Melanie Chisholm, known affectionately as Mel C or Sporty Spice, has gone public with her new Australian boyfriend.
The pair have previously been spotted by paparazzi at numerous events including the iconic Glastonbury festival, but now the couple have made their first official public outing together.
It has been revealed that Spice Girls member Mel C, 50, is currently dating Chris Dingwall who is an Australian model, actor and filmmaker.
At the 2024 Wimbledon tennis grand slam tournament, the couple made their public debut together.
Mel and Chris posed for photos at the event, and were also seen smiling and holding hands while watching the match from the stands.
It’s currently unknown when the new couple first kindled their romance, but it’s likely that they met while Mel was down under on her Australian DJ tour earlier this year.
News Corp has reported that this extensive tour around the country also doubled as an extended holiday for the new lovebirds.
When the tour ended on 16 May, Sporty Spice took to Instagram to share some snippets into the various luxe hotels she stayed at while in Australia.
That same day, Chris also uploaded some photos from his “last few weeks” where he stayed at the same hotels as his now-confirmed girlfriend.
When it comes to their love lives, Melanie C is certainly the most private of the five Spice Girls.
Even in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, the 50-year-old chose to keep her relationships on the more private side.
Her most notable previous relationships include her manager Joe Marshall whom she dated for seven years from 2015 to 2022, as well as Thomas Starr who she was in a relationship with from 2002 to 2012. The couple also share a 15-year-old daughter together.
Mel also briefly dated singer Robbie Williams, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and Five boy band member Jason “J” Brown.
Since her rise to stardom as a member of the Spice Girls in the early 1990s, Melanie C has continued a career in the music industry.
She’s known for her unique and distinctive singing tone and has released multiple albums as a solo artist. She has also now ventured into the world of DJing.
