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A Cha-Cha Chat With A Lot Of Spice

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Not so Scary: Scary Spice, previously of Spice Girls fame, now performs on 'Dancing With the Stars'
 

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Scary Spice (Melanie Brown) is the star on "Dancing With the Stars," but after the series ends, she won't stop dancing. She's going on the Spice Girls reunion tour. She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh.

NEWSWEEK: Does having the show's best-looking partner help get a higher score?
Oh, you think so? I don't really look at him like that.

How do you look at him?
I'm used to him shouting at me and me shouting back at him. It's like a brotherly-sisterly thing. He likes to take his top off a lot, so that probably helps with the vote. He does it nearly every dance class we have, which is nearly every day.

When's the Spice Girl reunion?
The second of December.

That's not very far off.
I started rehearsals last week. I do three hours on "Dancing'' and four hours with the Spice Girls. It's more street dancing, as opposed to quick-step dancing. Roberto Cavalli designed our [tour] costumes. We've got four or five complete changes from head to toe. It's going to be sexy.

What's your favorite costume?
I'm not going to spoil it. I want you to come to the show and be like, 'Wow!'

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  • Posted By: RachelNYC @ 11/16/2007 1:04:17 PM

    Roberto Cavalli is all over the place... one minute you see his name on a classy fashion site like JuliB, the next minute you see his name on a gossip site for leaking J Lo's pregnancy, and then th next minute he's getting a shoutout from a Spice Girl in Newsweek for making them costumes.

  • Posted By: loopsmiff @ 11/12/2007 3:06:57 PM

    Max the best looking partner? Please! This housewife's choice is cutie-pie Derek Hough. Max doesn't touch him for sex appeal!!

  • Posted By: beaufeathers @ 11/07/2007 12:49:38 PM

    I am proud to proclaim myself a fan of Mel B (and I didn't know the SpiceGirls at all). Her fun-loving, positive approach to living, her matter-of-fact handing of her ex-gumbo-guy, and her clear strength as a woman fighting through with solid priorities for her kids ALL impress me as admirable traits for all women. She's a natural comedienne who entertains without putting others down -- Wishing only the best for Melanie Brown's life.

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