July 28Jul 28 13 minutes ago, Mr.X said:seriously? I never knew this, what a shit lineI think it was to do with the mother trying to get her daughter to stop wearing a football kit and go out to meet guys. I'd forgotten all about it until I saw that link and suddenly it came back to me.
July 28Jul 28 I wonder how she felt about that line, alongside one of her songs being on the soundtrack! Seeems like a slap in the face.
July 29Jul 29 15 hours ago, -Jay- said:I wonder how she felt about that line, alongside one of her songs being on the soundtrack! Seeems like a slap in the face.Exactly... specially at a time when she was going through so much with her own self esteem17 hours ago, Spiceboy said:I think it was to do with the mother trying to get her daughter to stop wearing a football kit and go out to meet guys. I'd forgotten all about it until I saw that link and suddenly it came back to me.Thanks for further context
August 3Aug 3 New interview with Mel is in the Aussie paper The Sunday Morning Herald today (it's behind a paywall, but you can read it here):https://archive.ph/2025.08.03-092627/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/i-am-done-with-being-hard-on-myself-sporty-spice-melanie-chisholm-at-51-20250721-p5mgl4.html Edited August 3Aug 3 by ThePensmith
August 5Aug 5 This part amused me!The five members discuss band matters regularly via a private WhatsApp group, figuring what might be possible for the milestone. “And there are subgroups within the group,” says Chisholm, laughing. “I definitely know there is a chat group that doesn’t contain me, but somewhere else we keep Ginger or Posh out. Like all friendship groups, we have many ways of communicating.”
August 7Aug 7 One of the best solo releases for me, I know lots of fans get fed up hearing it close every one of her shows but I think it goes OFF every time and it the perfect way to close her shows.
August 8Aug 8 And if @Mr.X went to one of her shows it gives him the perfect reason to leave before the rest of the crowd! Considerate Mel ❤️Happy 25th, I Turn to You
August 8Aug 8 4 hours ago, -Jay- said:And if @Mr.X went to one of her shows it gives him the perfect reason to leave before the rest of the crowd! Considerate Mel ❤️Happy 25th, I Turn to You Oh hun you would never find me in a Melanie C solo gig again... I went in 2003 to the Astoria and promised myself never to waste my money again lol
August 20Aug 20 Emma makes a (virtual) cameo on The Voice Australia: Edited August 20Aug 20 by VampFan
Friday at 11:262 days Saw Melanie supporting Bryan Adams yesterday in Warwick. Was an interesting experience seeing her at an event where it wasn’t her own gig with her own fans. She definitely had to work harder to get reactions from the crowd but by the end she got really good cheers.She told a few stories of Bryan Adams, how he gave her the confidence to have a go at doing it on her own and she owes him a lot for that. About the first time she met him on TOTP “Geri was sat on his knee while Mel B was stroking his hair. Do you think he was scared? Was he f***! He is one of the only men who wasn’t scared of the Spice Girls!” 🤣She came back ok during his stint and did 2 songs “the only thing that looks good on me is you” and “when you’re gone” and at the end Bryan walked her down the catwalk with her arm held up and bowed with her. He didn’t speak much during his gig but he did say how fantastic she was which was lovely. She got a massive cheer when she came on with him and everyone was filming when you’re gone (which was a more stripped back version).Setlist from what I can remember:AnymoreA cover?OverloadNever be the same againAnother cover?Going downNorthern star (this was a slowed down acoustic performance and got the best reaction of her set)Spice up your life2 become 1Who do you think you areI turn to youI may have forgotten a song or two but it was only a 35mins set (which was a tad disappointing). The covers were club songs which my husband was familiar with but I wasn’t.I was kind of hoping she would do more Northern Star and Beautiful Intentions stuff and lean into the rockier stuff with this crowd. They received Going down and Northern star the best (and the spice girls stuff although SUYL didn’t go down well the crowd were a bit meh at that one although she was trying to get the crowd to sing along and do the SPICE UP YOUR LIFE bits - it doesn’t work as a solo song I don’t think).
Friday at 12:342 days @Spiceboy Glad to hear you had a good time! The two covers were Gypsy Woman and Touch Me. But how come you didn't mention their joint rendition of Say You'll Be There? Edited Friday at 12:352 days by VampFan
Friday at 13:152 days 'I Turn To You' makes an appearance today in my 2000s #ThrowbackThursday edition.
Friday at 16:272 days 3 hours ago, VampFan said:@Spiceboy Glad to hear you had a good time! The two covers were Gypsy Woman and Touch Me. But how come you didn't mention their joint rendition of Say You'll Be There?Oh yes… that was terrible. I barely even recognised the song 🙈😂
