MELANIE BROWN

Mel B released her debut solo album,

Hot, in October 2000,

and it produced three top five singles,

including the monster hit I Want You Back

– a collaboration with Missy Elliott.

Melanie then embarked upon a new

and successful career as a TV presenter and actress.

She hosted two seasons of the ITV1

talent show This Is My Moment,

shot a documentary for Channel 4 called

Voodoo Princess and was a lead character

in the BBC3 sit-com Burn It.

Melanie has also presented Top of the Pops

and Party In The Park for The Prince's Trust.

In 2002, Melanie released her hit autobiography,

titled Catch A Fire, which went straight into the book chart top 10.

The following year,

she made her theatre debut in

The Vagina Monologues in London.

She continued to pursue her successful acting career

with leading roles in two films,

the horror Lethal Dose and the comedy The Seat Filler,

co-produced by Will Smith and

starring Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland.

From April to September 2004,

Melanie played the role of Mimi in the musical Rent on Broadway,

and the following year

she released her second solo album,

L.A. State Of Mind, featuring the single Today.

As well as rehearsing for

The Return Of The Spice Girls world tour,

Melanie is currently enjoying a highly successful

stint on Dancing With The Stars on US television

– combining preparations for the tour

with a gruelling schedule of ballroom dancing rehearsals.

Melanie has two daughters, Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris,

and is married to long-time friend and movie producer Stephen Belafonte.

courtesy of thesicegirls.com