Melanie C has shared a sneak peek at her emotional wedding speech with a video taken from behind the scenes of her big day. The Spice Girls star, 52, married model Chris Dingwall in a ceremony that took place over the weekend in Cumbria.
Secret ceremony revealed
The Mirror exclusively revealed that the secret ceremony was set to take place, and her bandmates Emma Bunton, Mel B and Geri Horner were all there to celebrate. Vogue shared a video on Instagram showing the Adidas satin robe and sliders that Melanie wore, complete with the date stitched onto them.
The outlet captioned the post: "Melanie didn’t grow up fantasising about her wedding day. Then, along came Chris Dingwall. 'I’ve had this awakening in my 50s – I’m very comfortable in my skin,' she says..." When her now husband proposed, she said: “I knew immediately it was the right thing to do. When you’re my age you’re like… I actually want to experience all the things.”
Glimpse of the speech
In the video, Melanie can be seen sitting in a makeup chair and fans were given a glimpse of her wedding speech as she faced her new husband with microphone in hand, reading from a small piece of paper. At one point, she hugged her bandmates, with the exception of Victoria Beckham, who was not present as she was at the World Cup in the United States with her husband David.
However, Victoria designed Mel’s dress as a gift, and her name was seen on a hanger in the clip. Mel B also had something special for her friend, giving a speech that left some at the venue fighting back tears before the evening entertainment, which went on until the early hours.
Wedding details
A source said: “Mel and Chris’ wedding was perfect, they couldn’t be happier. They chose a classy, laid-back ceremony before a reception with their closest friends and family. Mel B gave a speech which got a lot of laughs, as well as some tears — it was really beautiful. Geri was there but there was no awkwardness between her and Mel B. It was a day for celebrating Mel and Chris’s love for each other and that was all anyone wanted to do.”
Sporty met the model and producer on celebrity dating app Raya in 2023. She told British Vogue the spark was "immediate," and that the wedding was "low-key, relaxed, romantic and chic." She added: “I’m so excited for the world to know he’s my husband.” Of her wedding dress, she said: “Victoria wanted to make it much more personal to me. I'm not really a girly girl and Victoria's clothes are really feminine in a way that feels comfortable and very me.”
