Mel B reveals she refused to straighten her natural curls after stylist’s request on Wannabe shoot

Mel B has revealed she refused to straighten her natural curls on the video shoot for Wannabe as she wanted to embrace ‘who she was’.

The singer, 47, claimed a stylist on the 1996 set wanted her to add heat to her afro hair, which would have suppressed her Caribbean heritage and ‘individual style’.

In a new interview with The Sunday Times Style, she said of the Spice Girls’ debut single: ‘The stylist on the Wannabe shoot asked me to straighten it, but I said no.

‘My hair is part of me. If I change my hair, I change who I am.’

Speaking about the unique image of each bandmate, she added: ‘We didn’t want to dress like each other. We came to the group with our individual sense of style.’

Mel, along with Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham, saw the pop track catapult the group to global stardom upon its release.

Last month, it was revealed that the Spice Girls were on the verge of an astonishing comeback deal – to headline Glastonbury.

Throwback: The singer, 47, (front) claimed a stylist on the 1996 set wanted her to add heat to her afro hair, which would have suppressed her Caribbean heritage and ‘individual style’

Music industry sources said talks were well advanced, prompting the question of whether Victoria – Posh Spice – will join in the Worthy Farm mudfest next year.

The fashion designer has repeatedly snubbed band reunions and the last time she performed with them was at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

A source said: ‘The negotiations are ongoing but they have reached a stage where things are really looking likely, with or without Victoria.

Exciting: Last month, it was revealed that the Spice Girls were on the verge of an astonishing comeback deal – to headline Glastonbury (pictured in 2019) 

‘The Spice Girls are not a band to typically perform at Glastonbury but they are legendary and it will be so much fun.’

Earlier this summer, Mel dropped a major hint that the girls were set reunite amid the 25th anniversary of Wannabe.

As well as joining the band in celebrating the anniversary of their first song, she also fuelled speculation that they were to take to the stage once more as in another post she penned: ‘We WILL be back and that’s my ‘scary’ promise!’

Emerging: Mel was spotted arriving at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Sunday wearing a bright orange trouser suit with her trademark animal print top beneath

Chic: She was joined by her entourage as she entered through the security gate into the Hyatt Regency hotel

Lavish: The venue is the party’s base where the prime minister and top politicians are staying