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Mel B Marries Hairstylist Rory McPhee at St. Paul's Cathedral in London

The Spice Girls star, 50, tied the knot with hairstylist Rory McPhee in a romantic ceremony in The Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England, on Saturday, July 5.

Mel B wore an ivory custom gown from Josephine Scott for her nuptials, and later changed into a dress from designer Justin Alexander. “Mel was a dream to work with, bringing her own sense of style to the occasion,” said Caroline Black, the owner of Evelie Bridal Boutiques in London, who helped the musician pick out her wedding attire.

Following the ceremony was a star-studded reception at the Shangri-La Hotel inside The Shard, the United Kingdom's tallest building.

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by Anonymousreply 46July 7, 2025 4:18 AM

Among the celebrity guests in attendance were "Baby Spice" Emma Bunton, plus Cara Delevingne, Katherine Ryan and Daisy Lowe.

Mel B's three daughters were her bridesmaids. Scary Spice shares her eldest daughter, Phoenix, 26, with her first ex-husband, Jimmy Gulzar. The former couple were married from 1998 to 2000. Mel B's second daughter, Angel Iris, 18, is from her previous relationship with ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy. The bride's youngest daughter, Madison, 13, is shared with her second ex-husband Stephen Belafonte, whom she was married to from 2007 to 2017.

The America's Got Talent: Fantasy League judge was permitted to marry McPhee, 37, at St. Paul's Cathedral — the same church where Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles married in July 1981 — because she received the distinction of becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) from Prince William in 2022 for her work bringing awareness to domestic violence issues.

“It’s a big deal because when you get married there — not many people are allowed to get married there. You have to be kind of special,” Mel B shared of the iconic church on the May 14 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The nuptials come a few weeks after the singer celebrated her bachelorette party seaside in a leopard-print bikini alongside 36 of her closest loved ones.

In an Instagram video, she could be seen dramatically rushes to meet her three dozen friends at the end of a dock by a large blue body of water. On the way, she ripped off a long white lace swimsuit cover-up.

The group of women, who all wore leopard-print bathing suits, then did a choreographed dance to the tune of "End of Time" by Beyoncé.

Mel B revealed that her family-friend-turned-boyfriend — who worked with her on The Masked Singer — popped the question in 2022 while they were on a getaway in Berkshire, after the pair had been dating for three years.

“He said, 'I love you, you're my best friend and I want to spend the rest of my life with you,’ ” she recalled while discussing her engagement on Celebrity Gogglebox in October 2022. "There were rose petals everywhere, a log fire, a hotel — which was Cliveden. It was very romantic. I love flowers."

Mel B previously swore she'd never wed again after her two divorces. Luckily, McPhee helped her believe in love again.

“I was like, ‘I'm never going to get married again. Never, never, never. I'm never having a relationship. I'm fine by myself. I want to raise my kids, put my head down and work, and that's it,’” Mel B told PEOPLE in March 2024. “And then… never can say never, can you?”

She continued, “I believe in love, and clearly the other two marriages turned out to be not love, from their angle. So I feel like I've really missed out, and now I've got this opportunity to be properly in love with a really good guy who I know loves me for me, who's known me before I was a Spice Girl, why wouldn't I do that?”

by Anonymousreply 1July 5, 2025 8:30 PM

The marriage won’t last a year.

by Anonymousreply 2July 5, 2025 8:31 PM

She married her father's best friend?

by Anonymousreply 3July 5, 2025 8:32 PM

Her wedding gown is more impressive than that gown Lauren Sanchez chose

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by Anonymousreply 4July 5, 2025 8:38 PM

Their dresses are too white.

by Anonymousreply 5July 5, 2025 10:48 PM

50???

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by Anonymousreply 6July 5, 2025 11:57 PM

The old guy next to her is 37???

by Anonymousreply 7July 6, 2025 12:52 AM

Rory is cute.

Is he straight?

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by Anonymousreply 8July 6, 2025 1:00 AM

Congratulations, but she looks old enough to be his mother.

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by Anonymousreply 9July 6, 2025 1:03 AM

The groom must do hair to keep his hands out of the cookie jar 😉

by Anonymousreply 10July 6, 2025 1:04 AM

Mel B is a mess.

by Anonymousreply 11July 6, 2025 1:07 AM

The husband looks Female to Male to Elf.

by Anonymousreply 12July 6, 2025 1:08 AM

So she’s Liza now?

by Anonymousreply 13July 6, 2025 1:10 AM

Star Studded! One Spice out of the remaining four attended. Scary!

by Anonymousreply 14July 6, 2025 1:30 AM

Non mi piace!

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by Anonymousreply 15July 6, 2025 1:44 AM

R9 he needs to go back to the haircut in R8 . That hair does him no favors . So why is Mel marrying a gay man ?

by Anonymousreply 16July 6, 2025 3:04 AM

Why would a man that much younger than his bride want to marry anyone who comes with so much baggage? Besides, spend a few minutes watching AGT & you'll see what a complete moron Mel B is. She has the appeal of food poisoning.

by Anonymousreply 17July 6, 2025 3:06 AM

"...a really good guy who I know loves me for me, who's known me before I was a Spice Girl..."

