Mel gives Sol the brush-off

SPORTY SPICE Mel C last night claimed England soccer star Sol Campbell is
pestering her with phone calls and flowers but she doesn't want to know.

She said she wishes the Tottenham defender would STOP trying to woo her
because: "While I know he fancies me, I just don't find him at all
attractive."

Multi-millionaire Mel C, 24, insisted he won't score with her and that
her defence against his bid for romance is more solid than Spurs' has
been all season.

She pleaded for him to give up trying to woo her. And though Sol's agent
Skylet Andrew later insisted that the England ace had NEVER sent her any
bouquets nor attempted to contact her during the Spice Girls' sell-out
world tour, Fab Five pal Mel B laughed: "The dressing room is full of
flowers. They're everywhere from him."

Sol, 23, met Mel C, real name Melanie Chisholm, last month when he was a
guest at the bash to promote their London concerts. He singled her out
from the other girls for a chat.

But despite now playing to 65,000 fans over six nights at Birmingham's
NEC, she took time out to tell 96.4 BRMB local radio jock Tammy Gooding:
"I DON'T fancy him. He fancies me but I just don't find him attractive. I
don't want to know."

Last week Mel C was quizzed over her personal life by Chris Evans on
Channel Four's TFI Friday. She said: "I'm not interested in going out
with anyone. I don't want a boyfriend"... which made Mel B joke: "She's
only interested in girls!"

But Sporty repeated last night: "I really don't like anyone enough to go
out with them. So I'm not interested in Sol Campbell."

Sol has been celebrating since last weekend's 6-2 thrashing of Wimbledon
which helped to save Spurs from relegation. But Mel C said he still
shouldn't keep leaving messages for her to ring him or meet for a drink.

It seems Sol will have to be content with buying their next single Viva
Forever to be released on June 29 with the video promo featuring them as
metal puppets.

The girls fly  to Vienna next week to continue their tour and then on to
Oslo before the USA.

                          MEL SEES 911 STAR

For somebody who moans about never having a boyfriend, Sporty Spice Mel C
hasn't done too badly this year! She's now enjoying secret dates with 911
heart-throb Jimmy Constable, after being linked to footballer Jason McAteer,
Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis and producer Jake Davies.

My spies tell me that Mel, 24, and Jimmy, 26, also from Liverpool, are old
pals who were classmates at Holton College where they both studied dance.

A pal reveals: "They have been on a few dates and get along very well. Both
are very busy with their careers, but who knows what will happen?"

Girl power has hit 911 before - Baby Spice Emma had a brief romance with Lee
Brennan last Christmas.

                 Mel Spices up pop Kavana's birthday bash

Sexy Spice Girl Mel C helped pop star Kavana celebrate his 21st birthday by
giving him a cigar - and a big smacker.

Sporty Spice, 24, took a break from writing the Fab Four's latest album in
London and jetted up to Manchester for the bash.  Mel and Kavana - who had
a summer hit with Special Kind Of Something - spent most of the evening
chatting and dancing together.  At one stage Mel danced to her own hit Who
Do You Think You Are?

One guest said: "They looked very close and Kavana was really chuffed that
Mel made the effort to come to the party."

At the do Mel denied she was secretly dating 911 heart-throb Jimmy Constable.

                                  Kiss and Mel

Sporty Spice had a marathon snogging session with pop idol Kavana at his 21st
birthday party.  Passionate Mel C left the chart heart-throb choking for air
as she flung her arms round him and landed the smouldering smacker.  Then
cheeky Mel gave Kavana even more to chew on by handing him his present... a
12-inch Lewinsky-style cigar which left him gobsmacked.

But the suggestive gift for non-smoker Kav may have lit the fuse for a fiery
row with 911 pin-up Jimmy Constable.  For pals say Mel, 24, has been dating
the 26-year-old singer she's known since their Liverpool teenage days.

And he could be miffed at her spending more than an hour all over Kav at his
star-studded coming-of-age party.  Mel even jetted up specially to the
champagne bash at a Manchester hotel from London, where she's recording a
new album.  And, as soon as she walked through the door at midnight, she
gave Kav her tongue-tingling mouthful.

"How his lips weren't sucked off I've no idea," said one guest.  "Mel was
like a woman possessed,  It was the snog to outdo any other."

MEL C sparked rumours of a new romance after spending the night with Blur's
Damon Albarn following the MTV Europe Awards.

The singer was spotted snogging with Damon at designer Donatella Versace's
private after-show party in Milan.

They weren't the only ones involved in tonsil-tickling - All Saints star
Shaznay Lewis and George Michael were also seen smooching with their partners.

Sporty Spice and Damon partied at Donatella's mansion until the early hours.

