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Mel C has said that Geri Halliwell’s claim, in an interview back in the 1990s, that Margaret Thatcher was “the first Spice Girl” left her “nervous about going home”, given the views that are commonly held about the former UK Prime Minister in her hometown of Liverpool.In a 1996 interview with The Spectator, Halliwell claimed: “We Spice Girls are true Thatcherites. Thatcher was the first Spice Girl, the pioneer of our ideology – Girl Power”.Asked now if she agreed with that sentiment at the time, Mel C – or Melanie Chisholm – tells The Independent: “Absolutely not! Geri, in the past, was very vocal about her support for Margaret Thatcher.

READ: Spice Girls fans go wild as former members Geri Horner and Mel C mark very special milestoneSo it was only natural that when Melanie Chisholm – aka Melanie C – came to putting her life story into words, she would want the approval of her fellow Spice Girls."The girls have been so supportive. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when everyone had read it and came back with positive comments," Melanie exclusively tells HELLO! of her bandmates, Melanie "Mel B" Brown, Victoria Beckham, Geri Horner (née Halliwell) and Emma Bunton.

Melanie Chisholm, 48, most famously known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, has revealed that she didn’t feel the need to warn fellow singer Robbie Williams, 48, that she would open up about their romance in her autobiography. The singer’s book, titled Who I Am, was published earlier this month and is something of a tell-all, with Melanie also revealing the health issues she faced at the height of her Spice Girls fame. In her memoir, The Spice Girl opens up about her romantic involvement with Take That member Robbie in the mid-90s.

Melanie C didn't warn Robbie Williams she'd set the record straight on their romance in her autobiography 'Who I Am'. The Spice Girl - whose real name is Melanie Chisholm - previously confirmed she dated the 'Angels' hitmaker in the mid-90s and she has told the "truth" about their time together in her new tell-all memoir, but she confessed she didn't feel the need to let him know he's in the book, because of the way the former Take That star has "behaved over the years". Asked if she'd let him know by Woman's Own magazine, she replied: "Nah, sod him! "I'm not warning him about anything the way he's behaved over the years.

Holly Willoughby referenced Mel B on This Morning today, days after the Spice Girls star appeared to take a dig at her and Phillip Schofield. Mel's bandmate Mel C was on the ITV daytime show to chat to the hosts about her new book.

Holly Willoughby was quick to justify her antics on a night out after Mel C made a comment during her appearance on This Morning. The Spice Girl, whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, was on the ITV daytime show to chat about her new book.

according to The Diary of a CEO podcast.“He’d commented on the size of my thighs which was something that really shook me,” the singer said.“I went to a performing arts college which was predominantly a dance college and the body image was an issue there. There were girls with eating disorders, I’d been witness to that in my life, but it never affected me personally.”According to Chisholm, after college, she did put on weight, but it never really bothered her.“It was just, ‘Yeah I’ll cut back a little bit, lose a few pounds,” said Chisholm.“But somebody actually commenting on the way I looked when I was going into a career where so much of it is about how you look really affected me.”“I thought, ‘Well if I’m gonna do this I have to fit the mold,’ and so then that was it.

Spice Girls will be headlining Glastonbury 2023. The pop band burst onto the music scene almost three decades ago, forming in 1994 and going on to achieve worldwide success. Consisting of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown (Mel B), Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Emma Bunton, and Geri Halliwell, the group became one of the most successful girl groups of all time, selling millions of albums and even bagging their own movie.

Mel C has revealed that she was sexually assaulted before her first Spice Girls show. While appearing on the latest episode of the How To Fail podcast with Elizabeth Day, the 48-year-old pop star star, full name Melanie Chisholm, shared details from her new book, Who I Am: My Story. Mel, also known as Sporty Spice, joined in the 1990s mega girl group when she was 20.

Melanie Chisholm, also known as Spice Girls' Mel C, is opening up about a night from her Spice Girls days when she alleges she was sexually assaulted. In an interview on Elizabeth Day’s podcast, Chisholm claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a massage therapist at a spa in an Istanbul, Turkey hotel in 1997 ahead of her first-ever live performance as a Spice Girl. The singer was staying in the hotel the night before the group was set to hit the stage for the first time.«We were in Istanbul.

Getting real. Melanie Chisholm, aka Mel C, opened up about the experience of being sexually assaulted before her first ever full-length live performance with the Spice Girls in 1997.

Melanie Chisholm has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a masseur the night before the Spice Girls’ debut live performance.Speaking on the How To Fail podcast to promote her new memoir Who I Am, the singer – best known known as Mel C or Sporty Spice during her time with the 90s girl group – says the incident took place at a hotel in Istanbul (per The Guardian).“What happened to me, I kind of buried immediately, because there was other things to focus on,” she said, explaining that she had tried to put the event behind her while she focused on preparations for the show. “Everything was leading towards the pinnacle of everything I’d ever wanted to do.”“I didn’t want to make a fuss, but also I didn’t have time to deal with it,” she said, adding that she decided to write about what happened in her memoir after recalling what she called a relatively “mild” assault in a dream.

Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm has revealed she was sexually assaulted in a candid new interview.

anorexia and revealed how the British tabloid press had a devastating impact on her self-esteem. The 48-year-old former Spice Girl said she subsisted on a diet of fruits and vegetables, while exercising for hours at a time to stay slim. “Having an eating disorder can make you feel so alone and so isolated,” she told The Sunday Times in a new interview.

