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Tell me what you want Why Mel B ‘didn’t expect’ Spice Girls Emma Bunton, Mel C to attend her weddings to Rory McPhee

Mel B “didn’t expect” two of her fellow Spice Girls to say they’ll be there at her recent weddings.

The singer, 50, aka “Scary Spice,” told The Post that her husband was in charge of the attendee list, and while all members of the iconic girl group were invited, she was unaware that “Baby Spice” Emma Bunton and “Sporty Spice” Mel C were attending the ceremonies until she saw them on her special day.

Mel B wearing a leopard print top and cat ears.
Mel B wearing a leopard print top and cat ears during an interview with The Post on Friday, September 12.
Mel B in a leopard print top and cat ears.
Mel B chatted about her weddings and newlywed life after marrying Rory McPhee this summer.

Mel B married hairdresser Rory McPhee, 37, in a private ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 5. The newlyweds then tied the knot a second time in Morocco at Selman Marrakech on August 3.

Bunton, 49, attended the star-studded London nuptials, which were followed by an elegant bash at The Shard’s Shangri-La Hotel, while Mel C, 51, was there to witness their second wedding in Morocco.

“I didn’t expect any of them to come, to be honest, because it was a very intimate, private thing, and I know everybody’s busy,” Mel B exclusively told The Post about her Spice Girls bandmates.

The “Wannabe” singer shared that “Posh Spice” Victoria Beckham, 51, “was busy and she sent me lots of gifts,” and “Ginger Spice” Geri Halliwell-Horner, 53, was “off with Formula 1.”

Mel B wearing a leopard print top and cat ears.
Mel B told The Post that she “didn’t expect” any of the Spice Girls to show up for the ceremonies. The NY Post
Photo of the Spice Girls at a Heart Breakfast show appearance.
Spice Girls (left to right) Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner at a live appearance on the “Heart Breakfast” show at Global Radio in Leicester Square, London. PA Images via Getty Images
Mel B and Rory McPhee leaving their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral.
Rory McPhee and Mel B depart following their wedding in the OBE (Order of the British Empire) Chapel at St Paul’s Cathedral on July 5, 2025 in London, England. Getty Images

Halliwell-Horner was seen at the F1 British Grand Prix on July 6. Her husband, Christian Horner, was the longest-running Red Bull team principal until he was fired from his position on July 9, over a year after being cleared of inappropriate behavior accusations.

“Everyone’s doing their own thing,” Mel B said about the members of the ’90s pop group.

“They all sent me well-wishes and we had lovely FaceTimes, but I didn’t expect any of them to turn up. So when they [Emma and Mel C] were there, I was like, ‘Oh, wow!’” she shared.

Mel B and Rory McPhee on their wedding day outside St. Paul's Cathedral.
Mel B and her new husband, Rory McPhee, pose outside St Paul’s Cathedral following their emotional wedding in London. AARON PARFITT / BACKGRID
Emma Bunton, Beau Bunton Jones, and Jade Jones at Mel B's wedding.
Beau Bunton Jones, Emma Bunton and Jade Jones attend the wedding of Mel B and Rory McPhee at St Paul’s Cathedral on July 5, 2025 in London, England. Getty Images
Emma Bunton at Mel B's wedding.
Emma Bunton in her signature color pink at Mel B’s wedding. Getty Images

When asked to clarify that she didn’t know her longtime bandmates were coming until she saw them at her weddings, Mel B explained, “I didn’t want to get bombarded with the wedding guest list,” so she put her husband-to-be in charge.

“I was like, ‘Rory, my ADHD is on fire. I’m still sorting out my dress. You deal with that [guest list]. Here’s my list of who I want to come. Figure it out,” she added.

Mel B and McPhee were dating for three years before they got engaged in October 2022.

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The “Spice Up Your Life” hitmaker previously revealed how McPhee helped her through the aftermath of her divorce from her second husband, Stephen Belafonte, whom she was married to from 2007 to 2017.

The pair were friends for years before their relationship turned romantic, and he was there when her father, Martin Brown, passed away from cancer in 2017 at age 63.

She wrote in the expanded version of her 2018 memoir, “Brutally Honest,” that the fact McPhee knew her dad provided another level of “built-in safety and trust and respect.”

Mel B and her husband Rory McPhee.
Mel B and husband Rory McPhee take a selfie on September 7, 2025. Mel B/Instagram
Spice Girls at the Viva Forever after-party.
From left: Geri Halliwell, Mel C, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Mel B at Victoria’s 50th birthday party at Oswald’s, Mayfair, London on April 20, 2024. Instagram / victoriabeckham

Mel B told The Post her father was the reason behind their second wedding in Morocco.

“That was the last place that I had a holiday with my dad before he died,” she revealed. “It’s a very special place to me.”

Mel B has been promoting Apple TV+’s “KPOPPED.” She and Bunton represented the Spice Girls in the streaming service’s newest singing competition series, which pairs two Western artists with South Korean idols to perform K-pop versions of their hits and perform in front of a live studio audience in Seoul.

Emma Bunton and Mel B of the Spice Girls performing with ITZY.
Emma Bunton and Mel B performing in “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+
Mel B and Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls in Seoul, South Korea.
Emma Bunton and Mel B in “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+

The crowd then votes which artist wins the competition, but Mel B and Bunton’s episode was different because they stayed together instead of battling each other.

“We didn’t want to split,” Mel B told The Post. She noted the cherry on top was that they “got to sing more than just one song.”

They performed remixed versions of the Spice Girls’ 1996 classics “Wannabe” and “Say You’ll Be There” with K-pop girl group ITZY.

ITZY and Spice Girls members Emma Bunton and Mel B performing together on stage.
Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel B performing with members of ITZY in “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+

Mel B and Bunton appear in episode two of “KPOPPED,” with superstars like Patti LaBelle, Boy George, Boyz II Men, Kylie Minogue, Taylor Dayne, Vanilla Ice, J Balvin, Eve and Megan Thee Stallion are also featured on the competition series.

“KPOPPED” is now available to stream on Apple TV+.