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I'm Not Crazy, I'm Confident': The Gritty Life and Inspiring Times of Mel B," _People_ , January 18, 2013, http://people.com/people/melissa-melanie-bennett/mel-b-in-her-own-words-im-not-crazy-i-m-confident-the-gritty-life-and-inspiring-times-of-mel.html. "My dad passed away two months ago": "Mel B," Twitter post, November 12, 2016, 3:54 p.m., https://twitter.com/MelB/status/799393545993487393. **THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY: FROM THE CHALLENGING KIM** Interviews: Barbara Corcoran; David Rock; David Bienenstock; Robert Hess; Cindy Barshop; David Brown; James Romenesko; "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "My mother was determined": Barshop, author interview. "Kim's personality was more reserved": A. J. Benza, author interview. "When she went to school": Bienenstock, author interview. "She was very creative": "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "Mel came out on the sidelines": Romenesko, author interview. "That is a thing where she got": Barshop, author interview. "They thought it was fun": Benza, author interview. "My mom was a very active": Barshop, author interview. "She was always in a lot of trouble": Benza, author interview. "They let me stay in one place": Barshop, author interview. **GOING GIRL** Interviews: Barbara Corcoran; David Rock; David Bienenstock; Robert Hess; James Romenesko; "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "She was a big fan of _The Mickey Mouse Club_ ": Romenesko, author interview. "Kim was shy": Benza, author interview. "I like to dance": "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "Kim decided she was a 'girl' ": Romenesko, author interview. "At fourteen she just kind of snapped": Benza, author interview. "The word that you use": "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "The girl was very well educated": Bienenstock, author interview. "I remember she asked me": Benza, author interview. "Sometimes, Kim has a hard time": Bienenstock, author interview. "The word 'feminine'": Romenesko, author interview. "Kim became a very serious young woman": Bienenstock, author interview. "She used to say 'No'": Corcoran, author interview. "She didn't want to follow the path": Bienenstock, author interview. "She was very bright": Bienenstock, author interview. "She never went for it": Benza, author interview. "She wasn't as interested in boys": Romenesko, author interview. "She did all the right things": Bienenstock, author interview. "Kim had this very 'butch' look": Romenesko, author interview. "This was very un-Sterling": Bienenstock, author interview. "It became very important": Benza, author interview. "It was a challenge": Romenesko, author interview. "Kids can get away with a lot": Corcoran, author interview. "After a while, it was like": Benza, author interview. "I was very nervous": "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview. "The minute Kim walked in": Bienenstock, author interview. "She was very shy": Benza, author interview. "The girls were all about sex": Romenesko, author interview. "When they heard I was on": Benza, author interview. "They were all after Kim": Benza, author interview. "Barshop thought it was a terrific idea": Corcoran, author interview. "This was the beginning of Kim's journey": Bienenstock, author interview. "Kim could have been any one of us": Romenesko, author interview. "I realized that this was not": Bienenstock, author interview. "By the time she turned sixteen": Benza, author interview. "It was very much of a 'boys will be boys' ": Bienenstock, author interview. "They were out there trying": Benza, author interview. "That was when I became a fighter": Benza, author interview. "She got some flack from the boys": Bienenstock, author interview. "They got very physical": Benza, author interview. "I had to deal with them": Bienenstock, author interview. "She had more than one boyfriend": Benza, author interview. "It got to the point": Bienenstock, author interview. "All of a sudden they weren't going out": Benza, author interview. "That was the beginning of the end": Bienenstock, author interview. "I wouldn't want to be a model": Benza, author interview. "All of a sudden the boys": Bienenstock, author interview. "She was extremely shy": Benza, author interview. "She just wanted to be left alone": Bienenstock, author interview. "Once I came to them": Benza, author interview. "After a few years we didn't": Benza, author interview. "They were making innuendos": Benza, author interview. "Kim had a tough year": Bienenstock, author interview. "I said to her 'Look, Kim' ": Benza, author interview. "I remember Mel being very emotional": Bienenstock, author interview. "It was as if Kim opened a door": Benza, author interview. "It was the first time I could ever": Benza, author interview. "I had never seen anybody so strong": Bienenstock, author interview. "When it came time to make a decision": Benza, author interview. "She had changed": Romenesko, author interview. "She made up her mind": Bienenstock, author interview. "Kim was on a whole different level": Benza, author interview. "We went to school": Romenesko, author interview. "You can't go to school": Benza, author interview. "Kim felt betrayed": Romenesko, author interview. "It was very strange": Bienenstock, author interview. "The funny thing is": Benza, author interview. "I think she felt very guilty": Bienenstock, author interview. "I wanted my daughter": Corcoran, author interview. **TEEN STARS: THE BONDING** Interviews: David Bienenstock; David Rock; Robert Hess; "Mel B," November 27, 2016, interview; Romenesko, author interview; "Mel B," June 7, 2017, interview. "When Kim was thirteen": Romenesko, author interview. "They were really into it": Corcoran, author interview. "I would read a book": Benza, author interview. "She became very rebellious": Corcoran, author interview. "She used to sit with me": Bienenstock, author interview. "We'd sit in her bedroom": Benza, author interview. "There was this guy": Benza, author interview. "They were very serious about sex": Bienenstock, author interview. "She was just like this kid sister": Corcoran, author interview. "It was a different story": Benza, author interview. "She was really looking for love": Romenesko, author interview. "In high school, the boys": Bienenstock, author interview. "He took them into his confidence": Benza, author interview. "I felt like the last year of my life": Benza, author interview. "I was completely devastated": Bienenstock, author interview. "We'd get home": Benza, author interview. "I was really angry": Bienenstock, author interview. "It felt very strange": Benza, author interview. "I just sat down": Benza, author interview. "She did try to get home": Bienenstock, author interview. "I always felt like": Bienenstock, author interview. "We always did things as a family":