Mel C is apparently blaming her fellow former Spice Girls for her recent lack of solo success, saying that their public failures have had a knock on effect. According to the Mirror she said: "This year there's been the Live 8 cancellation, Victoria Beckham's never out of the press, Melanie B released an album that didn't do much and Geri Halliwell had an unsuccessful release - and that reflects badly. You're guilty by association".
Things aren't looking good for the former Sporty Spice. Despite the fact that she has released some very competent (IMHO) albums over the last few years, she apparently performed a free concert for only 80 people in Australia this week. Mel said "Things are quite tough for me at the moment, but people are more open-minded in the rest of the world, so that's where I'm spending my time - where people appreciate me".