Former Spice Girl Mel C aka Sporty Spice has revealed that she will wed her long term beau and father of the child that she is expecting in March 2009, Thomas Starr.

The famed singer-songwriter, real name Melanie Chisholm became engaged to her partner of 6 years just last month, and has recently announced to close friends and family that she and Thomas are preparing for a spring wedding.

It is believed that invitations to the couples nuptials have already been printed citing the location for the ceremony as the bride to be’s home town of Liverpool.

Its is also rumoured that the couple are planning to keep the wedding plans secret in order to keep their wedding as low-key and as private as is possible.

In the past Melanie, aged 34 has been romantically linked with various celebrities including footballer Jason McAteer, Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame and Robbie Williams.

She met Starr, a property developer in 2002 and the pair have been an item ever since, sharing a country home in Monmouthshire worth an estimated £2.7million.