Eddie Murphy and Mel B’s 18-year-old child Angel comes out as transgender

Eddie Murphy and Mel B's child has come out as transgender, with the pair showing their love and support for their son.

Daddy Daycare star Murphy and Spice Girls alum Mel B (real name Melanie Brown) had a brief romance in 2006 which resulted in Angel being born a year later.

Mel B, who celebrated her 50th birthday in recent days, also has two daughters: Madison, 13, and 26-year-old Phoenix.

Meanwhile Murphy is a father-of-ten. The actor's eldest child Eric, 35, wed Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin, 29, in a private ceremony last month.

Angel turned 18 in April and people have since noticed that on his Instagram, he's changed his pronouns to 'him'. And reportedly, Angel's celebrity parents are in support of his decision to identify as a transgender man.

An insider told the Mail Online: "It's a decision Angel made and Mel has been understanding, likewise Eddie. There was no big event to mark it. Angel just wanted it to be known what pronouns are now suitable."

The news comes after Mel B shared a heart-felt post on Instagram in April to mark Angel's 18th.

The America's Got Talent judge wrote: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY ANGEL !!! I cannot believe youre 18 You are so special and so bright and so talented!! I couldnt be prouder of watching you grow and become the person you are but youll forever be my babyyyy I hop you keep chasing yor dreams and be kind to everyone around you like you always have been my Angel [sic]."

Mel B ended the post with 'love you always' and a string of heart emojis.

Angel isn't the only child of celebrity parents to have recently come out as trans, as Robert De Niro's daughter Airyn spoke out in recent weeks.

Speaking to Them magazine, the 29-year-old said that being trans 'felt right', adding: "I feel like I’m meant to be doing this."

Her remarks came after a publication shared photos of her going out for lunch with her Hollywood superstar father, in which she was misgendered and referred to as a 'nepo baby'.

Addressing this, Airyn said: "Not only did they get information wrong about me… They just sort of reminded me that people really don’t know anything about me."

De Niro has publicly supported Airyn's decision to identify as a woman. Reacting to the news, he said: "I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don't know what the big deal is. I love all my children."

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