Mel B has reportedly signed on to star in Netflix's new series Bear Hunt, starring Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls.
The 48-year-old Spice Girl is said to have agreed to a six-figure sum to appear in the grueling endurance show. In the show, the stars are forced to rely on their survival skills to escape from Bear, a seasoned adventurer.
According to The Sun, Mel will fly to Costa Rica this weekend, joining a line-up of celebrities who will begin filming for a reality series scheduled to air next year.
Mel reportedly told friends she signed up for the show to help pay for her wedding to boyfriend Rory McPhee, 36, at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Mel, who announced her engagement to Rory in November 2022, revealed that they will be tying the knot in the iconic cathedral as she is an MBE.
She explained: “I have an MBE so I'm allowed to get married at St. Paul's.” They only do a small number of weddings a year, so we're on a waiting list. ”
Mel said the Spice Girls were also invited, but added: “They won't be bridesmaids, but we're all too old.”
The singer's TV appearance is sure to upset her Spice Girls bandmates, who may fear she will make further bombshells about the group.
The Spice Girls recently reunited at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday celebrations at Oswald's Private Members Club in London over the weekend.
Mel is thought to have had a “chilled” reunion with Geri Horner at the party, after it was claimed they had an argument in a recent interview before distancing themselves after claiming Geri had lied about her age. was.
A few days after the party, Mel appeared to address speculation about his interaction with Geri on Instagram.
Mel appears to have extended an olive branch to her Spice Girls bandmates by sharing a group snap on Instagram.
She wrote, “Awesome girl power weekend with all my girls. So much love and respect to all of you #friendshipneverends.”
Mel and Geri reunited at a lavish party at Oswald's in London, where they posed for a group shot with fellow bandmates Emma Bunton, Victoria and Mel C, despite being at opposite ends of the row.
However, The Sun claimed that there was tension between Geri, 51, and Mel B, 48, after Mel insisted Ginger Spice was not 51.
Scary Spice claims Geri “still doesn't know” how old she is because she always kept her passport close to her chest, despite traveling the world together during the band's heyday did.
And after the interview, the pair are said to have distanced themselves at Victoria's party over the weekend, until Mel B reportedly tried to offer her an olive branch.
A source told the magazine: “Mel tried to smooth things over with Geri at the party, but things didn't go as planned.'' She was laughing it off, but Jeri didn't seem interested in listening to her, so she walked away.
“When we took the group photo, Geri stayed as far away from Mel as possible and it was awkward to watch.
“Geri wanted to be there to celebrate and have a good laugh with Mel, rather than talk about the embarrassing things that had been said about her.”
Representatives for Mel B and Geri have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Bear Hunt, reportedly starring Mel, will see a group of celebrities being taught a series of survival skills by seasoned adventurer Bear Grylls.
Bear then chases the stars through the jungle, trying to catch them before they arrive at the end of the show and win.
Other stars scheduled to appear include former rugby professional Danny Cipriani.
Netflix says of the show, “Bear believes there are action heroes in all of us, even celebrities, but how strong is their will to survive?”
“The Bear puts them through their paces and those who fail to impress will face the dreaded 'Bear Hunt.' This is a brutal cat-and-mouse game in which they are cornered and eliminated from the show if caught. ”
