Melanie Brown is surrounded by her three daughters, her husband Stephen Belafonte, dresses, shoes, bags, Christmas decorations, music and the absolute chaos of everyday family life.
Phoenix, 15, is retying her three-year-old sister Madison’s shoes, Stephen is changing his shirt and seven-year-old Angel is throwing dazzling smiles at the camera. “She’s such a little showgirl,” laughs Mel, who is choosing tunes, fixing zips, sorting out what outfits look best on her girls and chivvying her husband to “hurry up” in between cuddles, kisses and regular exclamations of “Wow” and “Gorgeous” in her broad Yorkshire accent. Mel has never looked happier.
In the past four months, the Los Angeles-based former Spice Girl has performed something of a celebrity miracle. She’s outshone Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Louis Walsh and even Simon Cowell to become…