A mixed-race woman who was branded “poodle” by bullies over her hair has said she’s “glad” Mel B is pushing for afro discrimination to be illegal. Hannah Beau, 25, said her curly locks have always been her "biggest insecurity" because she was bullied at school and is "visually white" but "has an afro". After 10 years of straightening her do, "to hide the curls", she would get upset and struggled to not "feel ugly" of her heat-damaged tresses.