Pregnant pop star Melanie Chisholm is to wed her longterm boyfriend Thomas Starr.

The former Spice Girl and her partner of six years are expecting a baby together in the new year - thought to be around March - and the couple is reportedly planning to exchange nuptials shortly after the tot arrives.

According to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, the parents-to-be got engaged last month and are aiming for a spring wedding.

Chisholm will be the last of the Spice Girls to become a mother - Melanie Brown has two daughters; Posh Spice Victoria Beckham has three sons with soccer ace David Beckham, and Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton each have one child.

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