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Melanie Chisholm has been enjoying the support and advice of her fellow Spice Girls as she prepares to give birth in February.
But not all the stories have left the mum-to-be feeling excited about her imminent arrival.
Talking at the VIP reception for English National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, Mel, 34, told us: ‘The girls are really excited and supportive. I’ve seen quite a lot of them lately, except Victoria, obviously, because she’s out in LA a lot.

‘Mel B has been talking me through all the fine details of giving birth and has told me loads of horror stories. Well she is Scary, isn’t she? So I suppose it’s her job to scare me a bit!’
Mel C’s new arrival will bring the Spice Girls’ baby total up to eight. Mel B has two girls, Phoenix Chi, nine with dancer Jimmy Gulzar, and Angel Iris, 16 months, with actor Eddie Murphy. Victoria has three kids with David Beckham – Brooklyn, nine, Romeo, five, and Cruz, three. Geri Halliwell has a daughter, Bluebell, two, with Sacha Gervasi, while Emma Bunton has son Beau Lee, one, with Jade Jones.

Mel says she and her partner Thomas Starr, couldn’t be happier: ‘We’re really excited now.
‘The nausea has passed and I haven’t had any weird cravings. I’m in my third trimester so this is when I really start to feel big and it’s starting to become difficult to sleep. I’ve ditched the heels now and it’s flat boots all the way.’
Mel added: ‘I want to give birth in hospital, rather than at home, just in case something goes wrong – especially as it’s my first.’
And the singer wants to keep the sex of the baby a secret: ‘I don’t know what’s in there, I want it to be a surprise – I just hope there’s only one!’
Mel’s said to be planning her wedding to Thomas. The couple, who live in South Wales, have reportedly told friends to prepare for a spring ceremony.