Mel C admits to birth nerves

Mel C has confessed that her Spice Girls bandmate Mel B has made her nervous about giving birth.

Melanie C, real name Melanie Chisolm, told Reveal that Mel B's hospital "horror stories" have made her anxious about going into labour.

"Mel B has been talking me through all the fine details of giving birth and has told me loads of horror stories," she said. "Well, she is Scary, isn't she? So I suppose it's her job to scare me a bit."

Chisolm claimed that she has received support from her fellow Spice Girls, who are all mothers, ahead of the birth of her first child with property developer Thomas Starr.

"The girls are really excited and supportive," she commented. "I've seen quite a lot of them lately, except Victoria, obviously, because she's out in LA a lot."