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UK announcement (if she was on DWTS UK), Twitter / Daily Mail: “she’s crap”, “she can’t sing”, “z-list celeb”

US: people are nice and supportive.

 

Fingers crossed this brings her a little bit of visibility and new fans. Also, don’t forget she’s gonna be also on The Voice, in a few months. And guest on RuPaul All Stars. Hope she’s clever and release something.

 

What season?

 

I'm happy, dwts is a good show, a good opportunity for Mel! I loved Emma and Mel B on the show, good luck!

Just for the record: before the official announcement, Melanie had 807K followers on Instagram. Let's see how many followers she will reach by the end of the show.

806K I checked it too. It reached 807K a few hours after the first videos started to circulate on Instagram and Twitter.

 

Mel looks fantastic wow can't wait to see her outfits

She looked incredible in the cut off Spiceworld top on her way to rehearsals today.

Love, love that every time the girls are in the US (Victoria included), the press is so kind and ask nice questions about the Spice Girls. They also show bits of their videos (screaming at Viva Forever, was it ever released in the US?).

 

Please, I wanna see Melanie dancing to a Spicy song 🌶.

Wow :wub:

A few have asked if people in the US know the contestants. And. Well. Kinda? I think they're a bit short on household names this season. JoJo Siwa's a bit of an unusual case as someone who gets on these Most Influential Stars lists...yet I wouldn't be surprised to meet people who haven't heard of her. Sunisa Lee's a recent gold medal Olympian, so that name's probably out there. I don't know if "Martin Kove" is a name everyone knows, but people are definitely familiar with his face through Karate Kid and the hugely popular Cobra Kai series. Brian Austin Green was a 90s heartthrob. The others...kinda cover the niche audiences there for a sports star/country star/reality star/talk show host/etc, I think.

 

I realize people arrive to fame in very different ways these days, but I'll admit I raised an eyebrow at one of them being described as a Peloton instructor. I've never heard of Cody Rigsby, but he's got a huge following. So. What do I know? And beats me what to make of Olivia Jade being included. She's mostly known for her college emissions scandal, so I'm not sure about the morality behind handing another grand opportunity to her. But. I find most of these shows like to cast someone who's not exactly...beloved.

 

Anyway. While "Melanie C" may not immediately be known to everyone in the US, I would actually say "Sporty Spice" is the closest to a household name of the whole bunch. Honestly. The Spices owned an entire year in the US in a way that JoJo never did...though I'd still say JoJo will the biggest force to be reckoned with as a vote getter in the cast.

Dancing with the Northern Star.

 

How lucky are those people 😏

 

 

Strictly in the UK are pretty careful with selection they tend to steer clear of reality stars or big brother housemates etc. If they have to go c-list they go for weather presenters from the BBC or something like that.

 

The US version shocked me it was a bit more low brow.

Strictly in the UK are pretty careful with selection they tend to steer clear of reality stars or big brother housemates etc. If they have to go c-list they go for weather presenters from the BBC or something like that.

 

The US version shocked me it was a bit more low brow.

 

 

Towie / Chelsea "stars" are definitely in that reality "stars" box as are the vloggers / youtubers that they have had on the show tbf.

Strictly in the UK are pretty careful with selection they tend to steer clear of reality stars or big brother housemates etc. If they have to go c-list they go for weather presenters from the BBC or something like that.

 

The US version shocked me it was a bit more low brow.

 

Point of views, it depends on where you’re from ☺️

 

Trust me, a US American would consider the Strictly cast as Z-list. But I kinda agree with you. The US has more the Bachelor and Housewives of types of realities. Still those celebs have millions of followers.

 

I mean, could you ever see Mel B going to Strictly. She would be like “who da f*** are these people” after one second. 😂😂😂😂

Towie / Chelsea "stars" are definitely in that reality "stars" box as are the vloggers / youtubers that they have had on the show tbf.

 

I must admit I've not paid much attention to the last couple of years of Strictly who were the Towie or Chelsea people?

I must admit I've not paid much attention to the last couple of years of Strictly who were the Towie or Chelsea people?

 

Mark Wright that blonde one who’s family own the biscuit company off Chelsea… a couple of others but I wouldn’t really know names as I cant stand the shows so don’t watch them. 🤣

Anyway. While "Melanie C" may not immediately be known to everyone in the US, I would actually say "Sporty Spice" is the closest to a household name of the whole bunch. Honestly. The Spices owned an entire year in the US in a way that JoJo never did...though I'd still say JoJo will the biggest force to be reckoned with as a vote getter in the cast.

 

Agreed 100%.

 

Going into this, I'm betting Melanie C & JoJo will definitely make the finale. We know Melanie C can dance so as long as JoJo can perform well, they are shoe-ins.

 

I think Mel has a good shot at going very far, she knows how to play the media. It's no coincidence she turned up in her signature ponytail and going to rehearsals in Spice Girls merch, she's reminding everyone she is from the band they loved as a kid.

 

I expect her to play on the Spice Girls a lot, dancing to one of the songs at some point, Skype phone call with Mel B for one of her VTs, lots of Spice Girls references. She's an absolute pro these days at saying the right thing and playing it right to what audience she is in front of.