The Spice Girls released their first hit in 1996. This dude is 37. So they met when he was eight years old or younger and she, obviously, was a grown adult???

Why is everything about this woman's sex life always so odd or shady?

by Anonymousreply 18July 6, 2025 3:32 AM

Scary

by Anonymousreply 19July 6, 2025 3:38 AM

I find her unlikable, uninteresting, and batshit crazy.

by Anonymousreply 20July 6, 2025 3:44 AM

Then who’s the old fart in the wedding photo? He looks 65.

by Anonymousreply 21July 6, 2025 4:06 AM

The comments under the article are gold.

>>Beautiful wedding and beautiful dress. Best wishes for their forever future. Wish he would have washed his hair before the ceremony.

by Anonymousreply 22July 6, 2025 4:14 AM

She looks great. He’s cute too

by Anonymousreply 23July 6, 2025 4:21 AM

Someone please inform Mel B her new hubby's a fairy, thank you!

by Anonymousreply 24July 6, 2025 4:21 AM

r22 It's just crazy to me that a hair stylist is seemingly incapable of styling his hair for his own wedding. Surely he can see that enormous forehead needs to be covered in some way?

by Anonymousreply 25July 6, 2025 4:23 AM

R25, Mels's forehead is getting bigger and bigger, and he's to blame for that, too. They're a pair of wackjobs.

by Anonymousreply 26July 6, 2025 12:06 PM

I think Mel's shavin' a few years off her age (no pun intended).

by Anonymousreply 27July 6, 2025 12:17 PM

This thread is why I come here

by Anonymousreply 28July 6, 2025 12:21 PM

She’s at least 55.

by Anonymousreply 29July 6, 2025 1:28 PM

How many bastard kids with celebrities for money does she have now? She’s so beyond tacky and trashy.

by Anonymousreply 30July 6, 2025 1:32 PM

Mel C looks more masculine.

by Anonymousreply 31July 6, 2025 1:34 PM

Quentin Crisp looks more masculine.

by Anonymousreply 32July 6, 2025 2:04 PM

Every person there is more masculine than the groom

by Anonymousreply 33July 6, 2025 2:06 PM

Is that her father next to her in the pic?

by Anonymousreply 34July 6, 2025 3:14 PM

I've always loved dresses that have that type of beadwork where it dissipates on the neckline or the sleeve.

Her last divorce to Stephen Belafonte (not his real name and not related to the Belafontes - which she learned apparently AFTER she got married) was awful - lots of abuse allegations and blackmail.

She had to pay alimony to her ex.

Apparently she's been dating this guy for 6 years - so he was 31 and she was 44 when they started dating. I hope she's happy - 6 years is a long time.

But she really doesn't look that great. Hate to say it - but whatever accent she has, it's just one of the ugliest sounding British accents. There are a few British accents that are so hard to listen to - just sounds awful. Usually Americans love British accents - but hers is just not ear friendly.

by Anonymousreply 35July 6, 2025 3:26 PM

Mel C has another awful accent, as well.

The other three speak fairly well.

by Anonymousreply 36July 6, 2025 4:07 PM

Why do people insist on being married? Especially folks who've already had many failed relationships. I don't get it.

by Anonymousreply 37July 6, 2025 5:10 PM

The only space girls I ever hear about are her and miserable looking Posh. I wonder what the other have been up to

by Anonymousreply 38July 6, 2025 5:54 PM

R37 - well, he hasn't been married before. And since she got the OBE in 2022, she can have her fancy wedding at St. Paul's.

A lot of people like to throw a party and be the center of attention. And, most optimistically, being married is a formal recognition. As long as all the legal stuff is squared away, why not?

They've known each other for 20 years and dated for 6 and engaged for 3 years - so this doesn't sound like jumping into another relationship. She probably didn't want to and then finally was like - why the hell not?

Straight people looooove to get married.

by Anonymousreply 39July 6, 2025 6:03 PM

She met him when he was 17? And she was 30?

by Anonymousreply 40July 6, 2025 6:36 PM

R40 - apparently he was life-long friends with her younger cousin.

I just hope she doesn't try and get pregnant at 50 or some other weird bullshit. She's got 3 kids already - that's enough.

by Anonymousreply 41July 6, 2025 6:42 PM

[quote] Mel C has another awful accent, as well.

At least she can sing.

by Anonymousreply 42July 6, 2025 7:27 PM

It’s amazing how dark she is given that her mother is white.

by Anonymousreply 43July 6, 2025 7:28 PM

Still can’t believe she gave birth to Eddie Murphy’s kid. Doesn’t he prefer chicks with dicks?

by Anonymousreply 44July 6, 2025 7:28 PM

Well, it was proven in a court of law, R44. And he fought her every inch of the way.

by Anonymousreply 45July 6, 2025 7:36 PM

Her cosmetic alterations are terrible.

They can't be considered enhancements, unless it's to enhance the fug.

She must go to the worst doctors for that.

by Anonymousreply 46July 7, 2025 4:18 AM
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