Mel C: 'Being a mother has helped me'

Mel C has revealed that motherhood has made her less selfish.

The former Spice Girl insisted that she has become a "better person" since having her 2-year-old daughter Scarlet with partner Thomas Starr.

She said: "Being a mum has made me a better person. I'm really mellow, more confident and more unselfish.

"Before Scarlet, especially working in such an appearance-conscious profession, everything was about me, me, me. It was all, 'I've got to go to the gym, I've got to take care of myself and wear nice clothes'.

"It's a relief to have somebody else who becomes your priority. In a way it takes the pressure off you as an individual. It makes you so much happier and she's made me feel more confident."

The 37-year-old insisted that she gets "so much joy" out of being a mother.

She added: "I'm truly having a ball now this little person is in my life. She gives me so much joy but it has really surprised me how much having her has affected and changed me."

Three of Mel's former Spice Girl bandmates are currently pregnant. Mel B is having her third child, Victoria Beckham is expecting her fourth child and Emma Bunton is having her second child.

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