Mel B reveals her dad Martin Brown has died aged 63 following a five year battle with cancer… And both his children were by his side

MEL B has revealed her father Martin Brown has tragically died aged 63 following a battle with cancer.

The singer shared a photo of her and her sister Danielle holding hands with their beloved dad, and revealed they were by his side as he lost his battle with multiple myeloma cancer.

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Mel wrote: "It is with great sadness after a 5yr battle to multiple myeloma cancer our loving father Martin Brown passed away age 63 peacefully yesterday.

"Both of us his children were by his side and would like to say thank you to St Gemma's and all the doctors and nurses for there amazing care and support over the years.

"Please respect our privacy and let us as a united family grieve with love and respect.

"Melanie and Danielle Brown x Be Free Dad."

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Fans quickly flooded her page with supportive comments, as one wrote: "Sorry for ur loss Mel! May GOD bless u all!"

While another added: "Mel, I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what you are going through, my dad passed away 3 years ago in a rough battle agains cancer."

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Mel and Danielle appear to have built bridges following a long-running feud, as the star's sister shared the exact same post on her own social media.

Just days ago Danielle appeared to slam talk of a reconciliation with Mel, but they put their past feelings aside to be there for their father as a family.

Mel’s mum Andrea has previously spoken of her devastation over the past feud, and begged Mel to come back into their lives.

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Mel reunited with her family in January after a decade of estrangement, the Sun on Sunday revealed at the time.

A source said: “Mel is finally back in touch with her family and everyone is thrilled.

“It was a very sad time for everyone to go so long without speaking but now they are working hard to keep relationships positive and healthy.

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“It took for Mel to realise that life was too short to keep this going. She’s really pleased she took the step of finally reaching out to them.

“Mel even had her mum on the set of Lip Sync Battle recently and for Phoenix’s 18th birthday party in Los Angeles next month the family are invited over and are absolutely thrilled.”

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