Dancing With The Stars: Sporty Spice Mel C's Biggest Scandals Explained - Screen Rant

Each season, Dancing with the Stars brings celebrities together, and it's time to talk about season 30 star, Melanie Chisholm. The dancing competition's celebs come from sports, television, movies, and pop culture. All compete for the coveted Mirrorball trophy. Now that the show is in its milestone 30th season, all sorts of famous names are vying for the prize. With host Tyra Banks at the helm, judges Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli will have a whole new crop of amateur dancers to evaluate. It's sure to be a fierce competition, and fans are already choosing sides. Mel C definitely impressed during the premiere, and there is plenty to learn about her.

The famous DWTS contestant Melanie is better known as Mel C. She's a member of the massively popular and influential group, The Spice Girls. Mel C was known as "Sporty Spice" due to her athletic appearance, active performing style, and high energy on and off the stage. She embarked on a successful solo career, releasing several albums and appearing in high-profile musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar. Decades after the Spice Girls officially broke up, Mel C has continued to keep her name in the spotlight.

The attention Mel C has gotten has not always been positive. In recent years, she's been involved in several scandals that have brought her negative attention and backlash. Most of these controversies relate to her time in the band. She's said that she had negative experiences with fellow Spice Girls Geri Halliwell (now Geri Horner), Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown (Mel B), and Emma Bunton. Some of the scandals have damaged her image.

Mel C, who will bring dance experience to DWTS, has said some especially unkind things about her bandmate, Geri. According to The Daily Mirror, Mel said that Geri was untalented in 2003. She remarked that she did not believe Geri had enough talent to pass judgment on the abilities of other musicians. Although shocking, this interview took place a long time ago. However, her words were very harsh. They resonated and certainly did not give any credit to her former bandmate, Ginger Spice. Comments like that sent the message to fans that there was real tension between the singers. This soured the image of the group.

More recently, the Dancing with the Stars season 30 cast member Mel C made other comments that got noticed. With her remarks, she once again painted her time in the Spice Girls as a negative experience. It is clear from her statements that what she went through during her time in the band still impacts her to this day. In an interview with Attitude, Mel stated that she "felt bullied" by her bandmates. Even though she wouldn't say who specifically made her feel this way, fans can certainly speculate about who is to blame. However, since she didn't specify the culprit, it is possible that any one of the Spice Girls was responsible. The Dancing with the Stars competitor's allegations caused a stir.

For the most part, the Spice Girls have put their differences behind them. Minus Victoria, they went on tour in 2019. Mel C was able to bring positive energy to fans. This showed that there is still love between the group members. Hopefully, Mel C's time on Dancing with the Stars, alongside celebs Jojo Siwa, Mike Mizanin, and more, will remind viewers of the good times.

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Source: Attitude

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