Spice Girl joins celeb dating app Raya after split from long-term love
SPORTY SPICE Mel C is back on the market – and is looking for love on celeb dating app Raya.
In February she was spotted enjoying a string of low-key dates with London gallery owner Cassius Colman.
But since then, Mel has been noticeably solo while hitting the festival performance scene hard and focusing on her music.
Her Raya profile shows a series of sultry snaps, and lists her interests as including travel, food and cycling.
It features Stevie Wonder’s catchy 1977 hit Sir Duke as her soundtrack.
A pal told us: “Mel’s in a really good place.
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“She is loving performing and meeting fans.
"Meeting someone would just be a bonus.”
Speaking about love recently Mel shared: “I think being a successful woman makes things more complicated.
“But who knows the reasons why some people find a soulmate and stay together for ever and then other people don’t.
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“I’ve never, never wanted to marry.
"Maybe marriage works for some people, but maybe to think it works for the majority is an old-fashioned notion.
“I’ve decided that life is a series of chapters. I think that’s a good way to not have regrets.”
Mel split from boyfriend of seven years Joe Marshall, who had also become her manager, last summer.
She called time on the relationship because of her hectic work patterns.
Hopefully, her latest app move will give her a Raya hope.
INDIYAH HOLDS ALL THE LACES
FORMER Love Islander Indiyah Polack has a bright future all tied up as she sports a lacy two-piece.
The budding presenter, who has been sharing a sofa with Maya Jama all summer on ITV2 spin-off Aftersun, has launched her own Pretty Little Thing collection.
In an exclusive chat she said: “Maya is always telling me to go for it, to take opportunities with two hands, be confident, not to take life too seriously and to just enjoy it.
"We feel like good friends, rather than colleagues. She is the same age as my big sister.”
Asked which item Indiyah would like to dress Maya in from her range, she said: “Maya would look super sexy in my little black dress – she has got such a gorgeous body.
"She gives me Rihanna vibes. She is effortless.”
BRIT BREAKS SILENCE OVER MARRIAGE SPLIT
BRITNEY SPEARS has finally spoken out about her split from her husband of 14 months, Sam Asghari.
She took to Instagram on Friday night, posting a message beneath a video of herself dancing provocatively in what appeared to be her living room.
She wrote: “I couldn’t take the pain anymore honestly.
"In some sort of telepathic way, I have been receiving so many messages that melt my heart from friends and I thank you.
“I’ve been playing it strong for way too long and my Instagram may seem perfect but it’s far from reality and I think we all know that!”
The mum-of-two and fitness trainer Sam, got engaged in September 2021 and tied the knot in a small ceremony in June 2022.
Pals claim Sam ended their union as Brit’s behaviour became increasingly “erratic”.
He confirmed their split on his social media on Thursday.
Brit shot to stardom in 1998 aged just 16 with her chart-topper . . . Baby One More Time.
But she has battled mental health problems and won a bruising court fight to be released from a 13-year conservatorship in 2021.
The singer – who had been married twice before – has hired divorce lawyer Laura Wasser who boasts clients such as Kim Kardashian and Kevin Costner.
I hope she gets the help she needs . .
CAUGHT LIVE
ALT RnB singer Joji wowed the 20,000- strong crowd in London on Thursday.
The ex-YouTube star – real name George Miller – provided an engrossing set that combined lo-fi Rnb, electronic and trip-hop.
Catchy song Sanctuary set the tone for an evening that showcased his impressive songwriting abilities and powerful vocals.
Despite comedic interludes, the lyricism of his dark love songs stood out, particularly his unforgettable performance of hit Slow Dancing In The Dark.
GIGS’ HALF A DOLLAR
DOLLAR’s Thereza Bazar is returning to the stage 45 years after the pop duo’s debut – as a solo artist.
Thereza, who with fellow singer David Van Day burst into the Top 20 with single Shooting Star in 1978, spoke to me ahead of her UK tour.
She said: “Getting older is so liberating.
"I was really inspired by my peers – Kim Wilde, Toyah Willcox, Buck Fizz. They’re all still touring.
“I was often compared to Madonna and she is still touring, it’s extraordinary.
“I’m rehearsing all my old hits, but there is a new record too.
“I’m so grateful to celebrate our old records and meet fans.”
Thereza Bazar’s Dollar: Oh L’Tour starts on September 20 with dates across the UK.
BILLIE IN BIG LEAP IN STYLE
BILLIE EILISH says she is getting used to making music “in a different way” after moving on from being a teenage star.
The US singer said there was a “big jump” in her tune-writing process in the three years since she was 18 – and that she has had to convince herself that she hasn’t “lost it”.
Billie, who is making her third album, told Dua Lipa’s BBC Sounds podcast: “Everything is different.
“My voice has completely changed. The voice-changing thing is a trip. It’s all kind of shocking.
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“It’s hard to accept change.
"It’s hard to get over ‘but I did it this way for so long, and it worked so well!’ Well, you can’t any more.”