Mel B Reveals Current Co-Parenting Relationship With Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy’s Ex Mel B Shares Rare Photos of Their Teenage Son Angel

Mel B and Eddie Murphy wanna be the best coparents they can be.

In fact, the Spice Girls alum revealed her relationship with the Nutty Professor star has “flourished” as they’ve raised their 18-year-old son Angel—which, in turn, has had a positive effect on the teen’s relationship with his dad.

“They spend time together,” she told Us Weekly in an interview published May 14. “They go on holiday together.”

Mel, 49, and Eddie, 64, briefly dated in 2006 and she welcomed Angel in April 2007, though he initially questioned the paternity of their child. (The matter was settled later that year.) As such, it’s taken time to establish their current rapport.

“It was hard for me to step out and have that relationship [with Eddie] flourish,” Mel recalled. “I managed to do it bit by bit.”

Now, the America’s Got Talent judge—also mom to Phoenix, 26, and Madison, 13, from past relationships—has only good things to say about the Oscar nominee. 

“He has [10] kids,” she noted, “and he’s a proper father.”

Indeed, Eddie is also dad to Eric Murphy, 35, with ex Paulette McNeelyBria Murphy, 35, Myles Murphy, 32, Shayne Murphy, 30, Zola Murphy, 25, and Bella Murphy, 23, with ex-wife Nicole MurphyChristian Murphy, 34, with ex Tamara Hood; as well as Izzy, 9, and Max, 6, with wife Paige Butcher. And with such a vast family tree, it’s no surprise to hear the actor rave about fatherhood.

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“I am so blessed with my kids,” he told People in 2021. “I don't have one bad seed. I don't have any like, ‘Oh, you are the one.’ I don't have any of that. My kids are so great, normal people—and nobody is like the Hollywood jerk kid.”

As the Saturday Night Live alum added, “I really, really got lucky.”

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