Spice Girl Mel C 'exhausted but happy' as she shares insight into 50th birthday weekend
Melanie Jayne Chisholm, better known as Melanie C, marked her 50th birthday with a one-off live show in front of a sold-out crowd of hard-core fans.
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Mel C from The Spice Girls has taken to Instagram to mark her 50th birthday milestone. The singer shared an insight into her birthday celebrations with a long social media post and, clearly, she's quite rightly been spoiled rotten.
She penned: "50 feels so good!!! Thank you to everyone for making this the best birthday EVER!!! A weekend filled with friends and family new and old (fans being both!)
"I have been treated in so many ways, my gorgeous guests on stage @emmaleebunton , @rickontour, @natappleton, @nicoleappleton, @andywburrows, #DavidArnold & #PeterVettese [...]
"Incredibly generous and thoughtful gifts from everyone from flowers, candles, playlists, DJ sets, to cakes, balloons and cuddles. I feel very loved and very special. Here’s to a magical 2024, what a way to kick it off!
"A very special thank you to my MD’s, band, crew, tour manager and creative director, all at @variousartistsmanagement @sjmconcerts & @wasserman as ever you went above and beyond for me. A weekend I will never forget. Exhausted but happy Just thinking what to do for the next big one!!!" (sic)
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Many of her one million followers wished her plenty of birthday wishes in the comments. One person wrote: "I refuse to believe that sporty spice is 50," as another commented: "I saw you in a gym a few months ago and I can confirm you do not look your age!"
A third typed: "Happy 50s @melaniecmusic it was a pleasure to be in your bday concert party last Friday! Thank you." A fourth said: "It was an amazing night!! You only get better with age!! What an icon!"
A fifth follower commented: "Cannot believe it! will always be the biggest Spice girls fan!! Saw you perform at Ascot Last year and loved every second, still amazing! Happy Birthday 50th Mel C!" (sic)
Mel celebrated her milestone with a one-off performance at Koko in London, singing a wide range of songs from her 25-year career. The two-hour set saw plenty of vintage Spice Girls anthems and new soundtracks.
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In similar news, Mel C opened up about the sacrifice she made for her former bandmate Victoria Beckham when she was dating David Beckham. The couple first met in 1997 whilst he was playing football for Manchester United.
Mel quipped that she was "taking one for the team" watching her football rivals play against eachother. Thankfully, the sacrifice paid off. She told Express.co.uk: "I was, what did he call it, third wheeling! It is pretty amazing looking back over those times."
“I think we went to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to watch United play. I mean, you know, a Liverpool fan going to watch United, I was taking one for the team!"