She toldThe Guardian, “you’re always a Spice Girl; it never stops.”

However, the highs of celebrity come with expectations and reality checks, Chisholm realized.

She expressed the feeling to The Guardian: “Who should I be?

Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm

Should I be more like they’re saying I am; is that who they want me to be?

Is that who I want to be?”

Everyone treats you differently."

Mel C in a white suit

She recently toldGlamour U.K.that she was battling eating disorders as well as depression at the peak of her fame.

However, her eventual visit to her doctor helped her immensely.

She was diagnosed with depression, which “was really my first step to recovery.”

But all these experiences made me really appreciate it for the first time."

There is a much better life that you deserve, and you should be living."