From my perspective the premise of the show sounds far from glamorising what it is? It sounds like it’ll be hellish, and as far removed from their comfort zones as they could possibly be. Rather Mel than me!!

 

My main gripe is the association with Jamie Lynn, who I really don’t care for, but meh.

 

Mel was left in a difficult position financially after her divorce (at least relatively to a celebrity at her level). In recent years she’s clawed it back through doing numerous projects. Clearly she has to keep getting these good pay cheques from reality shows to maintain it. This is far from being the easiest one she could have signed up for.

 

It literally uses the concept of the military and its tests on how strong/resiliant you can be as a frame. So yep, it is absolutely revolting, sorry.

 

Couldnt give two shits about Jamie Lynn, she's just a waste of space that will probably go to jail just like the rest of her family. But I *do* care about what Mel B does and will never support such tripe. She's a f***ing Spice Girl, multi-millionaire who gets millions a year on revenue from the group anyway, she doesnt need to do this crap and I wish she would have more morals on crap like this and the monarchy, but alas...

 

Mel's recent jobs and her MBE really have started to impact on how I see her. I love her as a Spice Girl, but I cant really support her as an individual celebrity any more. Guess Mel C is starting to take her place in my Spice rank now, ah...

After her lawsuits, let Mel B make some money since the tours are still on hold. She’s usually the one where the press reported that being on a verge of bankruptcy.

I confess I really don’t understand the big deal about this, but anyway… I doubt I’ll watch anyway because it’s extra effort to find links & I don’t tend to have much of an interest in their reality TV endeavours anyway. I really doubt there’ll be a peep of controversy regarding her doing this. The UK has a reality show with pretty much the same concept.

 

I’m not a royalist but I don’t think it’s morally wrong for Mel to express sorrow & respect for the Queen, from the perspective of a UK citizen, which Mel B is. I’d rather her express how she genuinely feels, than hide it in order to appease a percentage of people.

I confess I really don’t understand the big deal about this, but anyway… I doubt I’ll watch anyway because it’s extra effort to find links & I don’t tend to have much of an interest in their reality TV endeavours anyway. I really doubt there’ll be a peep of controversy regarding her doing this. The UK has a reality show with pretty much the same concept.

 

I’m not a royalist but I don’t think it’s morally wrong for Mel to express sorrow & respect for the Queen, from the perspective of a UK citizen, which Mel B is. I’d rather her express how she genuinely feels, than hide it in order to appease a percentage of people.

 

I love how you put it. And as a POC and LGBTQ+ person, I’m glad when I see people being respectful to each other despite their different opinions.

 

But it hurts to see POC not taking her time to investigate before accepting anything that she’s offered.

 

Still, just to set the record straight, this is just my personal opinion.

I confess I really don’t understand the big deal about this, but anyway… I doubt I’ll watch anyway because it’s extra effort to find links & I don’t tend to have much of an interest in their reality TV endeavours anyway. I really doubt there’ll be a peep of controversy regarding her doing this. The UK has a reality show with pretty much the same concept.

 

I’m not a royalist but I don’t think it’s morally wrong for Mel to express sorrow & respect for the Queen, from the perspective of a UK citizen, which Mel B is. I’d rather her express how she genuinely feels, than hide it in order to appease a percentage of people.

 

Oh I wasnt saying she is wrong for expressing her beliefs. She is free to do that, thankfully, and it is her right to do so. I just cant support it, due to my own beliefs and like others have said here, I too would wish she would be more educated on this.

Mel B doesn't really strike me as being the most educated or knowledgeable when it comes to these things, this interview clip alone suggests that to me:

 

Urgh, yes this is why they were constantly taken to task on their feminism and girl power. Whilst there is no doubt they believe in the power of women, there was very to little nuance to their stance, at least from most of them. Mel is not a singular case in the group of course, much to the contrary.

Urgh, yes this is why they were constantly taken to task on their feminism and girl power. Whilst there is no doubt they believe in the power of women, there was very to little nuance to their stance, at least from most of them. Mel is not a singular case in the group of course, much to the contrary.

