Mel C and boyfriend split

Mel C, Scarlet and Thomas Starr.

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (Mel C) and her long-term partner, Thomas Starr, are no longer together. The singer, 38, and her ex-boyfriend, 45, met in Barbados in 2002 and were together from that point on. After 10-years of togetherness Mel C's rep confirms the split. The former couple lived together in their north London home, with 3-year old daughter Scarlet.

Mel C and Scarlet.

A few weeks ago Mel C said in Good Housekeeping, "I'd like my house to be run with military precision, but unfortunately someone else lives there, a man! So he scuppers that. We're probably a good combination, though, because he's very spontaneous and I like to be organised."