Mel B blasted by dance judge for having 'mouth like a trucker'

Mel B looked less than her best in the matronly outfit she was given for her performance in this week's heat of the dance competition.

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The full length overly-fussy dress did her fabulous figure no favours, and the grandmother hairstyle aged her by ten years.

And to add insult to injury judge Carrie-Ann Inaba said of Leeds-born Mel: "When you open your mouth you're just kind of like a truck driver".

The Spice Girl's face visibly dropped and she was left open-mouthed. But Inaba quickly added: "But when you dance out here you bring together this sensual elegance, you are very womanly and graceful.

"What I love about you is that you've made this incredible transformation".

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Mel and her dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were awarded 26 points for their Viennese waltz.

After the dance Mel revealed that if she is not eliminated from the show during the results show she will take Chmerkovskiy to the U.K. with her while she shoots the new Spice Girls video later this week.

"I think they'll like him," said Mel.

"He's a nice guy. He has to be submissive and he'll be fine."

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Mel B is set to appear in court with former lover Eddie Murphy - on the eve of the Spice Girls' first reunion performance.

The hearing, to determine how much maintenance he'll pay for their daughter Angel Iris, is scheduled in Los Angeles on November 14.

The next day the Spices are booked for a Victoria's Secret fashion gig which will act as a warm-up for their world tour.

But despite her packed schedule, mother-of-two Mel, now wed to producer Stephen Belafonte won't postpone the hearing.

A friend said: "Eddie refuses to see Angel so this is important to her."