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Mel B reveals she was diagnosed with ADHD as she opens up about coping with mental illness

SPICE Girl Mel B has revealed she has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The singer, 44, who has previously said she has dyslexia, added that she uses exercise to help treat her symptoms.

 Mel B has revealed she was diagnosed with ADHD and says that she uses exercise to help treat her symptoms
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Mel B has revealed she was diagnosed with ADHD and says that she uses exercise to help treat her symptomsCredit: Rex Features

The star, also known as Scary Spice, said: “I work out to help my mind. I do have ADHD, as well as dyslexia and dyspraxia.

"Exercise helps me meditate and get rid of my anxiety. It helps me focus on me for that one hour. I do have mental illness, you have to be a little bit crazy to do what I do.

"I do suffer from anxiety, but I try not to get too stressed out about it.”

It comes after TV presenter Richard Bacon, 43, opened up about his own diagnosis with ADHD last year.

 Richard Bacon has also spoken publicly about being diagnosed with ADHD at 42
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Richard Bacon has also spoken publicly about being diagnosed with ADHD at 42Credit: Rex Features

Speaking on Paul McKenna’s podcast, the mother-of-three, who has relocated to the UK after divorcing her American husband Stephen Belafonte, 44, added that she found peace in the countryside.

She said: “I sit outside in the countryside sometimes and stare at sheep for six hours, it feeds you.

“To be around green and nature. I know I sometimes intimidate people and I’m too brash and I’m too loud, being humble and grateful is important too. I’m trying to live my best life."

 The Spice Girl singer has recently moved back to the UK since splitting from her American husband
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The Spice Girl singer has recently moved back to the UK since splitting from her American husbandCredit: Getty
 The Spice Girls wowed fans at a series of reunion gigs this year
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The Spice Girls wowed fans at a series of reunion gigs this yearCredit: BackGrid
 Mel B took a swipe at former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham for not joining in the reunion tour
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Mel B took a swipe at former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham for not joining in the reunion tourCredit: PA:Press Association
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