Pregnant Mel C to marry long-term partner and father of her baby

They've been together six years and now pregnant Mel C is set to marry her partner Thomas Starr.

The couple, who live together in Wales, got engaged last month, according to the Mirror.

The invitations have been printed and they have told friends and family to prepare for a spring wedding.

Getting married: Mel C and her partner Thomas Starr will be walking down the aisle in the Spring

Mel's baby, which will take the surname Starr, is thought to be due in March.

The former Sporty Spice showed off her growing baby bump this week as she took the stage for a charity concert in Manchester.

The singer, dressed all in black, told the crowd the gig would be be her last concert before the birth of her first child.

Mel admits 'rocking out is not easy at the moment' but she still managed to impress the audience who turned out to support the 'Pinktober' breast cancer research fundraiser.

Mama Spice: Mel C showed off her bump at a gig in Manchester this week

The 34-year-old is the last of Spice Girls to start a family - Victoria Beckham three sons, Melanie Brown has two daughters, Geri Halliwell a daughter and Emma Bunton a son.

Mel C she will be calling the girls for advice, adding: 'They're all mums and they're all really good mums.'

She says she plans to keep the sex of the child a surprise: 'I don't know and I don't want to know. In the end I do, obviously.'

Getting ready for baby: The gig was Mel C's last before she gives birth

Mel C reveals all about her bump...

Pregnant Mel C is the last of the Spice Girls to start a family, and after waiting so long she won't be taking any chances when it comes to caring for her baby.

When asked which of her former bandmates she would put on babysitting duty she tried to avoid answering the question, before jokily admitting: 'Any of their nannies!'

Double Spice: Mel C cheerfully displays her growing bump as she chats to Al Murray on his ITV show

But the 34-year-old was complimentary about the Spice Girls' mothering skills, insisting: 'Well they're all mums and they're all really good mums actually.'

Of the band members Melanie Brown has two daughters, Victoria Beckham three sons, Geri Halliwell a daughter and Emma Bunton a son.

Melanie, who appears on Al Murray's ITV show this Friday, talked happily to the comedian about her growing bump.

Expecting a surprise: She said she didn't want to know if it was a boy or a girl

Mel C can't wait to be a Spice mother, and cradles her bump as she is interviewed

She said she didn't know if she was expecting a boy or a girl.

'I don't know and I don't want to know,' she said. 'In the end I do, obviously.'

And Melanie also talked about last year's money-spinning Spice Girls reunion tour.

'I actually didn't want to do it.

'And when I received the phone call, it was the phone call that I had most dreaded in the last however many years since we were last together, seven years.

'But then thinking about it, and spending time with the girls and - now I've done it - it was amazing and I'm really glad I did.'

But Melanie claimed the tour wasn't as profitable as was speculated.

'I can't deny it was a decent earner,' she admitted. 'But it wasn't what they said in the papers. By a long stretch.'

Melanie, who has been with her partner Thomas Starr for six years, announced her pregnancy on her website last month.

Meanwhile, Mel B is gearing up to renew her wedding vows with husband Stephen Belafonte later this year, it has been claimed.

She is planning an extravagant ceremony in Egypt - and will sell pictures of the event to a magazine, insiders say.

She and producer Belafonte are said to have sent 'an 11-page invite' to friends.
A source told the New York Post's Page Six gossip column: 'It was very ornate and detailed.

'Everyone has to sign an agreement to be photographed and videotaped. Mel is going to be selling the pictures to a magazine for as high a price as she can get.'

Her fellow Spice Girls are thought to be among the invited guests.

Brown, 33, and Belafonte married in secret in Las Vegas in June 2007 shortly after she gave birth to ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy 's baby.

Spice Girls cancel their world tour 'after both the Mels quit

The Spice Girls have cancelled their world tour after just two months of performances and two continents amid reports of poor ticket sales.

So far, they have performed in the UK, Canada, the US and in Madrid and Cologne in Europe.

But instead of playing dates in Australia, Argentina, and China the five will finish the reunion tour in Toronto on February 26.

Mel B and Mel C are said to be fed up of the reunion tour

In the run up to the tour Victoria reportedly tried to eat more to deal with the group's dance regime

However, despite citing family commitments as their reason for cutting the tour short, sources close to the group say the two Mels did not want to continue.

After they were presented with a new tour schedule the friend said to the Daily Mirror: "Mel B wasn't having any of it. She misses her husband and children and said she couldn't go on. She's also been flooded with US offers after her success on Dancing With Stars.

"Mel C agreed it was time to call it a day. She was the least excited about it. She also feared it might jeopardise her solo career."

Officially, a spokesman for the girls said: "Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments for Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria.

The groups stuck loosely to the characters they had when they first formed: Ginger, Sporty, Baby, Posh and Scary

"It was announced in June that, as well as the Europe and the US, the girls planned to visit Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina.

"Due to the phenomenal demand for tickets in the UK and the US along with the touring logistics for such a massive production it was not possible to fit everything in.

Sparkling: The Spice Girls' London shows were sold-out show in London

"As the girls return to normal family life and the kids go back to school they are reviewing all the options. Who knows what the future might bring."

The Spice Girls said: "We've had such an amazing time over the last three months.

"It's been incredible being back together and seeing our fans again.

"We want to thank everyone who came to see us. It was all so mad the first time round, so we've really been able to appreciate it properly this time.

The Spice Girls will be dissapointing fans in three continents by cancelling the rest of their tour dates

"There have been so many highlights and good times that we know it will be hard to be apart after Toronto.

"Really sorry if we didn't get to see you this time round. We all have other commitments in our lives now but who knows what will happen next."

The tour was originally meant to last until June but the dates in Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Beijing and Sydney were first cancelled apparently so the group could play extra nights in London. They had not been rescheduled.

The spokesman told the Mail then: "The plan is for these dates to happen."

But last night the spokesman admitted: "The decision came out of America. The girls want to get back to their families - it's not about lack of demand.

"Sorry - we appear to have been duped."