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The Spice Girls have recently opened up about the pain caused by Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) and Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice)’s eating disorders. Geri and Mel C have both developed bulimia during the nineties, when the Spice Girls were wildly successful.

And although remaining band members Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Victoria Beckham knew the girls were unwell, they admit the issue was never discussed.

Chisholm explains on a recent TV documentary about the reformed British girl band, “My biggest, biggest fear and it made me feel nauseous just thinking about it was that the papers were going to say I’d put on weight.. “All through the Spice Girls I was terribly in control of what I was eating. I wasn’t eating properly and I was over exercising. I was very skinny. I found having an eating disorder really embarrassing.”

Mel B concedes, “Even though we were that close there were certain things you just don’t talk about unless you feel there’s a window in there.”

And Victoria adds: “I feel ashamed of myself that I didn’t give Melanie C more time. I didn’t realise she had issues that she had.” [Source]

More pictures of the Spice Girls celebrating the New Year’s Eve in London…

Melanie Chisholm (also known as Mel C or Sporty Spice) says that she was an unhealthy role model for the Spice Girls fans. She had to live up to her skinny tomboy image by excessively exercising and not eating enough. Now she is warning others of the dangers of extreme dieting.

Here’s what Mel told The Sun:

“I was underweight and my image was unhealthy. There were kids who were looking up to me. I want to rectify any of the damage I caused.

“I got so thin my periods stopped and my bones became very fragile. I may have done permanent damage.

“I went to the gym and trained constantly. I wasn’t eating properly. I wanted to get as perfect as I could, knowing perfection is impossible, and that got me very sick.” [Source]

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Although I never liked sports, Melanie Jayne Chisholm (Sporty Spice or Mel C, as she was known) has always been my favorite member of the Spice Girls. She was born on January 12, 1974 in Whiston, Knowsley, Merseyside, England.
From her official site, I understand she’s recording songs for her fourth album.
Her height is 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 cm) and her weight is (or was at one point) 132 lbs (60 kg).

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