SPORTY SPICE IS BACK!

Mel C looks happy and healthy as she shows off ultra-toned arms in ‘Scary Spice’ inspired dress at gig in Brazil

elaine mccahill

Published: 16:58, 22 Jun 2017

MEL C looked happy and healthy as she showed off her incredibly toned arms while on stage in Brazil.

The singer wore a Scary Spice inspired leopard print dress as she took to the stage in Sao Paulo.

Mel C showed off her incredibly toned arms at her gig in Brazil — Mel C showed off her incredibly toned arms at her gig in BrazilCredit: Rex Features

Mels Sport Spice side has returned as she showed off her impressive arms — Mels Sport Spice side has returned as she showed off her impressive armsCredit: Rex Features

Mel took to the stage to perform hits from her latest album, Version Of Me and looked gorgeous in the knee-length leopard print dress.

The mum-of-one is known for her love of fitness and takes part in amateur triathlons.

"Exercise is a very important part of me. I’m a very physical person," she told French magazine MODZIK.

Mel says exercise id very important to her and she has a better balance now after obsessing about her weight in the Spice Girls — Mel says exercise id very important to her and she has a better balance now after obsessing about her weight in the Spice GirlsCredit: Rex Features

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Mel, 43, is enjoying touring on her own and hasn't been interested in a Spice Girls reunion — Mel, 43, is enjoying touring on her own and hasn't been interested in a Spice Girls reunionCredit: Rex Features

Mel also recently opened up about how she developed an eating disorder and "exercised obsessively" when she was in the Spice Girls.

The 43-year-old singer said she thought she had to be "perfect"; in order to be a pop star, which led to her struggling with her mental health.

Mel C told of how she suffered from an eating disorder and exercised obsessively during her time in the Spice Girls — Mel C told of how she suffered from an eating disorder and exercised obsessively during her time in the Spice GirlsCredit: Fame Flynet

Melanie, who went by the moniker Sporty Spice, was known for her athletic figure and sportswear style when the girl band were formed in 1996.

However, while they went on to achieve world-wide fame, Mel C says there was a dark side to being so famous.

She told : "I thought I had to be a certain way to be deserving of everything that was happening to me... to be a popstar I had to be perfect, and that was my way of trying to achieve perfection.

Mel C said she was obsessed with the idea of being the 'perfect pop star' — Mel C said she was obsessed with the idea of being the 'perfect pop star'Credit: Getty Images

"I'd never starved myself, but I wasn't eating properly and I was exercising obsessively and all of my time with the Spice Girls I think I was probably living on adrenaline.

"God only knows how I got through it and I think my body just got to the point where it was like - enough."

She is currently touring on her own and recently said a Spice Girls reunion should only happen if all five girls are involved — She is currently touring on her own and recently said a Spice Girls reunion should only happen if all five girls are involvedCredit: Rex Features

Mel also opened up about how she was diagnosed with depression in 2000 and said she was "relieved" when the doctor told her what was wrong.

She treated it with medication, therapies and acupuncture.

While Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner were on board for a 20th anniversary concert, Mel C refused to be a part of the reunion and is currently on tour with a new album.

Mel C and Victoria Beckham also refused to give the go-ahead for a reality show to find their replacements.

Mel B, Geri and Emma Bunton had teased fans with a reunion of the three of them, titled GEM, but Victoria banned her former bandmates from performing the Spice Girls’ back catalogue at gigs.

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