Spice Girl Mel B Steams Up the Maldives in Her Swimsuit

Singer and former Spice Girls member, Mel B, also known as, “Scary Spice,” showed off her swimsuit body—as she suffers from post-COVID symptoms. The singer posted a collage of photos on her Instagram, detailing a trip to the Maldives. Two of the photos in the collage feature Mel in a leopard print bikini, likely a callback to her Spice Girls days. Mel is also seen posting in a hotel room, and laying out in the sea. We hope she'll be able to recover and get back there soon. Read on to see 7 ways Mel B stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Starts Her Day With A Smoothie

Mel B opened up about her wellness and weight-loss secrets to the website, Body and Soul. The singer opened up about her typical diet each day, and revealed that she likes to start her day with a smoothie. “I keep it simple. For breakfast I’ll whip up a quick smoothie with coconut water, greek yoghurt, and whatever fruit I have around me, like banana and blue berries and granola.”

2. She Eats Healthy Snacks Throughout The Day, And Limits Her Junk Food

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Mel B admits to Body and Soul that she’s a bit of a snacker. However, she makes sure to eat healthy snacks throughout the day, and does indulge once in a while. She says, “I snack on a mix of Brazil nuts, almonds and fruit throughout the day.” Mel also says that she likes to take healthy snacks on the go with her. “I’m always carrying around fruit and nuts! If I’m really organised I’ll slice up some veggies and make up a tahini dip to take with me, too.”

3. She Focuses on Her Abs

Mel B says that she loves to workout on her abs, and focuses on them the most. “30 minutes is a perfect amount of time to focus on your core,” she tells Body and Soul. “I’ll just go hard on my abs for half an hour, alternating between side planks, sit-ups, leg lifts, and some work with the med ball.”

4. She Enjoys Her Workouts

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Mel B’s main wellness and workout secret? Enjoy your workouts. In an interview with Body and Soul, the singer advises people, “Do what you enjoy. There’s no point forcing yourself to do some workout you hate. If you’re going to commit to looking after your body, love what you’re doing so it becomes easy for you. And change things up if it gets boring!”

5. She Keeps Her Workouts Fun

Mel B tells Body and Soul that she tries to keep her workouts fun, and that she has a lot of ways to keep herself excited. “I never do the same everyday. Also really important is having great music to listen to; my favorite UK garage or 90s R&B. I love working out with a friend too so you kill two birds with one stone.”

6. She Believes In Moderation

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Mel B says to Body and Soul that while she tries to eat healthy, she isn’t afraid to indulge herself once in a while. “For me it’s all about moderation,” she says. “So if my girls want to get a pizza on the weekend, we’re going to get a pizza. I’d go crazy if I denied myself the occasional treat.” Mel says that she does have a particular indulgence. “I try to keep my chocolate intake to two squares after dinner every other day.”

7. She Makes Time To Workout

Despite Mel’s busy schedule, she always makes time to exercise. “You can’t be saying to yourself, ‘I’m too busy,’” she says to Body and Soul. “Help yourself by preplanning your meals and locking in times to exercise, and stick to it! Just like a kid pack yourself a lunchbox. You’ve also got to be doing it for you, otherwise you’ll never feel motivated to get out of bed!” Mel says that she makes sure to do her workouts early. “The earlier the better. If I can get my workout done by 7am, I feel great for the rest of the day.”

Singer and reality TV icon Megan McKenna is enjoying time on the gorgeous beaches of the Maldives. And she’s making sure to post a lot of stunning photos while she’s there. McKenna uploaded another photo of herself lying in the water. She wore a red bathing suit, complimenting her vacation tanned skin, and showing off her figure. Read on to see 5 ways Megan McKenna stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Paddleboards

While McKenna was on her Maldives vacation, she made sure to spend a lot of time at the beach, and she tried out different water activities. One of the things she did was go paddleboarding. She posted this reel on Instagram of herself paddleboarding, set to “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid. She captioned the post, “Morning paddle board with the baby sharks.”

2. She Rides Jet-Skis

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Another water activity McKenna did while on vacation was go jet-skiing. She posted this series of photos and videos of herself and her friends riding jet-skis in the clear blue water. She captioned the post, “Gangsta sh*t.”

3. She Bikes

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While in the Maldives, McKenna didn’t just do water activities. She also spent some time on land. One of the things she did was bike ride on the beach. She posted this series of photos of herself going for a bike ride on the pier. "Incorporate movement into your regular activities. Bing watching a favorite show? Stretch, do sit-ups or other activity between episodes or during commercials. Mix up your family-time routine and shoot some hoops or walk the neighborhood. Instead of automatically jumping behind the wheel, hop on your bike or walk to work, the grocery store or a friend's house," says the Mayo Clinic.

