Spice Girl Mel B is engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Rory McPhee.
The 47-year-old singer has confirmed she is set to marry her boyfriend after speculation last month they were planning to tie the knot.
In a new interview, Scary Spice revealed her fellow Spice Girls gave her fiancé the seal of approval and even cried at the happy news.
Congratulations! Mel B got engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Rory McPhee, last month and revealed her fellow Spice Girls cast members gave her fiancé the seal of approval
Mel admitted that she really cares about her bandmates’ opinions of her other half and in the past “they’ve never liked any of my friends.”
She told Hello!: “Emma [Bunton] cried, Mel C. too. Everyone was happy for us and said ‘We love Rory, he’s amazing’ and they all sent congratulations.
“I care about their opinions and it’s really special to me that they like Rory so much because they’ve never liked any of my friends and they’ve made it very clear.
“They actually pushed me about Rory forever before we both got romantic, but I said to them, ‘It’s not like that; he’s just a really good friend who makes me feel safe.’
‘Everyone loved it’: The Scary Spice, 47, admitted she really cares about her bandmates’ opinions of her other half and in the past ‘they’ve never liked any of my friends’.
“It’s really special to me that they like Rory”: She told “Hello!”: “Emma [Bunton] (middle) cried, Mel C (right) too. Everyone was happy for us and everyone sent congratulations” (pictured left with Victoria Beckham)
Rory popped the question to Mel with a £100,000 diamond ring at the luxury country hotel Cliveden House in Berkshire.
According to The Sun, Mel B was “overwhelmed” when Leeds-born hairdresser Rory fell to one knee and burst into tears of joy.
The publication reports that he then held out a £100,000 ring consisting of a pear-shaped champagne-colored diamond set on a rose gold band.
An insider told the outlet Mel immediately said “yes,” adding, “But it was incredibly emotional because after everything she’s been through, it was a really big moment for her.”
She added: “I take care of hers [Spice Girls] opinion and it’s really special to me that they like Rory so much because they’ve never liked any of my friends and they’ve made it very clear.
Another source shared how Mel is “so happy” about the engagement, adding, “It took a lot for a man to make her trust him and believe in love again.
“He’s the complete opposite of so many of the guys she’s had relationships with,” and explains how he showed her that men can be “caring, trustworthy, and dependable.”
“He really took the time to understand what she was going through. He’s madly in love with her.’
OMG! The Leeds-born hairstylist got on one knee to propose a £100,000 diamond ring to Scary Spice at the luxury country hotel Cliveden House in Berkshire
The insider described Mel’s fiancé as a “normal, down to earth guy with good morals” and insisted he wasn’t interested in fame.
They also revealed the two have known each other for many years as they are both from Leeds and Rory is best friends with Mel’s cousin Christian Cooke.
The publication reports that Mel’s eldest daughter Phoenix, 23, was the first person she told about the engagement, with her other friends and family reportedly being “over the moon,” while all of the singer’s other Spice Girls have already met “and like’ her future husband.
Closing: The couple have been said to have been together since 2018 when they met through friends in LA, but things turned more serious the following year when Mel returned to the UK for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour (pictured alongside Mel’s closest friends and family in June 2019 )
Melanie Brown’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by Web.
The pair are believed to have been together since 2018, when they met through friends in LA, including celebrity makeup artist Renee Camilleri.
However, their relationship became more serious the following year when Mel returned to the UK for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour.
Mel shares eldest daughter Phoenix with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar. Mel met Jimmy in 1998 when he was hired as a dancer for a Spice Girls world tour.
Close bond: Mel’s eldest daughter Phoenix, 23, was reportedly the first person she told about the engagement (pictured together in January)
They became engaged in May 1998, she became pregnant a month later and they married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, in September of the same year. Their divorce was finalized in 2000.
Scary Spice Mel is also mother to middle daughter Angel Iris Murphy Brown, 15, whom she co-parents with Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy.
The former couple separated in December 2006 and Mel gave birth to Angel in April 2007. On June 22, 2007, a court-ordered DNA test confirmed that Eddie Murphy was the child’s father.
Ex: Mel split from Stephen Belafonte (pictured in 2016) in 2017 and claimed he abused her throughout their 10-year marriage – something he has always vehemently denied
Spice Girl Mel B also shares her youngest daughter Madison Brown Belafonte, 11, with her second husband Stephen Belafonte.
Spice Girl Mel split from Stephen in 2017, claiming he emotionally and physically abused her during their 10-year marriage – something he has always vehemently denied.
In January, Mel received an MBE for her work with Women’s Aid, a domestic violence charity, to help other people who have suffered from abusive relationships.
The Spice Girl was named in the New Year Honors for services to charity and women at risk, and she explained: “For me, it was all about her”.
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MBE: In January, Mel received an MBE for her work with Women’s Aid, a domestic violence charity, to help other people who have suffered from abusive relationships