Mel C Eyes Spice Girls Reunion and Glastonbury Headline

Spice Girls star Melanie Chisholm revealed that she's still holding out hope for a reunion tour as she took to This Morning to discuss her new solo album on Thursday. 

The singer, best known for being part of the 90s girlband alongside , , and , said she would like to see the band headline and get back in front of crowds as she was quizzed on .

Melanie, 52, who this week released her latest solo album, Sweat, sat down with show hosts and to open up on the behind-the-scenes of her new record, and taking to the stage with former bandmate Mel B, 50. 

On the show, explained that she's holding out hope that the five women will soon be back in front of live audiences, as she heads off on her own tour. 

It follows rumours that the Spice Girls are set to virtually reunite on stage in the form of holographic avatars, like those seen in the  Voyage show in East London.

Victoria, 52, said on SiriusXM radio this week: 'I think it would be a great idea. The principle of it would be great. We were talking about it at dinner, but we'll see.'

Addressing the rumours, Mel responded: 'That would be an amazing thing for us to do, for that legacy to be able to live on, but personally, I want to see us on stage together. 

'I think we need to do some more live stuff, while we still can. There's so many opportunities, we could do Glastonbury, we could to the Sphere [in Las Vegas], there's lots of things I'd like to do and I'm working on them.'

She added of her own tour following the release of her new album: 'I am doing a world tour, I haven't done a world tour for over 20 years, but the impact of this record has allowed me to go international again.

'I love performing, anyone who knows me [knows that]. It just doesn't stop and I'm having the time of my life. 

'Once I get up there, honestly, it's given me so much energy, it reminds me of why you do it. The people who appreciate your music, it's the best thing.'

Last week, Melanie reunited with Scary Spice Mel B on stage as she promoted music from her album, with the duo performing Spice Up Your Life. 

The duo were seen dancing around each other on stage as they performed the 1997 hit song, after reuniting back stage at the promotional concert for fans.  

Reflecting on being back on stage with her former bandmate, she added: 'It was magical. It was the only time we performed together outside of the . It was amazing. It was a big surprise.'

Nonetheless, despite releasing more music away from the Spice Girls, Mel admitted she was happy to be back in her 'Sporty Spice' image in the music video for Sweat. 

Opening up on how she 'worked really hard' on her fitness ahead of the music video, which sees the singer working out with weights and on a spin bike in front of the camera, Melanie admitted she enjoyed 'leaning in' to her former image. 

She added to Cat and Ben: 'I've had so much fun with this album as I've really leaned into that sporty side of myself. I've brought it all together, and it's worked beautifully. 

'I think with my first solo album way back in 1999, it was the first thing I did without the Spice Girls, and I was really frustrated as I wanted people to see there was more to me than Sporty Spice. 

'Moving away from something as huge as the Spice Girls, we have all these lessons. But as time has gone on, I've realised, I am that person, and when I'm on stage it just comes out.'

Earlier this week, Melanie's model boyfriend Chris Dingwall proved to be her number one fan as he told her he was 'insanely proud of her' in a sweet Instagram message after the release of her record.

Chris took to Instagram and wrote he was 'insanely proud' of her for releasing the 13-track album, after a six-year hiatus from the recording studio. 

Her ninth studio album is said to honour the 'heady and formative days' of the 1990s. 

He penned: 'Insanely proud of this woman. The hardest working, most talented human I know releases her 9th solo album today, and it is b****y brilliant. Honestly, maybe her best yet.'

It came just days after Mel showed off her Sporty Spice physique as she performed on stage during a concert at Union Chapel in London to promote the album. 

Maintaining her signature look, she teamed a cropped bra with cut out details with a pair of wide leg Adidas tracksuit bottoms and Nike trainers. 

Mel recently shared the secrets behind her incredibly chiselled and muscular physique and she declared that 'fitness is a huge part of who I am'.

She wowed fans when she flaunted her incredibly toned physique on the cover of her upcoming new album Sweat, looking more like a gladiator than a pop star as she posed in a plunging red and navy leotard.

And in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the singer laid out the dedicated strength training routine she follows, that has made her 'finally proud of my body'.

Revealing just how she achieved her incredibly taut and muscular figure, she explained that she does three weightlifting sessions per week and cardio in the form of spin classes or using her Peloton.

Mel said that she also tries to go on a run weekly too, but had to be careful of long distances because her age has affected her joints.

The dedicated hitmaker doesn't even allow her busy and jet-setting lifestyle to interfere with her fitness routine, revealing that when she goes on tour she brings along resistance bands and a skipping rope so she can keep training anywhere.

While she also lauded the benefits of doing a workout before going on stage, saying it's become part of her pre-gig 'ritual' and usually consists of a quick stretch and weight-lifting in the gym.

But in response to the awed reaction to her incredible album cover and music video, Mel was quick to assure fans that in the lead-up to the shoot she'd done way more intensive preparation than usual.

She said she'd spent a fortnight focusing on her macros and doing two training sessions daily - one cardio and one strength - and insisted it wasn't a realistic routine for anyone to keep up, adding: 'I don’t look like that 24/7.'

Though she's more of a fitness fanatic than ever, she said that it was always a big part of her life and revealed former bandmate Geri had been her gym partner during the Spice Girls heyday.

But Mel let slip that not all the Spice Girls were as gym-obsessed as she was, admitting there were others in the group who only came to like working out in their later years.

'When we were young, some people would roll over and go back to sleep when Geri and I were off to the gym,' she said. 'There were definitely Spice Girls who disliked exercise but have embraced it as they’ve gotten older.'