SPICE GIRLS - MEL C 'VERY HAPPY' WITH BABY NEWS

MEL C 'VERY HAPPY' WITH BABY NEWS

Former SPICE GIRLS star MELANIE CHISHOLM has confirmed she is expecting her first child.
The singer was rumoured to be pregnant after paparazzi snappers caught her wearing a loose-fitting dress to hide her growing bump.
And now the star, 34, has announced she and her partner of six years, Thomas Starr, are to become first time parents - and are "very happy" with the news.
She writes on her official website MelanieC.net, "Well, I can now announce that Tom and I are expecting a baby and we are very happy.
"Thank you for all your kindness, good wishes and support (even if it was based on speculation)."
Chisholm claims she plans to take time out from her solo career to focus of being a mum, but insists she will soon be back on stage performing.
She adds, "I will be taking it easy but am also excited to start writing for an album, I'll need some time off to be a mum but, before you know it, we'll be back."
She's the last of the Spice Girls to fall pregnant - Melanie Brown has two daughters, Posh Spice Victoria Beckham has three sons with soccer stud David Beckham and Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton each have one child.