Louis Walsh has said his friend Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, is doing "great" since filing for divorce from her husband Stephen Belafonte.
The former Spice Girl parted ways from her husband earlier this year and was reportedly granted a restraining order against him amid abuse claims.
Walsh, who worked with the singer on The X Factor in 2014, says he has been in regular contact with Mel and admits "there's no secrets" with her.
''She's not called Scary Spice for nothing," the 64-year-old told the Daily Mirror.
''We've all been in touch with her. Everybody loves her because her life is an open book. There's no secrets with Mel. She tells it like it is and she's not perfect.''
It was previously claimed X Factor boss Simon played a huge part in convincing Mel to leave Belafonte and eventually ''stepped up'' to warn Mel her husband was a ''bad guy'' and ''bad news''.
Brown and Belafonte married in Los Angeles in 2007 and welcomed their daughter four years later in 2011.
Last year, Brown hit back at tabloid rumours about their relationship, saying they "will be together forever".
"My husband is my best friend and we know each other so well that we know what we are getting," the singer told The Mirror. "But there are always rumours we are splitting up."
She added: "Stephen is a bit crazy, but then I am a bit crazy, so it kind of evens itself out."
