Mel C felt 'uncomfortable' with her Sport Spice persona

Singer Mel C says she felt "really uncomfortable" with her Sport Spice persona in the Spice Girls as it was untrue to her real self.

The 43-year-old singer, whose real name is Melanie Jayne Chisholm, says the perception of her being a "bolshy, mouthy and aggressive" female was wrong, reported Female First.

"In the band, there was power in numbers and we egged one another on. As Sporty Spice, I felt I was portrayed as being quite bolshy, mouthy and aggressive and that has never been me. I felt really uncomfortable with this portrayal.

"When you're in your early 20s, you are trying to figure out who you are anyway. I hate confrontation and, in the band, I was the diplomat. I've always been very low key and put up with stuff. I just got to a point where I realised it wasn't serving me well. I had to take responsibility for myself," she says.