I have read the other long articles at this web site, and it is 
interesting to see how people regard Melanie Chisholm. For me she is 
like the princess in a big adventure, having a great time and doing
what she likes and is best at, which is singing and dancing. 

She seems very natural and she is dealing with the press in a most 
outstanding way. But lets face it, she has had a lot of bad press 
reports, claiming she is the most plain one, the least glamorous and not 
being pretty. And in a way, I understand these accusations, but it is 
the regard of this that I think is wrong. for me, all of these factors 
are positive, if you put them in the right perspective. It is a matter 
of the way you are looking at these factors and judging if they are 
positive or negative. For instance, I find it very attractive that 
Melanie is less loud and less glamorous than the other ones. I find it 
attractive that she wears trackies and trainers. I find her looks 
attractive. But these attractions are not the stereotype attractions 
that the press often follows. As for instance one should be blonde, big 
chested and always on the flirting side with body shaped dresses if you 
are too be pretty, quoting the press general rule for beauty. I think 
it is because of this that Melanie has not been appreciated in the 
media. But when you see normal peoples opinion, one find that Melanie is 
very popular. My point is that the media often are quite stereotypic in 
the way they write and any change often will be met with criticism.  

One can say that the picture I'm drawing of Melanie here, belongs to the 
past, and that is sort of true, though I think she still is the girl in 
the group that gets the smallest media attention. She has as everyone 
knows, changed her image. She has become more elegant, and more a women 
one can say. but this is the picture we get through the media. I do not 
think she has changed all that much in private. Because if one thinks 
hard enough, I think the way the media have focused on Melanie through 
the times, does not give a 100% accurate picture. Instead of looking at 
different interests, they have concentrated on one interest, as for 
example sport and blown it up so it seems like she almost doesnt care 
about anything else. One can argue and say that the Spice Girls in a way 
have their share of the blame here, when they accepted the labels sporty 
ginger ...etc to be put on them, then one has to accept the stereotypic 
journalism to a certain extent. But this new side that Melanie shows, a 
more feminine side one can say, I believe always have existed, its just 
that the media have not focused on it, and she probably has not have the 
need to profile herself with this image before either. So when she now 
wants a change, I don't think one has to be too worried about her losing 
her ground and not dealing with her fame and the way it will affect her. 
I think she just shows a side of herself that has been there for quite a 
while, but she has not experimented with it before now. 

I have read this article about a former boyfriend that said that she was 
not at all a tomboy in the way she behaved, and she also used to dance 
ballet, which is quite feminine. I thinks this clearifies her quite 
obvious feminine sides which has been there all along. I just think she 
wants to let her femininity show a little more now than before. 

When all this is said, I have to say it is the ass-kicking, fresh, using 
not too much make up Melanie that I fancy, and I hope she understands 
that she is much more pretty being less hard on the makeup. And I dont 
care that she is called ugly spice and stuff. I have always thought that 
she is the most pretty, when it comes to expressing oneself and 
personality mixed with looks. And what a lovely scouse accent she has:))