Mel B has revealed that she has been battling with coronavirus for five weeks and is still recovering.
The Spice Girl shared a number of throwback photos of her trip in the Maldives, where she stayed in a private villa named after herself.
However, the 46-year-old singer admitted her "reality" is now being "curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of Covid”, adding a hashtag that said: “It’s been five weeks now”.
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Mel, known as Scary Spice, told her 1.5 million Instagram followers: “In my head I’m here @youandmemaldives ahhhh what a beautiful place, sunshine crystal clear sea being totally spoilt rotten in my private villa named after me.
“But in reality right now I’m curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of COVID #itsbeen5weeksnow #takemeback to #paradise #covidisnojoke #mydogs #thebestsnuggler thank god for #netflix.”
The images showed the pop star swimming in crystal clear waters and posing in bikinis, but she says her current state of health was far from paradise.
Fans responded to the post with well-wishes, with hundreds posting: "Get well soon" alongside a series of love heart emojis.
Spice - the girl group’s blockbuster debut album - marks its 25th anniversary this year.
In celebration of the milestone, the girl group are releasing Spice 25, an expanded anniversary album featuring previously unreleased songs, which will be available from October 29.
Mel B, whose real name is Melanie Brown, has previously said she will “make sure” that a Spice Girls tour happens in 2023.
While standing in as presenter of Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch in September, the star said: “I’m always pushing to have a Spice Girls reunion and we were in talks last year but then Covid hit so it pushed everyone’s plans.
“I think we’re hopefully on the same page together.
“They’re going to kill me for saying this. We’re hoping, especially me – if it has anything to do with me, which it will have because I’m the driving force and will make sure it happens – to tour in 2023.”
