Mel B's daughter Phoenix Brown, 25, says fellow nepo babies need to acknowledge their success is thanks to their famous parents: 'Nobody'd be interested if it wasn't for my mum'
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The daughter of Spice Girl Mel B has said nepo babies need to start acknowledging that they’re handed opportunities because of who their parents are. Phoenix Brown, 25, the elder daughter of Scary Spice, 49, and Jimmy Gulzar, 49, has opened up about her experience of being born into the spotlight.
![[Phoenix Brown, 25, the elder daughter of Scary Spice, 49, and Jimmy Gulzar, 49, has opened up about her experience of being born into the spotlight]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/00/93801787-14256523-Phoenix_Brown_25_the_elder_daughter_of_Scary_Spice_49_and_Jimmy_-a-39_1736208587249.jpg)
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. 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.
![[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]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/00/91725629-14256523-The_young_DJ_who_is_close_friends_with_the_Beckham_children_shar-a-40_1736208587250.jpg)
‘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 reached out to 90 so-called nepo children. It’s telling that only my childhood friend Jack (pictured) 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']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/20/93801965-14256523-image-a-10_1736195900866.jpg)
‘I’m honest about the fact that nobody would be interested in what I have to say if it wasn’t for my mum. The daughter of Spice Girl Mel B has said nepo babies need to start acknowledging that they’re handed opportunities because of who their parents are.
![[Phoenix is Mel's firstborn from her short-lived marriage to Dutch back-up dancer Jimmy Gulzar, the singer has a further daughter Angel Murphy Brown, 17, with Eddie Murphy and Madison Brown Belafonte, 11, with her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/20/91725523-14256523-image-a-9_1736195862732.jpg)
Phoenix Brown, 25, the elder daughter of Scary Spice, 49, and Jimmy Gulzar, 49, has opened up about her experience of being born into the spotlight. ‘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.
