Mel C married in secret ceremony in Sydney before UK wedding
Spice Girls star Mel C has confirmed she married Chris Dingwall in a secret ceremony in Sydney, Australia before flying back to the UK to stage a lavish wedding in the Lake District, North West England, on Saturday (18.07.26).
Mel C married Chris Dingwall in a secret ceremony in Sydney, Australia before staging a lavish wedding in the UK, on Saturday (18.07.26).
The Spice Girls star, 52, gathered her friends and family for a celebration at Country House Cumbria in the Lake District, North West England over the weekend but it's been revealed the couple made their union official in a legal ceremony in Chris' native Australia before flying back to the UK.
Mel - real name Melanie Chisholm - was left without a wedding dress days before her flight Down Under so her former bandmate-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham stepped in to help. Victoria told Vogue magazine: "I was actually having dinner with Melanie and asked her what she was up to.
"She very casually told me she was leaving for Australia in two days and getting married! When I asked what she was wearing, she mentioned she had actually ordered one of my dresses but that it didn’t quite fit, and she didn’t have time to get it altered before leaving.
"I happened to have that exact dress in my own wardrobe and offered to lend it to her."
Mel C added: "Victoria’s dress was my something borrowed. It was very special, having her there."
After giving Mel the dress from her own wardrobe, Victoria offered to make her another gown to wear to her UK ceremony, saying: "I obviously offered to make her dream dress."
Mel added of the second dress: "Victoria wanted to make it much more personal to me. She found some gorgeous vintage lace, and everything was really delicately dyed to the perfect shade. It’s very flattering, open at the back."
The singer described the ceremony as "quite low-key. Relaxed, romantic and chic."
She also opened up about the moment Chris proposed to her during a vacation in Mallorca, Spain in July, 2025 revealing they were "a bit drunk and a bit full" after having a large dinner at their hotel and when they went back to their room, Chris popped the question surrounded by candles.
Mel said: "It was beautiful, just the two of us. He couldn’t believe I was surprised but I was floored."
According to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Mel's Spice Girls bandmates, Geri Halliwell-Horner, 53, Melanie Brown/Mel B, 51, and Emma Bunton, 50, attended the UK ceremony, but Victoria, 52, was absent due because she was in the USA with her 51-year-old husband, ex-football player Sir David Beckham, to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
