Heidi Klum has stood up for Mel B. Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation, THZ Photo Library

Mel B threw water in Simon Cowell’s face and stormed off the stage during America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night after he made a joke at her expense.

Heidi Klum has now jumped to Mel B’s defense – saying Cowell “deserved” to have the water thrown on him. 

The supermodel spoke to US Weekly about what went down – and it seems that Mel B will not take any crap from anyone. And so she shouldn’t!

“I mean, you know, he was pretty harsh today. So he deserves getting wet from her. I knew it was coming too. She’s not going to take that from him,” Klum said.

The judges were watching a failed magic act when Cowell referred to the act as being similar to Mel B’s wedding night, with “not much promise or delivery”.

“I feel like this would be a lot like Mel’s wedding night, a lot of anticipation…not much promise or delivery,” he said.

Klum sits between the two judges, and is used to their bickering. 

“I just have to be quick, always. When I feel it coming, I don’t know. Am I going backwards, am I going forward? You have to be quick with those two.”

She returned to her chair for the next act, after splitting her dress in the commotion.