United Kingdom, July 17 -- Melanie Chisholm is reportedly preparing to marry her partner Chris Dingwall this weekend.

Multiple reports claim the Spice Girls star, 52, is planning a private ceremony almost three decades after the group changed the face of pop music with Wannabe.

Neither Mel nor Chris - believed to be in his 40s - has publicly announced an engagement or confirmed plans to marry, but reports suggest the couple are set to exchange vows in what has been described as a "secret wedding".

Melanie, best known around the world as Sporty Spice and for her work with the Spice Girls, has been in a relationship with Australian model, actor and screenwriter Chris for around two years after the pair met on celebrity dating app Raya. ...