reid and Adil Ray: 'As a woman that's gone through it, it does crush your soul, it does really strip you… I'm going to be taking forever to get that back.
'I've had to build myself up. One of the good things for me is to speak to other women who have been in a similar situation.'
![Outfit: Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, she completed her look with a dark handbag as she caught up with a pal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/17/19/43097719-9588857-image-a-13_1621274846492.jpg)
Outfit: Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, she completed her look with a dark handbag as she caught up with a pal
Mel has appeared in a new Women's Aid video where she is covered in fake bruises as she attempted to flee a violent partner.
She said of the clip: 'You know that's why this video is so important, because it's not just my story, [it's] bits and pieces of my story, but it's every woman's story, it's everybody's voice, because we are dealing with an epidemic.'
In an interview with The Guardian on Monday, Mel said she only wore white for a year after her split from Stephen because he insisted she wear certain colours when they were together.
She also said of the relationship: 'I tried to leave seven times, so you can imagine how desperate I was in those 10 years.
'I didn’t have anywhere to go, I didn’t have my own credit card, I didn’t have a car, I’ve got three kids, I was very on the edge of self-destruction.'
!['It does crush your soul, I'm going to be taking forever to get that back': Mel B spoke candidly about her traumatic experience with domestic abuse while appearing on Monday's GMB](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/17/19/43077445-9588857-_It_does_crush_your_soul_I_m_going_to_be_taking_forever_to_get_t-a-14_1621274989166.jpg)
'It does crush your soul, I'm going to be taking forever to get that back': Mel B spoke candidly about her traumatic experience with domestic abuse while appearing on Monday's GMB
![Shocking: In a Women's Aid video released on Thursday, Mel appeared beaten and covered in fake bruises as she attempted to flee a violent partner, to highlight domestic violence](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/17/19/43079051-9588857-Shocking_In_a_Women_s_Aid_video_released_on_Thursday_Mel_appeare-a-15_1621274991527.jpg)
Shocking: In a Women's Aid video released on Thursday, Mel appeared beaten and covered in fake bruises as she attempted to flee a violent partner, to highlight domestic violence
The Spice Girls singer revealed she has found love again and though she insisted she wants to keep her personal life 'private' now, she's very happy with her 'very, very kind' new lover.
She said: 'I’m with someone who’s very kind. Very, very kind. And more than anything we’re really good friends from way back.'
When asked more about her new love, Mel claimed she wanted to keep it to herself because 'everything else is out in the open' and didn't want to add more.
It comes after Lorraine revealed she's writing a movie about her life in Hollywood, a project that she assures will be 'juicy'.
In her strongest indication yet that she's set to tell all, Lorraine took to Instagram on Saturday to write: 'Writing a movie about my Hollywood experience!!! It's juicy.'
![Spilling the beans: Lorraine recently revealed she's writing a movie about her life in Hollywood, a project that she assures will be 'juicy'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/16/09/43045263-9584217-image-a-6_1621155399560.jpg)
Spilling the beans: Lorraine recently revealed she's writing a movie about her life in Hollywood, a project that she assures will be 'juicy'
She further told The Mirror: 'I've written 80 pages of script, and am working with friends in the film industry. It has a "dramedy" element to it, like The Wolf of Wall Street. When I talk about something serious, I make a joke about it.'
'Some of it is my true Hollywood experience as a nanny,' she went on, adding that the project in question would cover 'what I went through coming to Hollywood seeing everything as a non-celebrity'.
When contacted by MailOnline, representatives for Mel B declined to comment. MailOnline has contacted representatives for Stephen Belafonte for comment.
Lorraine also spoke to the publication about her recent foray into X-rated subscription platform OnlyFans.
![Headlines: Lorraine, 30, hit headlines amid Mel B's 2017 divorce from Stephen Belafonte, as it was claimed that the German beauty had trysts with the former couple (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/10/11/41579472-9456553-image-a-53_1618049866463.jpg)
Headlines: Lorraine, 30, hit headlines amid Mel B's 2017 divorce from Stephen Belafonte, as it was claimed that the German beauty had trysts with the former couple (pictured)
She said: 'I like taking sexy pictures. I don’t mind showing me. I do not feel like I need to hide away because I felt for a long time I was not in control of my life.
'I want to do OnlyFans. I have always liked modelling, and this is obviously a little sexier, but it is nice to be in control.'
On Friday, Lorraine revealed she was set to launch an account on the racy subscription service OnlyFans in order to start 'a new chapter' in her life.
Lorraine, who was 18 when she was hired by Mel B and Stephen as a nanny in 2009, previously admitted to having sex with both of them, including threesomes, during a deposition in the messy divorce case.
And she admitted that she is keen to move on from the scandal by working with Content X Studios to provide racy content for 'beautiful people'.
![Juicy: In her strongest indication yet that she's set to tell all, Lorraine took to Instagram on Saturday to write, 'Writing a movie about my Hollywood experience!!! It's juicy'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/16/09/43045269-9584217-image-m-5_1621155000214.jpg)
Juicy: In her strongest indication yet that she's set to tell all, Lorraine took to Instagram on Saturday to write, 'Writing a movie about my Hollywood experience!!! It's juicy'
Speaking to The Sun, Lorraine said of the venture: 'I've decided to start my OnlyFans account and just have some fun with sexy pictures as well as videos and simply put myself out there.'
