MEL’S SPORT DAY
Taking a trip down memory lane, Mel C revisits her iconic Sporty Spice style... much to the amusement of her 11-year-old daughter Scarlet.
“My daughter is very proud of me but definitely enjoys making fun of some of my past hairstyles and fashion choices,” Mel jokes. “With 90s fashion and sports wear having a moment my iconic Sporty look is a winner – but some other later stuff, not so much!”
In the video for new single Who I Am, released yesterday, Mel visits a museum of herself where she wears her Spice Girls era tracksuit and with spiky, blonde cropped hair from her early solo career, when she released album Northern Star.
She sings: “When I look in the mirror, I finally like what I see.”
The 46-year-old singer credits last year’s Spice Girls reunion as a
“moment of personal growth” and describes going on tour with the girls as “incredible.”
She says: “It was such a magical experience. Spending time with the girls and becoming much closer again was really special too.
“I loved being Sporty Spice again it helped me really embrace every part of myself.”
Mel experienced some personal reflection while writing new music. She says: “Making my new album I began to realise a new chapter in my life emerging. I feel braver as I get older and can look back on how everything has made me the person I am today.
“I’ve learnt to appreciate and be kinder to myself and that we are all capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. I also learnt there are painful memories and life is a work in progress. Always striving for perfection and not being happy is exhausting. I’ve learnt to be less critical of myself.”