Emma Bunton has surprised her fans by sharing a rare picture on social media of her eldest son Beau in celebration of his birthday. The Spice Girls star, who shares two children with her husband Jade Jones, took to Instagram to gush over her son on Wednesday 11 August as he turned 15 years old. 43 year old Emma looked like a proud parent in the snap and could be seen beaming from ear to ear alongside her teen son Beau as she wished him a happy birthday.

WATCH BELOW: Victoria Beckham singing Spice Girls' "Stop"It seems all five of the original band will be reuniting to film a documentary about their time as the UK’s biggest band.While it’s not the complete reunion tour we’ve been asking for, we’re definitely happy to take it.It’s especially exciting since this project will involve Posh Spice – who was recently seen belting out Stop, karaoke-style.She was famously absent from the 2019 UK reunion tour, so fans will be dying to see her take the stage with the other girls.Victoria Beckham and Melanie Chisholm.While it’s still early days for the production, we’ve begun to collect a few details here and there about what we can expect from the upcoming film.Apparently, it will be created and produced by the same team that brought us The Last Dance, the famed Netflix series about the career of NBA legend Michael Jordan."The director and the whole concept of how that was shot and filmed is really, really, really good.

Melanie Chisholm - otherwise known as Sporty Spice - has opened up to OK! about her relationship with her 13 year old daughter Scarlet. Mel C, 48, tells us: “Any parents of teenagers will know exactly how much of a handful they can be. But she’s absolutely wonderful.

Victoria Beckham has returned to her Spice Girl roots for a brief sing-song while on holiday in St Tropez. In a video shared on Instagram by husband David, Posh Spice joins in karaoke to sing and dance along to one of the band's big hits, Stop. The couple have been soaking in the sun, three months after their oldest son, Brooklyn, married actress Nicola Peltz.

It’s been over 25 years since Mel C and her fellow Spice Girls first wowed the world with their chart-topping debut Wannabe and legendary Girl Power mantra.The years that followed saw Melanie Chisholm "Mel C" and her bandmates – Melanie Brown "Mel B", Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham – lead the 90s pop resurgence, play a major part of the Cool Britannia era and become some of the decade’s most popular showbiz icons. In 1998 however, the girls began making moves towards their solo careers – with Mel amongst those releasing her own music – before calling it quits for good in 2000. And now, Mel tells us she’s been “manifesting” the day they can announce the band are officially getting back together – with Victoria included! “You’ve got to manifest these things!’ the 48-year-old laughs.

Debuting in 1994 with “Wannabe,” the powerhouse group — Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell — eventually became the best-selling female group of all time. Halliwell left the band in 1998, but the quintet reunited for a world tour in 2007. The British pop stars also performed during the closing ceremonies at the 2012 Olympics in London.

James Bond to acclaimed TV assassins and world beating popstars, Merseyside has produced a number of stars who have made it big. The region is also blessed with numerous charismatic TV and radio presenters who have now become household names in their own right. However, success in their chosen fields hasn't come easy, and many have done it the hard way, cutting their teeth in local shows before finding their first taste of fame.

An iconic reunion! While the former members of the Spice Girls have gone their separate ways since their band’s indefinite hiatus, Mel B and Victoria Beckham had a special reunion.

Victoria Beckham may have just dropped the biggest hint yet that she will be joining the other Spice Girls to perform at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert this summer. The iconic band have reportedly been asked to perform at the momentous occasion on June 4th. All five members, Melanie Brown aka Mel B, 46, Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C, 48, Victoria Beckham, 47, Emma Bunton, 46, and Geri Horner, 49, have all said to be asked to reunite for the special occasion.

Going their separate ways. Back in 1994, the Spice Girls were the epitome of female empowerment and friendship. However, the ladies’ once-tight bond seemingly hit a snag after the group disbanded and they all tackled solo careers.

Pop group the Spice Girls “could reunite to perform at Queen's Jubilee” which would see the five stars perform together for the first time in a decade. All five members, Melanie Brown aka Mel B, 46, Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C, 48, Victoria Beckham, 47, Emma Bunton, 46, and Geri Horner, 49, have all said to be asked to reunite for the special occasion. As part of the celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee of her Majesty, the BBC will stage and broadcast a special live concert from Buckingham Palace on Saturday 4 June that will bring together some of the world’s biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from The Queen’s seven decade reign.

A moment of silence for 90’s kids all across the world who won’t get to see the Spice Girls perform life after all. The possibility of Spice Girls reunion tour and movie seem much less probable these days, as per The Sun. They were reportedly working on another reunion performance after the hit Spice World – 2019 Tour “but Covid killed the momentum.” “Now it’s done again,” a source told the outlet of the tour. “There’s nothing on the agenda and they’re focusing on their own things.”

No chance! Howie Mandel wasn’t about to let his daughter get an NSFW tattoo. The 66-year-old comedian revealed on the Monday, December 20, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he quickly shut down his daughter’s idea of getting a raunchy tattoo — regardless of how funny it may have been. 

Girl power! Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Mel B (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) formed the Spice Girls in 1994 and went on to become one of the most beloved music groups of all time.

Victoria Beckham may finally reunite on stage with the Spice Girls. According to Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), the 47-year-old fashion designer would definitely be interested in transforming into Posh Spice once more. «Not to speak out of turn, but between you and I, I know Mrs.