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As the former Spice Girl prepares to give birth, she hints at what she’ll call the baby

In what some are seeing as a dig at her former band mates, Mel C has told how she won’t be giving her baby a “wacky” name. The heavily pregnant singer was performing at a charity gig last Friday when she made the announcement. “We wouldn’t choose anything wacky. We’re going for something more traditional and old-fashioned,” said the 35 year old.

Given how, erm, unusual, some of the other Spice Girls’ children’s names are, Mel’s comments appear to be a direct reference to them, with many believing she was poking fun. After all, Posh named her kids Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz; Geri Halliwell’s daughter is called Bluebell Madonna; Emma Bunton named her son Beau; and Mel B’s two girls are called Phoenix-Chi and Angel Iris.

Mel C is in the last few weeks of her pregnancy, but she bravely took to the stage at Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s The Outward Bound Trust gig in London last Friday, alongside the likes of Lulu and Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton. Positively blooming with a big baby bump, she donned a tasteful black dress with a pretty ribbon sash as she performed to an appreciative crowd. The singer looked happy and relaxed to still be working, despite being so close to giving birth.

She is the last of the Spice Girls to have a baby, after settling down with her builder boyfriend of six years, Thomas Starr, 38. While her due date has not been made public, the star confirmed the news of her pregnancy at the end of August. At the time she said rather optimistically, “I will be taking it easy,” before reassuring her fans, “I will need to take some time off to be a mum but, before you know it, and we’ll be back.”

The new arrival will bring the total Spice Girls fold to eight. And with Cruz’s break-dancing ability knowing no bounds, we’re hoping for a Spice Kids band to be formed very soon.

(new! magazine)

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