4. She Spends Time Outside

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McKenna spends a lot of time going outside and getting fresh air and sunlight. Even when she isn’t on the beach, she still makes sure to go outside. She has posted several photos of herself outdoors on Instagram, including herself spending time at the beach, dancing in the country, and walking her dog.

5. She’s Mindful Of What She Eats

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McKenna tells Closer Online that she pays close attention to her diet, as she has a health condition. “I have IBS which can be quite debilitating if I eat the wrong foods,” she says. “I try to eat carefully and healthily.”

Mel B of the Spice Girls, aka Scary Spice, aka Melanie Janine Brown, has been named as the UK “face” of the West Indies island Nevis. “I am soooo proud and honoured that I have been made ambassador to Nevis—my dad’s homeland yipppeeeeee!!!” she captioned a photo of her wearing a white bathing suit in crystal clear blue waters. “It’s the most incredible island in the world and I want to help make sure EVERYONE sees just how amazingly beautiful It truly is. From the people, the food, the music, the setting and the feeling you have when your there Nevis is such a special place #myroots #myfamily #NevisNice #Nevis #CaribbeanTravel #nevisnaturally,” she captioned it. How does the new ambassador stay so fit? Read on to see 6 ways Mel B stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. This is Her Typical Day of Eating

“I keep it simple. For breakfast I’ll whip up a quick smoothie with coconut water, greek yoghurt, and whatever fruit I have around me, like banana and blue berries and granola,” she told Body + Soul. “I’ll have some dark rye avocado toast for lunch with a leafy green salad and grilled chicken for dinner with some stir-fry veggies. I snack on a mix of Brazil nuts, almonds and fruit throughout the day and try to keep my chocolate intake to two squares after dinner every other day.”

2. This is Her Best Fitness Tip

“Do what you enjoy. There’s no point forcing yourself to do some workout you hate. If you’re going to commit to looking after your body, love what you’re doing so it becomes easy for you. And change things up if it gets boring!” she told Body + Soul. "I never do the same everyday. Also really important is having great music to listen to; my favorite UK garage or 90s R&B. I love working out with a friend too so you kill two birds with one stone.”

3. This is Her 30 Minute Workout

“30 minutes is a perfect amount of time to focus on your core. I’ll just go hard on my abs for half an hour, alternating between side planks, sit-ups, leg lifts and some work with the med ball,” she told Body + Soul. For abs that show, also give up sugar and increase fiber.

4. She Has Done Reiki Healing

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Before performing with the Spice Girls, Mel B would do some reiki healing, a form of energy healing in which universal energy is passed through the palms of the healer to the subject. She was ahead of her time. ”Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the popular name for health care practices that traditionally have not been part of conventional medicine. In many cases, as evidence of efficacy and safety grows, these therapies are being combined with conventional medicine,” says the Mayo Clinic. “Thus, the term alternative has been dropped and replaced with newer terms, such as complementary and integrative medicine, integrative medicine and health, or just integrative medicine.”

5. She Values a Good Night’s Sleep

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Mel recorded some bedtime stories for the meditation app Yours. "Not only are the tender tales perfectly designed to help you relax after a hard day, Mel’s husky voice is so incredibly soothing that people will lose themselves in dreamland in no time at all,” said editorial director Christian Guiltenane. Just don’t check your phone too much before bed. More and more we’re learning that our artificially illuminated world is simply devastating our sleep. When you check your email in bed before going to sleep—or you dive into that new Grisham novel on your iPad—and the shorter-wavelength (or “blue”) light hits the photosensitive cells in your eye, it effectively slows the release of “sleep-promoting” neurons and “activates arousal-promoting” neurons. It suppresses the release of melatonin, the brain’s chemical for making you sleepy.

6. She Battled COVID

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Mel B was one of the many millions of people who had COVID symptoms last longer than just a few weeks. This can be called Long COVID. "In my head I'm here,” she once captioned a photo of the Maldives, “ahhhh what a beautiful place, sunshine crystal clear sea being totally spoilt rotten in my private villa named after me🥰but in reality right now I'm curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of COVID🤢🤧🤒 #itsbeen5weeksnow #takemeback to #paradise #covidisnojoke #mydogs #thebestsnuggler thank god for #netflix.” If you feel you have Long COVID, talk to a doctor about your symptoms or find a Post-COVID center near you.

7. ”Everything in Moderation”

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How does Mel B look so great at age 46? “I’ve done everything. I did vegan for a couple of weeks, a gluten-free food delivery that me and my husband tried for a few of days, juice cleanses,” the onetime America’s Got Talent host told People. “Overall I like to make sure I eat a good amount of protein and vegetables. I don’t have a secret,” she says. “Everything in moderation.”