‘Sporty Spice’ last of group to get pregnant

Melanie Chisholm makes announcement on Web site that she is expecting

Lefteris Pitarakis / AP file	Melanie Chisholm of the Spice Girls is expecting a baby, which will make her the last of the former British pop group to become a mother.

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updated 10:15 a.m. ET Aug. 22, 2008

LONDON - Singer Melanie Chisholm says she is expecting a baby which will make her the last of the former Spice Girls to become a mother.

The 34-year-old singer known as “Sporty Spice” in the British pop group announced the news Friday on her Web site. She is often referred to as “Mel C.”

She says the baby’s father is Thomas Starr, her partner for six years.

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Among the other Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham has three sons, Melanie “Mel B” Brown has two daughters, Geri Halliwell has one daughter and Emma Bunton has a son.