Mel C blasts Strictly Come Dancing in a foul-mouthed rant as she brands £25,000 pay cheque ‘s**t’
The Spice Girl says she would love to do the show but isn't worth it for the money offered or the amount of attention it brings
MEL C has slammed Strictly Come Dancing saying the potential pay cheque of £100,000 is "s**t" but admitted she could see herself taking part in the show.
The Spice Girls icon revealed she's been asked every year to appear on the BBC One show but said they haven't offered her enough money.
Celebs who appear on Strictly waltz off with a standard £25,000 fee - no matter how famous they are - and this jumps to £40,000 if they last until the end of October.
The fee then jumps to £60,000 for those quick footed enough to make it to quarter finals.
Semi-finalists earn a nice £75,0000 with the eventual winner walking away with £100,000.
Speaking to the, Mel said she'd love to appear on Strictly but it's not worth it for the limited cash and the amount of attention the stars get every year.
She said: "Strictly is really the only one of those shows that I would consider and I have had a meeting with them – they ask me every year to do it.
“The problem is if you do Strictly it’s so high profile and you’ll find yourself in the sidebar of shame every day.
"And the money's s**t!"
Meanwhile, Mel - who has just released her new solo album Version of Me - has refused to join Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner for the Spice Girls reunion next year.
Mel revealed she would have been offered "a couple of million pounds" to join the others but decided not to along with Victoria Beckham.
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She told Event magazine: "I loved what we did as the Spice Girls and part of me will be Sporty Spice until I die. We had one reunion [in 2007] and I didn't want to do that.
"But I was talked round and it was the right thing to do, we had a great time and then we played at the closing ceremony for the Olympics in 2012.
"That to me was where [the Spice Girls] should have been laid to rest. Sometimes you just have to say no."
"It's a bit awkward at the moment to be honest. It's going to be, isn't it? But I do know we'll get past it."
Elsewhere, Geri Horner showed off her baby bump for the first time at the Attitude Awards on Monday night after announcing she's expecting a baby with husband Chrstian.
However, The Sun confirmed that her pregnancy won't affect the planned Spice Girls reunion.
How much do the celebs get paid for appearing on Strictly Come Dancing?
All the celebrities on Strictly receive a base fee of £25,000 - no matter how famous they are.
The fast-footed dancers that last until the end of October will be paid £40,000.
If their waltz or foxtrot is impressive enough and they make it to the quarter finals, they'll get £60,000.
Those who reach the semi-final will make an impressive £75,0000.
The winner will lift the glitterball trophy and take home £100,000.
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