The Masked Singer Australia judge Mel B has spoken of her frosty relationship with co-star Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes.
The former Spice Girl, 47, recently joined the comedian, 51, on the guessing panel for the zany Channel 10 reality show.
He said earlier this week they got off to a shaky start when she told him to ‘f**k off’.
The Masked Singer Australia judge Mel B (left) has spoken of her frosty relationship with co-star Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes (right)
Speaking on Hughesy’s 2Day FM breakfast radio show on Wednesday, Mel defended her confrontational behaviour by explaining she thought the funnyman was ‘a bit creepy’ when they first crossed paths.
‘[What I said] was something along those lines [of ‘f**k off] because he was being a bit creepy… a bit stare-y. And I’m like, “What are you doing?”‘ she said.
Mel insisted, however, that she and Hughsey are now getting along fine.
‘I know he’s got a beautiful wife, great kids… that also don’t want to spend that much time with him, because they went away on holiday!’ the British singer joked.
Mel, 47, recently joined the comedian, 51, on the guessing panel for the zany Channel 10 show. Hughesy said earlier this week they got off to a shaky start when she told him to ‘f**k off’
‘But I do feel like he’s “that guy”. He just needs a bit of help,’ she laughed.
Mel later admitted that while she often clashes with Hughsey during filming, her daughter is actually one of his biggest fans.
‘We were in the car the other day and we were playing car games like we usually do… and all my daughter kept doing is talking about you,’ she revealed.
Speaking on Hughesy’s 2Day FM breakfast radio show on Wednesday, Mel defended her confrontational behaviour by explaining she thought the funnyman was ‘a bit creepy’ when they first crossed paths
‘She wouldn’t even play the game. She saw a poster of you and she screamed, “There’s Dave!” and I’m like, “What? Play the car game.”
‘And for 45 minutes before work, she’s just like, “Oh, my God, he’s so funny, mum, isn’t he? He’s so funny!” So you do have a fan – my daughter.’
Mel didn’t mention her daughter by name, but she was likely referring to her youngest child, Madison Brown Belafonte, 10.
It comes days after Hughsey revealed his tumultuous relationship with his Masked Singer co-star Mel during an interview with The Sunday Project
It comes days after Hughsey revealed his tumultuous relationship with his Masked Singer co-star Mel during an interview with The Sunday Project.
‘We’ve got a new panel. We’re actually already filming, and it’s hectic! Absolutely hectic. I tell you what – I know why Scary Spice is called Scary Spice,’ Hughsey said.
‘I love her, and she knows it, but me and her have a relationship going. She told me to beep off in our first meeting’.
The Spice Girls singer, whose real name is Melanie Brown and also goes by Scary Spice, recently joined the judging panel of the reality show for the 2022 season. Mel B is pictured
When asked why the pair have a tendency to lock horns, Dave said they both have strong personalities.
‘Because I’ve got my own ideas and she has hers, and sometimes they clash. I love her though. And she knows I love her,’ Dave continued.
He went on to explain that Mel gets annoyed when he picks the names of dead celebrities when trying to guess who is behind the infamous masks on the offbeat singing competition.
‘We’ve got a new panel. We’re actually already filming, and it’s hectic! Absolutely hectic. I tell you what – I know why Scary Spice is called Scary Spice,’ the funnyman said
‘I keep guessing dead people on the show. She doesn’t understand that’s my thing. She just doesn’t understand,’ he said.
Hughsey added that Mel ‘knows every celebrity in the world’ and gets irritated when he guesses her A-list friends are behind the masks.
‘When I guess Taylor Swift, she goes, ‘I know Taylor. She isn’t that tall’. I said, ‘You haven’t seen her for a few months – she might have shrunk.”
Pictured is the cast of The Masked Singer 2022. left to right: Chrissie Swan, Abbie Chatfield, Mel B and Dave Hughes
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