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Real Name: Melanie Janine Gulzar Birth Name: Melanie Janine Brown Nicknames: Mel B, Mel G, Scary Spice, Blazin' Bad Zula, Spice Force 5 Explotions Expert Nickname at school: Pineapple-head Birthdate: May 29, 1975 Child: name: Phoenix Chi Gulzar (a girl) date of birth: 19.2.1999 7.42 pm CET weight at birth: 5.5lb place of birth: London's Portland Hospital Starsign: Gemini Birthplace: Leeds, England Height: 5Ft 5Ins (166cm) Eyes: Dark Brown Hair: Black / Brown Allergic to: Egg whites Family: Andrea and Martin (her parents are divorced), Danielle (her little sister) Married to: Jimmy Gulzar, dancer (wedding day 13.9.1998) Distinguishing features: Tattoos, abdominal (3 chinese symbols, the upper one means "freedom and liberation" the middle one means "spirit heart and mind" and the bottom one means "elegant lady") Body Piercing, Tongue Tattoo, (She got this tattoo on her wedding day) MJP on her ring finger Tattoo, Left Shoulder Blade Body Piercing, Left Eye Brow Jewellery she always wears: "I wear my wedding ring, my Spice Ring from Geri, Claddagh ring from Mel C, my watch and my armband that my mum bought me for my 21st. It's like a snake with emeralds for the eyes. I bought my self a necklace, but I very rarely wear it. There's my tongue ring and my ankle bracelet that the girls bought me - it's an emerald which is my birthstone, there's an emerald in my eyebrow ring, too - and a toe ring. Musical Tastes: Rap, Hip Hop and Jungle What you didn't know: Mel G's a closet poet, and pens verse about her life. "I've got Girl Power because I appreciate that I'm mixed race and I follow my own roots" Message: "My message to you all is, RAAA! Not argh! RAAA! Like a tiger." Brief history: Attends Questfield Primary School, then Intake High School, Bramley, Leeds, where she is one of the 30 pupils selected every year for special training in dance, drama and music. Leaves school at 16, dances in various shows in Blackpool, gets sacked from a pantomine in London, teaches dance around Europe, gives aerobics classes in Chapeltown, Leeds, wins Leeds Weekly News beauty contest, sells advertising space for newspapers, entertains the armed forces in the Gulf, Germany and Northern Ireland and sporadically attends the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Constantly travelling between London and Leeds to attend auditions.