Mel B Sets The Record Straight About Her Blindness Scare

Melanie "Mel" Brown was temporarily blinded last week and was diagnosed with a form of eye inflammation. Now, the singer is on the road to recovery.

On Monday, a source told People that Brown had experienced a similar medical ailment before and "has herpes in her eye, so this can happen.” The Spice Girls star has since confirmed she suffered from iritis in her right eye and uveitis in her left eye.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Mel B thanked her fans for their well-wishes and opened up about the incident. She said in a post, "Just so you know the real truth. I had an awful experience last week when I went blind in my right eye and my left eye went blurry."

Mel B, 43, went on, "Even though the stupid press said I'm OK and this has happened to me many times before, just to be clear I was NOT OK and this has NEVER EVER happened to me before. So [whoever] is selling this story 'a close reliable source' is full of BS and needs to get [their] silly facts right big time."

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The performer already is unable to see out of her left eye due to a previous laser surgery.

A spokeswoman for the Spice Girls told The Sun, "The situation is under control and she has received treatment. She is back in rehearsals and is looking forward to the tour starting next week."

"Mel was in a really bad way. The other girls and their managers were really worried," a source told the outet, referring to the Spice Girls and their upcoming reunion tour. The Spice Girls are scheduled to have 13 shows in Europe, beginning May 24 in Dublin, Ireland, concluding June 15 in London, England.