Melanie Chisholm is reportedly set to marry Chris Dingwall in a private ceremony this weekend. The reported wedding would bring one of the Spice Girls’ most closely watched personal moves into the open just as the group marks the 30th anniversary of Wannabe.
Chisholm is 52, and Dingwall is believed to be in his 40s. The pair met on Raya, made their relationship public in 2024, and have been together for about two years. A report linked to a private marriage appears here in the broader context of Mel C set for private marriage to Chris Dingwall this weekend.
Victoria Beckham and the ceremony
Victoria Beckham is expected to miss the ceremony because she is in the United States with David Beckham for the Fifa World Cup final. That leaves almost all of the Spice Girls, not the full group, in the frame for the weekend gathering. For readers tracking reunion chatter, the reporting matters because the timing lands during the 30th anniversary period for Wannabe, which sold more than eight million copies worldwide.
Earlier this year, Chisholm moved away from the position she took in 2022. In that interview with The Sunday Times, she said, "I’ve never, never wanted to marry. Maybe marriage works for some people, but maybe to think it works for the majority is an old-fashioned notion." Later this year, she said, "You know what? [Marriage is] something I didn’t think would be part of my story. But I’m so happy with Chris."
Melanie Chisholm in May
In May, she added, "He’s very laid-back. He’s loads of fun... we have very similar personalities and lifestyles." That shift is the most useful part of the story for anyone trying to read the reporting properly: the wedding talk is not coming from nowhere, but from a public change in attitude after a relationship that became visible in 2024.
The source quoted in the Daily Mail report also said, "Everyone is quite confused that Sporty Spice is having her wedding on the eve of the Fifa World Cup final." The same report said, "There is a feeling she might move to Australia with Chris in due course. She already does The Voice Australia and her daughter, Scarlett, 17, will be off to university at the end of the year."
Wannabe at 30
The clean read on this weekend is simple: Chisholm has gone from rejecting marriage in 2022 to entering what is being described as a private ceremony now, and the timing is what gives the story extra weight. With the reported guest list nearly complete and a reunion backdrop already in place, the big practical question is whether the private ceremony goes ahead as described or shifts again before the weekend ends.
