The Spice Girl, 47, is said to be engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Rory McPhee, after popping the question on Wednesday with a £100,000 diamond ring. The Leeds-born hairdresser is said to have got down on one knee to propose to Scary Spice at the luxury country hotel Cliveden House in Berkshire. Congratulations! Mel B is engaged! The Spice Girl, 47, is said to be engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Rory McPhee, after he popped the question on Wednesday. According to The Sun, Mel B was “devastated” when Leeds-born hairdresser Rory got down on one knee and burst into tears of joy. The report says he then held out a £100,000 ring consisting of a pear-shaped, champagne-shaped diamond on a rose gold band. An insider told the report that Mel said yes immediately, adding: “But it was incredibly emotional because after everything she’s been through, it was a really big moment for her.” Another source said how Mel is ‘so happy’ with the engagement, adding: ‘It took a huge amount for a man to make her trust him and believe in love again. OH MY GOD! The Leeds-born hairdresser is said to have got down on one knee to propose to Scary Spice with a £100k diamond ring at the luxury Cliveden House country hotel in Berkshire. “He’s the complete opposite of so many of the boys she’s been in relationships with,” explaining how he’s shown her that men can be “caring, reliable and trustworthy.” “He’s really taken the time to understand what he’s been through. He is madly in love with her.’ The insider described fiancé Mel as a “normal, down-to-earth guy, with good morals” and insisted he’s not interested in fame. They also revealed that the pair have known each other for many years, with both being from Leeds and Rory being best friends with Mel’s cousin Christian Cooke. Close: The pair are believed to have been dating since 2018 when they met through friends in Los Angeles, but became more serious the following year when Mel returned to the UK for the Spice Girls reunion tour (Pictured with closest friends and family by Mel in June 2019) The report says Mel’s eldest daughter Phoenix, 23, was the first person to open up about the engagement, with her close friends and family said to be ‘over the moon’, while all of the Spice Girls singer’s co-stars they have already met “and like her future husband. Melanie Brown’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. The pair have been believed to be dating since 2018 when they met through friends in Los Angeles, including celebrity make-up artist Renee Camilleri. However, their relationship became more serious the following year when Mel returned to the UK for the Spice Girls reunion tour. Close bond: Mel’s eldest daughter Phoenix, 23, was reportedly the first person to open up about the engagement (Pictured together in January) Mel shares her eldest daughter Pheonix with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar. Mel met Jimmy in 1998 when he was hired as a dancer for a Spice Girls world tour. They became engaged in May 1998, she became pregnant a month later and they married that same year in September in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Their divorce was finalized in 2000. Scary Spice Mel is also mum to middle daughter Angel Iris Murphy Brown, 15, who she shares with Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy. The former couple divorced in December 2006, with Mel giving birth to Angel in April 2007. On 22 June 2007, a court-ordered DNA test confirmed that Eddie Murphy was the father of the child. Ex: Mel split from Stephen Belafonte (pictured in 2016) in 2017 and claimed he abused her during their 10-year marriage – something she has always vehemently denied Spice Girl Mel B also shares her youngest daughter Madison Brown Belafonte, 11, with second husband Stephen Belafonte. Spice Girl Mel split from Stephen in 2017 and claimed he emotionally and physically abused her during their 10-year marriage – something she has always vehemently denied.
In January, Mel was awarded an MBE for her work with domestic violence charity Women’s Aid to help other people who have suffered from abusive relationships. The Spice Girl was named in the New Year Honors for services to charity and vulnerable women and said: “This, for me, was about all of that.” If you have been affected by this story, please call 0808 2000 247 or click here. MBE: In January, Mel was awarded an MBE for her work with domestic violence charity Women’s Aid to help other people who have suffered from abusive relationships