Meeting Sporty Spice | Celebrating Mel C's Book "The Sporty One"
I’ve met hundreds of celebrities over the course of the last ten years, but if you asked me who I wanted to meet the most, without hesitation, I’d tell you it’s the Spice Girls. They’re the reason I fell in love with pop culture, and they were my role models when it came to girl power and embracing who you are. I still love them just as much to this day!
From time to time, I like to check a few local bookstore events, and was pleasantly surprised when I saw Mel C, also known as Sporty Spice, was doing a book signing in LA. I immediately bought my ticket and counted down the days!
Even though I didn’t know anyone at the event, something about the Spice Girls fan community was absolutely heartwarming - I can’t really explain it other than there was a shared excitement and love that filled the air!
After getting to hear Spice Girls music being blasted inside a church (never thought I’d be saying that), it was time for the event to begin! Dawn O’Porter led the conversation with Sporty Spice and I loved hearing them discuss what it was like in the early years of Spice Girls fame, her dynamic with the other Spice Girls, and her openness and honesty about her mental health through it all.
Then, it was time to meet her! There were a number of people in line to get through, so we didn’t have much time together, but I will treasure the two seconds I had with her forever! I had enough time to tell her thank you for everything, and she was so kind. One of my biggest childhood dreams came true this day and it’s a memory I will never forget!
I am so excited to dig into her book “The Sporty One” very soon!
xo,
Keshia