The 90s star whose mega hits raked in a £8.2million fortune reveals she's quit the limelight to make gourmet burgers
The posh burgers will set you back an eye-watering £20
WHAT THE CLUCK?
WHAT THE CLUCK? The 90s star whose mega hits raked in a £8.2million fortune reveals she's quit the limelight to make gourmet burgers
A 90s pop icon whose hits in raked her in over £8million has quit the limelight to whip up delicious burgers.
Mel Blatt - the pop star turned posh burger maker - has admitted she secretly loves McDonald's.
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The 50-year-old 90s pop star has now ditched the limelight to whip up delicious burgers
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Melanie Blatt now flips patties in the Londesborough boozer in Stoke Newington, north London
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She found fame in Nineties pop band All Saints
The member of 90s girl band All Saints - whose legendary songs include 2000s hit Pure Shores - has turned her back on music.
The 50-year-old mum-of-one now makes gourmet burgers - costing up to £20 - in a pub.
She flips patties in the Londesborough boozer in Stoke Newington, north London.
But in an old podcast she coughed to liking a cheeky Maccies - where a Big Mac meal costs £7.59.
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Asked where she likes to eat, The I Know Where It's At singer said: 'McDonald's every time.
'I'm sorry.
'It is my favourite restaurant, I can't lie.'
She added on Crazy Sexy Food podcast - hosted by Hannah Harley Young in 2022 - she added: 'Big Mac Meal, Coca-Cola.
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'Thank you very much.
'If somebody goes 'Where do you want to eat tonight?'
Forgotten girl band star looks unrecognisable as she poses in her living room x years after quitting fame
'I know where I'm going.'
Her favourite meal comes in at over £12 cheaper than the burgers she sells at the pub every Tuesday.
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Blatt appeared on Celebrity MasterChef that year alongside the likes of Lisa Snowdon and Danny Jones.
Mel took to her Instagram page to launch her new venture at the pub - as well as her new business brand.
Alongside a series of snaps from her time in the kitchen she wrote: "This was the day I turned 50!
Celebrity Masterchef Previous Winners
The previous Celebrity Masterchef winners so far in the show
2023 - Singer Wynne Evans
2022 - Radio Presenter Lisa Snowdon
2021 - Gold-medal-winning Paralympian Kadeena Cox
2020 - YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf
2019 - Olympian Greg Rutherford
2018 - Actor John Partridge
2017 - Television presenter Angellica Bell
2016 - Real Hustle star Alexis Conran
2015 - Pussycat doll Kimberly Wyatt
2014 - Actress Sophie Thompson
2013 - Comedian and actor Ade Edmondson
2012 - Actress Emma Kennedy
2011 - Former England rugby captain Phil Vickery
2010 - Actress and presenter Lisa Faulkner
2009 - Presenter Jayne Middlemiss
2008 - Singer and actress Liz McClarnon
2007 - Actress and presenter Nadia Sawalha
2006 - Rugby star Matt Dawson
"I spent it cooking for the people I love I thought it was the perfect moment to launch my new business @fullfillingsfood.
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"I'll be at @thelondesborough every Tuesday. Follow the FullFillings page for updates."
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Mel rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints along with Nicole and Natalie Appleton and Shaznay Lewis.
During their heyday the group had five number one singles, two multi-platinum albums, two Brit Awards and have sold over 10 million records worldwide.
After four years together, All Saints parted ways in 2001.
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In 2013 and 2015, she was a judge on the television series The X Factor NZ.
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