Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California.^[3] She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director,^[4] and made her first acting appearance as Woodstock in a local performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the age of 5.^{[citation needed]} She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.^[3]

She trained at both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.^[4]

Melvin is professionally trained as an actress, dancer, and singer, and also has martial arts training, at the level of a first degree blackbelt, in taekwondo.^[5]

She openly dated Erik Stocklin until he cheated on her with Colleen Ballinger and they separated.^{[citation needed]}

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