Mel B says Spice Girls stars broke down in tears as she revealed engagement to boyfriend Rory McPhee
THE Spice Girls broke down in tears when Mel B told them she was engaged.
The Sun told how the singer, 47, is due to marry her boyfriend of three years – Rory McPhee.
Speaking about the moment she told her bandmates, Mel told Hello!: “Emma [Bunton] cried, so did Mel C. All of them were delighted for us and said, ‘We love Rory, he’s amazing’ and they’ve all sent congratulations cards.
“I do care about their opinion and it’s really special to me that they like Rory so much, because they’ve never liked any of my boyfriends and they’ve been quite clear about that.
“They were actually pushing me towards Rory for ages before the two of us became romantic, but I’d say to them, ‘It’s not like that; he’s just a really good friend who makes me feel safe’.”
Rory got down on one knee at luxury country hotel Cliveden House, Berks, to propose.
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He presented her with a £100,000 pear-shaped, champagne-coloured diamond ring, encrusted with smaller champagne diamonds set on a rose gold band.
The happy news comes after brave Mel has spoken openly about how she was left “powerless” during her decade-long relationship with abusive ex-hubby Stephen Belafonte.
Mel, who was awarded an MBE this year for her work as Patron of domestic violence charity Women’s Aid, has been dating Rory since 2018 when they met up through friends in LA — when they were pictured with top make-up artist Renee Camilleri.
But the relationship became more serious the following year, when Mel returned to the UK for the 2019 Spice World Tour.
Rory, who works in the family hair salon in Leeds and his own salon, Lab Hair, accompanied her to Brooklyn Beckham’s Palm Beach wedding earlier this year.