Melanie Chisholm And Tom Starr Expecting First Child

Posted on August 22, 2008 by popdirt

Former Spice Girl checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Thursday (August 21), revealing she and her construction manager boyfriend Tom Starr are expecting their first child. Melanie C writes:

Hi Everyone
Some Happy News!
Well, I can now announce that Tom and I are expecting a baby and we are very happy.

As I’m sure you’ll understand we needed time to wait for results and tell our families. Thank you for all your kindness, good wishes and support (even if it was based on speculation!).
You all know how much I value my privacy so I’m sure I can rely on you to respect that, particularly at this time.

I will be taking it easy but am also excited to start writing for the fifth album. I’ll need some time off to be a mum but, before you know it, we’ll be back.

Also check back on the site over the next week or so – Uncles Paul, Greg, Nick, Scott, Vinnie (and me) are planning a UK gig somewhere ‘up north’ for a great cause (rocking out is not easy at the moment so it’ll be a full band acoustic gig).

Love Melanie xx

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Melanie C Visits ‘The Hour With George Stroumboulopoulos’

Posted on May 10, 2008 by popdirt

Former Spice Girl, visited the Canadian talk show ‘The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos’ to talk about her blossoming solo career. Mel said the “was almost like this fairytale existence” and talked about how she was so nervous for her first solo gig, having no regrets about the reunion, how money wasn’t the deciding factor to return to the girl group, her mother still being in a band, her record label wanting to market her as the British Pink before she went independent, and the status of major labels. Watch the interview via YouTube below.

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Melanie C On Spice Girls Reunion And More

Posted on March 3, 2008 by popdirt
Melanie Chisholm of Spice Girls

AOL Music Canada caught up with for a Q&A, where she discussed the reunion. “When we finally decided, and we wanted to see what people’s feelings were about us getting back together and doing some shows, the reaction was incredible,” Mel C said. “We’d originally decided to tour for two months, but the demand was so great, especially at home in England, and in Canada and America, that it’s taken us really ’til the end of this month, and that was our limit because everybody has other commitments. We could keep going. We really could, so it’s been crazy. We’re all really grateful for the support we’ve received.” The full story at music.aol.ca has since been removed.

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Spice Girls Sing Happy Birthday To Melanie C On Saturday

Posted on January 15, 2008 by popdirt

The sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to during the group’s string of concerts at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night (January 12). Chisholm was celebrating her 34th birthday. Watch the clip via YouTube below.

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Happy New Year From Melanie C

Posted on January 7, 2008 by popdirt

checked in with fans on the blog at TheSpiceGirls.com on Sunday (January 6) with the following message:

Woo hoo!! 2008, Happy New Year everybody, it’s going to be a good one.

Myself and all the Spiceys had a great Christmas. We caught up with our families, ate lots of mince pies and got some well-needed sleep!

We got together for a New Year’s Eve dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s fabulous restaurant in Claridges. We got dressed up and had a great night. It was really lovely to see in the New Year with all the girls. We celebrated all the fun times from 2007 and raised a glass (or seven) to the ones to come and to the people who make them possible… especially you guys. THANK YOU!

Although we all really needed some rest we couldn’t wait to get back on stage. The first show back was quite scary after not performing for a few days, but it was a blinder! In fact, the show has got even more exciting, we are having a ball and our audiences seem to be getting better and better.

It’s lovely to be at home, even though it’s freezing! I’m really looking forward to the show on the 12th because it’s my birthday and I’ve never performed on my birthday before and I can’t think of a better way to spend the evening. We’re of to Manchester in a couple of weeks and we’re really excited to take the show up north… so it’s happy days in Spiceworld.

Hope you’re all well and are avoiding that miserable flu. See you soon.

Lots of love… aaaaahhhhh!

Melanie C x x x

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Melanie C ‘I Turn To You’ Live At The Mint

Posted on December 8, 2007 by popdirt

Spice Girl performed an acoustic gig at The Mint in Los Angeles on Thursday (December 6), which was a night off from the reunited British pop group’s current world tour. Watch Mel perform her ‘Northern Star’ single ‘I Turn To You’ below.

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Mel C: I Always Thought I’d Never Go Back To The Spice Girls

Posted on November 13, 2007 by popdirt

spoke with Reuters about her initial reluctance to be part of the reunion. “For years I always thought I would never go back,” the 33-year-old said. “It’s a very personal thing to me. I had a lot of things to deal with after the , I had a lot of personal issues, and I have been very happy being a solo artist. I had to really think about my decision, but after spending time with the girls and now getting into the show I am so glad this is the decision I had made.”

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Melanie C. Wrestled With Decision To Join Spice Girls Reunion

Posted on October 24, 2007 by popdirt

spoke with Closer magazine about how she was convinced to sign on with the big reunion. “The girls approached me and said they were getting together to do a world tour, a greatest hits album and a big goodbye, and I was like: ‘Oh, no.’ It was the last thing I wanted to hear,” Mel C. admitted. “All four of them had spoken about it and it was set in stone. They basically said if I wanted to do it great but if I didn’t want to do it then they were going to do it anyway. I’d always said I’d never do it. But I didn’t want to miss out and have regrets. I also didn’t want to be the person that stopped it being the complete five. I was scared I’d be the villain. The depression and everything else was in my thoughts during the decision process of whether to do the tour. It took me a long time to decide because it was something I never ever wanted to do. It was hard, so I didn’t say yes immediately. I changed my mind every day, it was difficult. I’ve been on the straight and narrow for four years. But I had to be sensible and evaluate what I wanted to do. And I want this reunion.” Read more.

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Melanie C. Blogs At Spice Girls Web Site

Posted on October 19, 2007 by popdirt

checked in with fans on the ’ new blog at the reunited group’s official web site on Friday (October 19). She writes: “Wow, there is so much to tell you! Things are really hotting up now with the tour preparations. Emma, Victoria, Geri and I had a fantastic meeting with Roberto Cavalli’s team last week, the costumes for the tour are going to be AMAZING!! It’s so exciting to work with such talented and lovely people, we feel very lucky.”

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Melanie C Visits ‘This Morning’

Posted on October 17, 2007 by popdirt

member dropped by ‘This Morning’ on Tuesday (October 16) from Studio 8 at The London Studios in London, England. Mel talked about the decision for the group to reunite, getting Roberto Cavalli to design their tour outfits, selling out their London dates in 38 seconds, juggling her solo work and rehearsals with the group, how the girls are getting along, and perhaps dates in another UK city. Melanie later performed her new single ‘This Time’. Watch the footage at YouTube.

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