Our exclusive pictures show Mel putting an arm around the heart-throb singer
as they left the party. The couple drove off with the Spice Girls' bodyguard
and disappeared.

Mel - who has been romantically linked with Robbie Williams and footballer
Jason McAteer - recently said Blur were her favourite band.

SPORTY'S BIT ON THE BROOKSIDE

It's perhaps the strangest coupling in showbiz - Spice Girl Mel C and
Brookside's Paul Byatt.
I kid you not. Paul, best known as the Scouse soap's Mike Dixon, spent a
large chunk of Saturday night giving Sporty a tongue sandwich.

I gather the couple, both Liverpool supporters, were in good spirits after
their team's 7-1 win against Southampton.

Fellow revellers couldn't help noticing the pair getting pally as the
evening went on at Liverpool's trendy Blue Bar And Grill.

As the evening progressed the flirty couple began snogging openly as other
revellers looked-on open-mouthed. My spies say the odd couple partied the
night away until after 1am when they disappeared off into the night
together.

"They were all over each other like a rash," my spy tells me.

"They kept pawing each other and exchanging full-blown snogs, seemingly
oblivious to every one around them. They were certainly enjoying
themselves."

I'm told that Paul, 27, had been to the match at the Anfield ground and met
up with Liverpool-born Melanie, 24, later on.

"Mel has told me she was out with Paul. They went clubbing together," the
Spice Girl's PR, Alan Edwards, confirms. "Although she didn't exactly deny
she snogged him she says they're just good friends." Yeah, right. For
someone who used to constantly moan about not having a boyfriend these days
it's a lot harder keeping up with Mel's romances.

Mel, who at the end of this week is off to LA to start recording her solo
album, got together with Blur's Damon Albarn at November's MTV awards in
Milan.

She's also had a fling with pop producer Jake Davies after meeting him
during a recording session in Dublin.

There have even been rumours that she has recently become entangled with
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams - rumours that both parties strongly deny.

SPORTY GETTING PERSONAL WITH HER TRAINER

MEL C has been secretly dating her personal trainer.

Sporty Spice was spotted on the arm of hunky Gregory Joujon-Roche after
falling for him during workouts.

Greg is a top American fitness guru whose other clients include Demi Moore,
Courtney Love and actor Ethan Hawke.

Friends of Sporty Spice are hoping love will blossom with Greg and he will
become her Mr Right.

Mel has been linked to Robbie Williams, soccer star Jason McAteer and Blur's
Damon Albarn.

Her pals tell me they think Greg is "lovely."

They certainly seemed very close as they left London's Atlantic bar at the
weekend, when Greg affectionately touched Mel's stomach.

The lovey-dovey couple were out on the town with McAteer and fellow
footballers Les Ferdinand and Jamie Redknapp, and All Saints stars Nicole
and Natalie Appleton.

One friend says: "Mel and Greg are both obsessed with fitness and seem very
close. They were all over each other on Saturday.

"Greg's work means he's often in LA and it's no coincidence that Mel's been
there a lot lately."

Mel is the only Spice Girl not in a serious relationship.

Newlyweds Mel B and Jimmy Gulzar have just had baby Phoenix Chi, pregnant
Posh Spice is marrying David Beckham this summer and Emma is in a long-term
relationship with Jade from Damage.

I reckon Mel and Greg are a match made in heaven. I'm sure they're
rigorously exercising at every opportunity!

SPORTY SPICE'S SECRET LOVE FOR BROOKIE PAUL

SPORTY Spice Mel C is having a secret romance with Brookside actor Paul
Byatt.

Mel, 24, has fallen head over trainers for hunky Paul, 27, the Scouse soap's
Mike Dixon. The couple met while watching Liverpool play at Anfield.

Although they were spotted snogging in a club they have always denied that
they were courting.

But last night a close friend of Mel's revealed: "I've never seen her like
this before.

"They spend every moment together and Paul has practically moved into Mel's
apartment in Liverpool's Albert Dock.

"Mel told me at the start that they would deny any rumours. But now they are
love's young dream."

Another friend recently overheard Mel saying: "It looks like it's my turn to
have a sprog next."

Mel refused to confirm the romance last week when she opened a health club
in Albert Dock.

But she said, with a wink: "Paul and I are very good friends."

MEL ADDS SPICE TO DINNER

MEL C gave a surprise performance of Spice Girls hit 2 Become 1 in the
middle of a packed restaurant.

Sporty Spice was accompanied by the resident pianist at trendy Jalon's in
Liverpool.

Diners were even more startled when Mel, who was dining with a girl pal, was
joined for a couple of verses by actor Paul Byatt, Brookside's Mike Dixon.

One client tells me: "It's not every day you get one of the biggest pop
stars in the world to do a free show in a restaurant with a top soap star
backing her.

"There was a lot of applause. Everyone was amazed."