Melanie C's Spanish island getaway with Aussie boyfriend continues
Another week, another set of photos showing Spice Girl Melanie C looking loved-up in Europe with her Aussie boyfriend Chris Dingwall.
Days after sharing photos of their romantic getaway on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the pair have been spotted on a boat in Ibiza, Sporty Spice looking fit as ever at 51.
Ripped Spice! Melanie C on holiday in Ibiza. Picture: BACKGRID
In one photo, the pop star, clad in a black string bikini, planted a kiss on her Aussie model boyfriend.
Dingwall is originally from Sydney but has travelled the world as a model signed to Ford Models and Chadwick.
Planting a kiss on her Aussie man. Picture: Backgrid.
Sporty and her Spice Boy. Picture: BACKGRID
Mel C's not the only Spice Girl to be publicly loved-up lately – Scary Spice Mel B just celebrated her second wedding to hairstylist Rory McPhee in Morocco.
Meanwhile, soon-to-be The Voice Australia coach Mel C and her Aussie beau went public at Wimbledon in London last July, days after they were spotted walking hand-in-hand at the iconic Glastonbury festival.
She hasn't missed an ab day since about 1996. Picture: Backgrid.
The pair are spending the European summer Spanish island-hopping. Picture: sarah@backgrid.com.au
But they had been quietly dating for months before that: Melanie's frequent visits to our shores earlier in 2024, ostensibly for DJ gigs, also doubled as quality time with Dingwall as the pair shared romantic getaways in resorts across Brisbane, Byron Bay and the Whitsundays.
Super-private Melanie C has referred to Dingwall as her 'love' on social media. Picture: BACKGRID
Mel C and Chris Dingwall at Sydney Airport earlier this year. Picture: MEDIA-MODE.COM
Since those early days the pair have become more open about their relationship, with Melanie C even professing her 'love' for Dingwall on social media in January after he wished her a happy 51st birthday.
Melanie C is undoubtedly the most private of the five Spice Girls when it comes to her love life, largely keeping her relationships out of the public eye since a string of romances with high-profile musicians in the late 90s and early noughties.
She has a teenage daughter from a longtime relationship with ex-partner Thomas Starr. The pair split in 2012 after a decade together.
After that, Melanie dated her manager, Joe Marshall, for seven years before they split in 2022.
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