 

It’s shocking though. Now I understand why Shirley Manson used to say that was a sort of commodified feminism and a gimmick (I don’t agree with that in full, but the girls don’t do anything to prove her wrong either).

I know this is from 26 years ago, but Mel B said this in 1996 in the infamous Spectator interview.

 

Mel B: "We shouldn't be prejudiced against any background, poor or aristocratic. The middle class are the worst. We like the aristocrats'.

 

A lot can change in what a person believes in that time, but to me it shows that her looking up to people like the Queen isn't so surprising.

 

I kind of wish she'd been asked to expand on her sentiment about the middle class being the worst! Particularly as that seemed to immediately contradict her saying that people shouldn't be prejudiced to any background.

 

It is noted that in that same interview, Mel B and Emma expressed pro-European views, directly opposed to Victoria and Geri.

 

You know I've never actually read that Spectator interview in full, only extracts... I should do that just for the sake of interest.

Emma: “Do I think Margaret Thatcher is the original Spice Girl? Not particularly. My mum is.”

 

Mel C: “I think Margaret Thatcher is a complete prick.”

 

Victoria: “Personally I am a Tory.”

 

Mel B: “I’m an anarchist.”

 

Lizz: “It was my quote that Margaret Thatcher was a Spice Girl - she was the first advocate of Girl Powder Power.”

 

 

I know this is from 26 years ago, but Mel B said this in 1996 in the infamous Spectator interview.

 

Mel B: "We shouldn't be prejudiced against any background, poor or aristocratic. The middle class are the worst. We like the aristocrats'.

 

A lot can change in what a person believes in that time, but to me it shows that her looking up to people like the Queen isn't so surprising.

 

I kind of wish she'd been asked to expand on her sentiment about the middle class being the worst! Particularly as that seemed to immediately contradict her saying that people shouldn't be prejudiced to any background.

 

It is noted that in that same interview, Mel B and Emma expressed pro-European views, directly opposed to Victoria and Geri.

 

You know I've never actually read that Spectator interview in full, only extracts... I should do that just for the sake of interest.

 

I never knew about those Mel B quotes. How can she say she was an anarchist and then say 'we like the aristocrats'???? That just sounds like a Tory to me lol :teresa:

 

But it really says that I don't think Mel B is particularly interested in politics to know much about what those things mean. Just like her stance on girl power goes to shit when comforted with the nuances around 'powerful women' like Thatcher. She sees it as empowerment and women being powerful but not really any understanding on what those powerful women did in real terms. It's quite bad actually and just shows why so many feminists and progressive people shunned them.

 

Lets be honest, none of them would have read Karl Marx but all of them craved individual power and monetary gain, that's for sure. Whilst they always fought for women's rights and female solidarity, the pursuit of power can absolutely obfuscate the reality of class and social politics.

 

I do, however, expected a bit more from Mel B and Mel C whom both have showed a bit more nuance over the years around women's liberation and LGBTQ+ rights issues, but even those two I am not so sure it goes beyond the superficial.

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I did LOL at the "I'm probably the last person you'd expect to see at a Tory conference and I can't quite believe I am here myself" :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mel B hinting at the fact she is no dirty Tory! :wub:

As well as Mel making waves with her tweet to Tory minister Conor Burns, this is also in the news today:

 

'Extraordinarily high earner' Eddie Murphy agrees to pay ex Mel B $35,000 in MONTHLY child support for 15-year old daughter Angel - two years after the Spice Girl filed for more financial help due to drop in her income

 

Court documents seen by DailyMail.com show Mel B and Eddie Murphy have modified their child support agreement for daughter Angel Iris Murphy Brown

 

The Spice Girl, full name Melanie Brown, filed court papers requesting additional financial assistance in October 2020, citing a change in income

 

The filing reveals Murphy, identified as an 'extraordinarily high earner', will now be required to pay $35,000 a month - an increase of $10,000

 

The payments are to be made retroactively beginning from October 2021 up until Angel turns 18 years old

 

Murphy was originally ordered to pay Brown $25,000 a month - $30,000 a year- in their paternity settlement in February 2009

 

$35k a month ($420k a year) sounds extreme for child support, though of course Eddie Murphy is incredibly rich (net worth $600m and he he reportedly makes $45m a year). It works out at less than 1% of his yearly earnings going towards Angel.

