{"id":531461,"date":"2026-07-18T00:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/531461\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:07:08","slug":"mel-c-secretly-planning-wedding-to-partner-chris-dingwall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/531461\/","title":{"rendered":"Mel C \u2018secretly planning wedding to partner Chris Dingwall\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">The publication reported Victoria Beckham is expected to miss the ceremony because she is in the United States with her husband, David Beckham, for the FIFA Club World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">A source quoted by the Daily Mail said: \u201cEveryone is quite confused that Sporty Spice is having her wedding on the eve of the FIFA world cup final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThere is a feeling she might move to Australia with Chris in due course. She already does The Voice Australia and her daughter, Scarlett, 17, will be off to university at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">Melanie has previously spoken openly about never believing marriage would form part of her future. Having watched her parents separate when she was a young child, she repeatedly said she did not see herself getting married despite several long-term relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">She shares her daughter, Scarlett, with former partner Thomas Starr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">In an interview with The Sunday Times in 2022, Melanie said: \u201cI\u2019ve never, never wanted to marry. Maybe marriage works for some people, but maybe to think it works for the majority is an old-fashioned notion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">However, speaking to the same newspaper earlier this year, Melanie revealed her relationship with Chris had changed her perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">She said: \u201cYou know what? (Marriage is) something I didn\u2019t think would be part of my story. But I\u2019m so happy with Chris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMaybe it is something that will be in my life. I just think, just do all the things. Do you know what I mean? Have all the experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">The couple made their relationship public in 2024, with Melanie later revealing during an appearance on the Life Uncut podcast with Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne they first met through the celebrity dating app Raya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">Speaking to The Telegraph in May, Melanie said: \u201cHe\u2019s very laid-back. He\u2019s loads of fun&#8230; we have very similar personalities and lifestyles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">The reported wedding follows a landmark week for the Spice Girls as Melanie, Victoria, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Brown each marked the 30th anniversary of Wannabe on social media. The celebrations have also reignited speculation over future reunion plans for the group, whose catalogue includes Say You\u2019ll Be There, 2 Become 1, Spice Up Your Life and Viva Forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">Earlier this month, Melanie received the Global Impact Award at the Nordoff and Robbins Silver Clef Awards at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall, where she reflected on the group\u2019s extraordinary rise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">She said: \u201cWe knew exactly what we wanted to achieve but nobody imagined the scale (of what) we went on to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe went out, we conquered the world. We were told that we couldn\u2019t, and we wouldn\u2019t. 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