September 1, 2025 • 6 mins
The extraordinary Mel C (Sporty Spice) joins Jonesy & Amanda for a chat!
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
My Heart podcasts, hear more Gold one on one point
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Speaker 2 (00:14):
Playlists and listen live on the Free iHeart app and
Amanda jam Nation the Spicy Come on, what about stuff
right now? Put that on? What about spice up your life?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
What about sensitive spice? We are very excited to be
talking to sporty Spice, our very favorite spice. Melanie. See
she's spending more and more time on our shores as
a judge of the Voice Australia.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
And look as we live and breathe, it's Melanie C.
Well hello, Hello, I was just thinking, Melanie C. I
sound like it sounds like you're in trouble. When I
say Melanie C.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
When I get when I get the full surname, that's
when I am in trouble.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
In the in the very beginning, when you first became
a bicycle, was it you that came up with being sporty?
Did you have options and you chose that one? And
were you a sporty person?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Do you know what? It was? Actually a magazine here
in the UK, so you must know. The show's Top
of the Pups legend show here in the UK, and
they had a magazine that ran alongside it. And it
was actually the editor of the magazine was like, you
girls need nicknames, and they just gave us these little
throwaway and it was either on our appearents or our personality.
(01:38):
And I was always like really sporty and in my
trackies and stuff. So that's where that came from. And
we love our nicknames. We really embraced them and we
almost became caricatures of them. And you know, they were
a great marketing tool as well. It was a beautiful accident.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, how brilliant. If you'd gone Interest in your pajamas
and a branch coat that day, you'd have had quite
a different nickname.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Well, the wonderful thing was I'm always comfortable, you know,
and sports where it just never goes out of fashion.
I mean it's having a moment. It's been having a
moment for a good i'd say a good decade or so.
So yeah, long may that range.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Yes, How do you feel when people say that you
are probably the best vocalist in the spice skills? Does
that cause trouble with the other spicies?
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Well, it doesn't. And that's interesting with what we're talking
about today because obviously being a coach on the voice
voices affect people in different ways, do you know what
I mean? It's very much about personal taste, so of
course it's very lovely compliments. But recently I was listening
to Viva Forever, and I would say, Viva Forever is
(02:50):
one of the songs where if you got your headphones
in and you have a listen, you hear everybody's voices individually,
and you hear them blends and without one of the
Spice Girls, it isn't the Spice Girls.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
It's like me and Amanda with their vocals. People say
that my vocal titan is better.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I think you're.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Hall or notes.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Yeah, we always find obviously.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I think I think you complement each other very diplomatic.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
For all, for all that you learned from those heavy
and extraordinary days, what are the main things that you
hope to impart to the voice contestants? What have you
drilled down as to what matters most.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I think you really get a sense of what one
of the artists on the show might need, you know,
whether it's a confidence thing, a technical thing, you know,
even a little bit of humor to break the ice.
I think it really depends on the individual. And it
took me a long time to not feel silly to
(03:57):
impart my wisdom, do you know what I mean? But
it's like, I've been working in music for nearly thirty
years now, and I have performed on some of the
you know, the world's biggest stages, and I think, you know,
you can't take that for granted. And I think especially
when you see younger artists or even some of our
more mature artists who were one thing to kind of
(04:18):
move up a level, they really take it in.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
But also you're probably the most qualified because your history
was pretty much a reality show without the TV cameras.
I know there was some filming around the time, but
really you know better than anyone, you know.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I think it's so interesting, isn't it how this world
has evolved in every way? And I think, you know,
the success of the Spice Girls in some ways kind
of led to shows like this. You know, the manager
we worked with in the ninety Salmon Fuller, went on
to create pop Idol, which was you know, huge around
the world, and of course then there was the X
(04:56):
factor in all these different shows. And I think we
were probably one of the last bands that didn't have
eyes on us from the get.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Go and you'd be having the tracking pants that you
rocked are coming back, the new look leggings are out.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You're not going to mention the stirrup pan, are you.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
No, I'm not marrying pants.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
We got them Sea pants. So yeah. The thing is
with trackies. I mean, you know there's certain track pants,
certain brands. They're just cool, aren't they. I mean the
fingers with a legging is a very small percentage of
the population that can really pull off a legging, you
know what I mean? And I'm definitely not.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
We know that you have an Australian partner, You're part
of the Voice Australia. Are you going to be spending
more time here? You think I sound like a journalist
when you arrive at the Australia People real estate.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I love it. I love it. I love it, and
you know what my intention is to spend as much
time there as I can. I am so blessed that
you know the Voice came up. I've always loved the
show and I've always loved Australia, and of course now yeah,
with my lovely boyfriend Chris, we get to spend more
time there. So yeah, we do intend to spend more
time there for sure.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Well, Melanie C. We're happy to have you here. We
always love seeing you, we love watching you on the Voice.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I always feel very welcome.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Of course. The Voice Australia is on seven to seven
Plus on Sundays at seven pm as well. By the way,
mel Leady See, thank you for joining it. Now I
can't stop calling you, Melanie See. Thank you for joining us.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Have a great day everyone, see soon, see you bye.