Detailing her reasoning, Lorraine went on: 'I just felt it's time for a new chapter and let the scary times I've had over the years be the past and focus on my future and this is part of my plan.
'Back when the scandal was happening I was just focused on clearing my name and didn't want to misuse the situation.'
Lorraine added that she's 'come to terms' with the scandal and is now interested in taking a negative situation and turning it into a positive for herself.
In September of last year, it was reported that Lorraine, who was once called a 'homewrecker' by Mel B, had reportedly given Stephen $200,000 (£154,000) towards buying a new home.
![Turning up the heat: Lorraine also spoke to the publication about her recent foray into X-rated subscription platform OnlyFans](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/10/11/41578742-9456553-Mel_B_s_ex_nanny_Lorraine_Gilles_sets_pulses_soaring_as_she_show-a-54_1618049986735.jpg)
Turning up the heat: Lorraine also spoke to the publication about her recent foray into X-rated subscription platform OnlyFans
![Sexy snaps: She said, 'I like taking sexy pictures. I don¿t mind showing me. I do not feel like I need to hide away because I felt for a long time I was not in control of my life'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/10/11/41578744-9456553-Racy_In_a_second_snap_Lorraine_posed_in_a_plunging_barely_there_-a-55_1618050037330.jpg)
Sexy snaps: She said, 'I like taking sexy pictures. I don’t mind showing me. I do not feel like I need to hide away because I felt for a long time I was not in control of my life'
It is thought that Lorraine 'gifted' the amount to the producer in July 2019 after she was awarded $1.8m from the settlement of her defamation lawsuit against the singer, reported The Sun.
Mel was married to Belafonte for 10 years before they split in 2017. They share an eight-year-old daughter, Madison.
A source has said it was 'extremely galling' for Mel, who is currently living at her own mother's home in Leeds, to see her ex buying a house with the large sum.
They said: 'Lorraine got a lot of money from her case against Mel – now it is revealed Lorraine has given hundreds of thousands to Stephen to go towards a house. Mel is aghast at the cheek of it all.
![Decision: Detailing her reasoning, Lorraine said: 'It's time for a new chapter and let the scary times I've had over the years be the past and focus on my future' (pictured with Mel in 2015)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/10/13/33359268-9456553-Decision_Detailing_her_reasoning_Lorraine_said_It_s_time_for_a_n-a-10_1618057850495.jpg)
Decision: Detailing her reasoning, Lorraine said: 'It's time for a new chapter and let the scary times I've had over the years be the past and focus on my future' (pictured with Mel in 2015)
'She's also paying Stephen a fortune and she's got so many legal fees to pay. If she could afford to buy her own house she would — but she can't.'
MailOnline contacted representatives to ask for a comment at the time.
Court documents filed in California in August were said to show that Stephen received $200,000 (£154,000) as a 'gift' to buy property in July last year.
However they explained that the money was put straight into escrow and not into his band accounts.
The home, which has five bedrooms and four bathrooms - was purchased for £1.1m after Belafonte took out an £820,000 loan, according to the court documents.
![Throwback: Lorraine, who was 18 when hired by Mel and Belafonte in 2009, admitted to having sex with both of them, including threesomes, during a deposition in their messy divorce case](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/19/00/33359264-8749429-image-a-25_1600470793933.jpg)
Throwback: Lorraine, who was 18 when hired by Mel and Belafonte in 2009, admitted to having sex with both of them, including threesomes, during a deposition in their messy divorce case
But it is understood that Mel's lawyers have now questioned how he afforded the abode as he had previously declared his income as $1,000 a month.
In April 2019, the Spice Girl paid out $1.8 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Lorraine whom she had called a 'prostitute' and a 'homewrecker' two years earlier.
The couple were divorced in late 2017 amid accusations of physical and emotional abuse from Mel, with Stephen claiming his ex was a cocaine and alcohol addict.
In addition to Madison, who she shares custody with Stephen, Mel B is mother to daughters Phoenix, 21, whose father is her first husband Jimmy Gulzar, and Angel, 12, whose father is Hollywood star Eddie Murphy.
![Past: The Spice Girl and Stephen divorced in 2017 and she paid their former nanny $1.8m in 2019 after settling a defamation lawsuit (pictured in 2015)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/19/00/33359266-8749429-image-a-24_1600470776766.jpg)
Past: The Spice Girl and Stephen divorced in 2017 and she paid their former nanny $1.8m in 2019 after settling a defamation lawsuit (pictured in 2015)
![Family: In addition to her and Stephen's daughter Madison, Mel B is mother to daughters Phoenix, 22, whose father is her first husband Jimmy Gulzar, and Angel, 14, whose father is Eddie Murphy (pictured with Stephen's daughter Giselle in 2018)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/09/09/25506572-9452857-Family_In_addition_to_Madison_Mel_B_is_mother_to_daughters_Phoen-a-1_1617958292652.jpg)
Family: In addition to her and Stephen's daughter Madison, Mel B is mother to daughters Phoenix, 22, whose father is her first husband Jimmy Gulzar, and Angel, 14, whose father is Eddie Murphy (pictured with Stephen's daughter Giselle in 2018)
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