Melanie C Addresses Victoria Beckham’s Absence From Her Wedding

Spice Girls star Melanie C celebrated her marriage to husband Chris Dingwall last month in front of her friends and family. But there was one major person from the singer’s life absent from celebrations.

While bandmates Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton were all in attendance, Victoria Beckham was notably absent from the guestlist.

During a new interview on the Australian radio station KIIS 1065, Melanie was asked about the reason for Victoria having missed the ceremony, which took place at Country House Cumbria in the Lake District but

“Victoria was very disappointed to not be there,” the I Turn To You singer insisted, pointing out that “she was with David in New York and it was the football final, the World Cup”.

Indeed, Victoria was pictured that evening attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-place game alongside her husband, Sir David Beckham, where they watched England beat France 6-4.

Melanie added that Victoria “tried to get out of” the game, noting that the singer-turned-fashion-designer “isn’t the biggest football fan” (as anyone who saw her looking rather stoic in the crowd earlier in the World Cup can attest).

“She won’t mind me telling you that,” she continued. “But the family were there and David had commitments being an ambassador for Fifa.”

However, the fashion icon managed to be there in spirit, thanks to making a “dream dress” for Melanie’s big day. The bride wore an ivory slip dress with hand-stitched floral lace appliqués, designed by Victoria.

“Of course she made my gorgeous dress, and she was messaging me on the day,” Melanie recalled. “And I actually saw her when I was in Ibiza [after the wedding] so we had a little catch-up. So yeah, we were giving her updates and sending her pictures.”

Victoria also provided the “something borrowed” by lending Melanie a dress for the couple’s earlier legal ceremony in the groom’s native Australia.

She told British Vogue last month how the borrowed dress came about: “I was actually having dinner with Melanie and asked her what she was up to. She very casually told me she was leaving for Australia in two days and getting married!

“When I asked what she was wearing, she mentioned she had actually ordered one of my dresses but that it didn’t quite fit, and she didn’t have time to get it altered before leaving. I happened to have that exact dress in my own wardrobe and offered to lend it to her.”

Melanie told the crew at KIIS that her wedding to her partner of two and a half years was “amazing” and “perfect.”

“My feet haven’t touched the ground, really, because we had a beautiful weekend with all our families and friends,” she told the radio station.

The last time the Spice Girls were together as a five-piece was two years ago, when they delivered an impromptu performance at Victoria’s 50th birthday.

Since then, the group have been together at numerous private and public engagements, although it has never been all five of them.