As well as Mel making waves with her tweet to Tory minister Conor Burns, this is also in the news today:

$35k a month ($420k a year) sounds extreme for child support, though of course Eddie Murphy is incredibly rich (net worth $600m and he he reportedly makes $45m a year). It works out at less than 1% of his yearly earnings going towards Angel.

 

Her school fees cost approximately that monthly payment for the year shows how much money they have going out.

Spice Girl Mel B is left feeling 'violated' as pop icon calls in the police after WhatsApp 'hack' sees cryptocurrency scammers target her friends and family and request fake charity donations

 

Mel B had to call in police when Whatsapp hackers who sent her family and celebrity friends fake cryptocurrency donation requests left her feeling 'violated'.

 

Fraudsters pretending to be the former Spice Girl sent messages asking for donations to a charity project to 'help African children dying of thirst'.

 

The 47-year-old received messages from friends regarding the 'charity' project she was involved in, alerting her to the hacking.

 

Those who received the Whatsapp messages were asked to donate in cryptocurrency and the scammers even said Bitcoin could be bought for a cheaper prince as a reward for contributing.

 

A source close to Mel B told the Sunday People that the star knew nothing of the scam and felt 'violated and angry' that someone would go to those lengths and claim it was in the name of charity, as she is known for her charitable ventures.

 

The messages were sent from a contact called Scary Spice MelB and included kisses and emojis to attempt to trick people into believing it was really her.

 

The hackers asked people to send money via Binance - a digital currency exchanging site which was subject to a hacking scandal last week that put £500million of investors' money at risk.

 

The source added that the cryptocurrency angle raised suspicions as 'Mel isn’t involved in any of that. It’s not her scene,' adding that the charity part however did make the scam plausible

Mel B is engaged according to the newspapers! Congratulations to her!

 

2 BECOME 1 Mel B is engaged to Leeds hairdresser who restored her faith in men after 10-year domestic violence hell

 

MEL B is engaged to wed boyfriend of three years Rory McPhee after he proposed this week.

 

The Spice Girl, 47, was “overwhelmed” when the Leeds-born hairdresser popped the question on Wednesday.

 

And sources close to the star told how Rory, 36, and a long-time family friend, has helped repair the damage done by her ten-year domestic abuse hell.

 

Brave Mel has spoken openly about how she was left “powerless” during her decade-long relationship with abusive ex-hubby Stephen Belafonte.

 

But one source told how Rory, who she began dating in 2018, has restored her trust in men.

 

Rory got down on one knee at luxury country hotel Cliveden House, Berks, to propose.

 

He presented her with a £100,000 pear-shaped, champagne-coloured diamond ring, encrusted with smaller champagne diamonds set on a rose gold band.

 

The source said: “Mel is so happy and this is such a big deal for her because she has been though such a lot.

 

“It has taken a huge amount for a man to get her to trust him and to believe in love again.

 

"Rory is from her home town Leeds, he’s known her for years. He’s the absolute opposite of so many of the guys she had relationships with.

 

“He is a really normal, down-to-earth guy, with good morals who has worked incredibly hard to build his own business and a family business. He’s not flash, or interested in the limelight.

 

“He comes from a loving family and his best pal is Mel’s cousin, Christian Cooke. He has really taken the time to understand what she’s been through. He is madly in love with her.

 

"It’s incredibly hard to trust a man after years of abuse but he has shown her men can be caring, trustworthy and reliable.”

 

According to friends, mum-of-three Mel “burst into tears” when Rory got down on one knee.

 

One said: “She said ‘yes’ straight away. But it was incredibly ­emotional because after everything she has been through, it was a really big moment for her.”

