"Wannabe" a Dancing with the Stars champion? Yes, please, says Mel C, aka Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls.
Monday night, she becomes the second member of the best-selling girl group to compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, following Mel B, aka Scary Spice. Mel C -- or Melanie Chisholm, as her passport says -- has been waiting for her chance at the Mirror Ball trophy.
"Dancing with the Stars is something I've always wanted to do, and I just haven't had the opportunity!" she explains. "And when opportunity came knocking, I jumped at the chance."
Of course, the fact that Mel B came in second on season five of DWTS means Mel C's got a great resource to turn to during the competition. "Mel B did an incredible job in 2007, so I had someone to call up and go, 'What d'ya think?'" Mel C notes. "And she's so excited... all the Spice Girls are so excited for me. And I'm really excited because I know it's a wonderful experience."
Mel isn't exactly going into the ballroom blind, either. As she admits, "I danced a lot as a kid. I did ballet, modern and tap, and I feel like, you know, that gives me a good start."
However, she points out, "I also know ballroom and Latin are very, very different and they're very technical. And I think sometimes it can kind of work against you when you've trained your body in a certain way. But I am up for the challenge and I'm very determined to do a good job."
Tune in and see if Mel C can zig-ah-zig-ah her way to the top of the leader board Monday night on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.