Good idea
My Heart podcasts, hear more Gold one on one point
seven podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Playlists and listen live on the Free iHeart app and
Amanda jam Nation the Spicy Come on, what about stuff
right now? Put that on? What about spice up your life?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
What about sensitive spice? We are very excited to be
talking to sporty Spice, our very favorite spice. Melanie. See
she's spending more and more time on our shores as
a judge of the Voice Australia.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
And look as we live and breathe, it's Melanie C.
Well hello, Hello, I was just thinking, Melanie C. I
sound like it sounds like you're in trouble. When I
say Melanie C.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
When I get when I get the full surname, that's
when I am in trouble.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
In the in the very beginning, when you first became
a bicycle, was it you that came up with being sporty?
Did you have options and you chose that one? And
were you a sporty person?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Do you know what? It was? Actually a magazine here
in the UK, so you must know. The show's Top
of the Pups legend show here in the UK, and
they had a magazine that ran alongside it. And it
was actually the editor of the magazine was like, you
girls need nicknames, and they just gave us these little
throwaway and it was either on our appearents or our personality.
(01:38):
And I was always like really sporty and in my
trackies and stuff. So that's where that came from. And
we love our nicknames. We really embraced them and we
almost became caricatures of them. And you know, they were
a great marketing tool as well. It was a beautiful accident.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, how brilliant. If you'd gone Interest in your pajamas
and a branch coat that day, you'd have had quite
a different nickname.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Well, the wonderful thing was I'm always comfortable, you know,
and sports where it just never goes out of fashion.
I mean it's having a moment. It's been having a
moment for a good i'd say a good decade or so.
So yeah, long may that range.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Yes, How do you feel when people say that you
are probably the best vocalist in the spice skills? Does
that cause trouble with the other spicies?
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Well, it doesn't. And that's interesting with what we're talking
about today because obviously being a coach on the voice
voices affect people in different ways, do you know what
I mean? It's very much about personal taste, so of
course it's very lovely compliments. But recently I was listening
to Viva Forever, and I would say, Viva Forever is
(02:50):
one of the songs where if you got your headphones
in and you have a listen, you hear everybody's voices individually,
and you hear them blends and without one of the
Spice Girls, it isn't the Spice Girls.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
It's like me and Amanda with their vocals. People say
that my vocal titan is better.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I think you're.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Hall or notes.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Yeah, we always find obviously.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I think I think you complement each other very diplomatic.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
For all, for all that you learned from those heavy
and extraordinary days, what are the main things that you
hope to impart to the voice contestants? What have you
drilled down as to what matters most.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I think you really get a sense of what one
of the artists on the show might need, you know,
whether it's a confidence thing, a technical thing, you know,
even a little bit of humor to break the ice.
I think it really depends on the individual. And it
took me a long time to not feel silly to
(03:57):
impart my wisdom, do you know what I mean? But
it's like, I've been working in music for nearly thirty
years now, and I have performed on some of the
you know, the world's biggest stages, and I think, you know,
you can't take that for granted. And I think especially
when you see younger artists or even some of our
more mature artists who were one thing to kind of
(04:18):
move up a level, they really take it in.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
But also you're probably the most qualified because your history
was pretty much a reality show without the TV cameras.
I know there was some filming around the time, but
really you know better than anyone, you know.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I think it's so interesting, isn't it how this world
has evolved in every way? And I think, you know,
the success of the Spice Girls in some ways kind
of led to shows like this. You know, the manager
we worked with in the ninety Salmon Fuller, went on
to create pop Idol, which was you know, huge around
the world, and of course then there was the X
(04:56):
factor in all these different shows. And I think we
were probably one of the last bands that didn't have
eyes on us from the get.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Go and you'd be having the tracking pants that you
rocked are coming back, the new look leggings are out.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You're not going to mention the stirrup pan, are you.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
No, I'm not marrying pants.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
We got them Sea pants. So yeah. The thing is
with trackies. I mean, you know there's certain track pants,
certain brands. They're just cool, aren't they. I mean the
fingers with a legging is a very small percentage of
the population that can really pull off a legging, you
know what I mean? And I'm definitely not.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
We know that you have an Australian partner, You're part
of the Voice Australia. Are you going to be spending
more time here? You think I sound like a journalist
when you arrive at the Australia People real estate.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I love it. I love it. I love it, and
you know what my intention is to spend as much
time there as I can. I am so blessed that
you know the Voice came up. I've always loved the
show and I've always loved Australia, and of course now yeah,
with my lovely boyfriend Chris, we get to spend more
time there. So yeah, we do intend to spend more
time there for sure.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Well, Melanie C. We're happy to have you here. We
always love seeing you, we love watching you on the Voice.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I always feel very welcome.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Of course. The Voice Australia is on seven to seven
Plus on Sundays at seven pm as well. By the way,
mel Leady See, thank you for joining it. Now I
can't stop calling you, Melanie See. Thank you for joining us.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Have a great day everyone, see soon, see you bye.
Good idea
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