 

According to sources, her eldest daughter Phoenix, 23, was the first person to be told — and the rest of her family and all four Spice Girls were let in on the news. The source said: “All the Spice Girls have met Rory and like him.”

 

Mel, who was awarded an MBE this year for her work as Patron of domestic violence charity Women’s Aid, has been dating Rory since 2018 when they met up through friends in LA — when they were pictured with top make-up artist Renee Camilleri.

 

But the relationship became more serious the following year, when Mel returned to the UK for the 2019 Spice World Tour.

 

Rory, who works in the family hair salon in Leeds and his own salon, Lab Hair, accompanied her to Brooklyn Beckham’s Palm Beach wedding earlier this year. And they were at an awards do in Manchester in May.

 

The source went on: “The ring is gorgeous and Mel is thrilled with it. She hasn’t stopped smiling.”

 

The old-fashioned proposal is a stark contrast to her previous relationship.

 

Belafonte, whose real name is Stephen Stansbury, insisted on getting married in Las Vegas within six weeks of meeting — and Mel had to buy both wedding rings.

 

Mel, who has appeared as a judge on The X Factor and America’s Got Talent, was left on the brink of ­suicide after the “reign of terror” at the hands of her ex, who she divorced in August 2018.

 

A second source last night told how Mel’s family and friends are “over the moon” she has found happiness with Rory.

 

They said: “They feel — as she does — that she is safe with him, and what more could they ask for?”

 

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Mel B's daughter Phoenix describes mum's split from Stephen Belafonte as 'best day ever'

 

Mel B's daughter Phoenix recalls the difficult time growing up in her household and the relief she felt when her mum left husband Stephen Belafonte, as she spoke to Kate Ferdinand

 

Mel B's eldest daughter Phoenix has shared her perspective on her mum's relationship with Stephen Belafonte.

 

The 22 year old opened up about the subject to Kate Ferdinand on her podcast Blended, where she discussed knowing the household wasn't "ideal", and her joy when the Spice Girl left her husband after a decade.

 

Phoenix recalls the day it came to an end, telling Kate: “One day we were like, today is the day, and we left. That was the best day ever!"

 

She expanded: "It was a lot of weight lifted off our shoulders."

 

Phoenix, whose father is Mel B's former husband Jimmy Gulzar, reveals that she never felt fully settled around their partnership.

 

She said: "Right away, when my mum got married I realised that it wasn’t an ideal household. I didn’t feel my most comfortable."

 

Describing the household in further detail, she said: “It was a very controlled environment, there were a lot of rules and that is something I wasn’t used to, so everything was happening very fast-paced.

 

"Instead of me asking the questions about what is going on, I would go play basketball, separate myself or just hang out with my mum. I didn’t try to grow a relationship with my mum’s partner.”

 

Phoenix describes how things got worse after a few years of her mum and Stephen being together, due to Mel B's busy work schedule.

 

Reflecting on her experience Phoenix told Kate: “I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone, but I’m happy it’s something I could get through.”

 

She added that she coped with the situation by talking with her mum, and consoling herself. “Might sound a little weird but I would talk to myself," she explained. "No one really went through what I went through so I would rant, say how I feel and in a way I’d feel better."

 

The mother and daughter both now work with Women's Aid to combat domestic abuse, with Mel B being awarded an MBE for her work.

 

Prince William presented her with the honour, and during an interview with Good Morning Britain Mel B revealed he was very engaged in conversation with her.

 

“We had a really good catch up and a really good chat and I was just like erm, you’ve got lots of people waiting and he just carried on talking. He’s so lovely," she recalled.

 

The occasion was made even more special as her bandmate Victoria Beckham designed the dress that she wore for the day.

 

Stephen and Mel B split in 2017, and share daughter Madison, ten. Mel B also has daughter Angel, 15, who's father is Eddie Murphy.

 

https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/phoenix...afonte-28286970

I hope it goes well, she has a habit of rushing into these things.

A friend of mine is friends with him and she has really good things to say about him and his family so fingers crossed.