Spice Girls singer Mel B was forced to come clean over rumours she was replaced by a lookalike on Masked Singer Australia this year.

The pop star, 48, appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday morning to shut down the claims after host Kyle Sandilands couldn’t believe how good she looked on the show.

Mel B, whose real name is Melanie Janine Brown, joined the radio hosts over Zoom from her hometown, Leeds in the UK.

However Kyle revealed he’d recently spotted the pop star in person while she was filming in Sydney.  

‘You were down at Rose Bay and I saw you,’ began Kyle. ‘And my missus went, “That looks like Mel B!” And I went, “No, that’s too young to be Mel B,” and now look at you,’ he recalled.

‘Even last year on the Masked Singer I said, “That’s not Mel. That’s a body double.”‘

Mel denied she had not personally starred in the show and claimed her youthful appearance was all thanks to her lifestyle overhaul.

‘You’ve got to look after yourself. I mean, I do saunas and ice baths every day. And I meditate,’ she explained.

‘I’m doing the whole lifestyle change.’

Mel’s former co-star Jackie admitted she was sad the interview couldn’t take place in person.

‘I was hoping you’d be here because I want to see you…’ Jackie told Mel. ‘How was your time in Australia filming Masked Singer?’

It appeared Mel B didn’t want to talk about the Channel 10 game show

‘Oh, it was so lovely – I tried to get a hold of you… So we could have dinner and stuff,’ Mel said, seemingly side-stepping the question. 

Masked Singer premiered on Channel 10 on Monday night, with the first mystery celebrity being unmasked as Brian Austin Green from iconic ’90s series, Beverly Hills, 90210.

After taking off his mask, the 50-year-old actor left judges Mel B, Abbie Chatfield, Dave Hughes and Chrissie Swan stunned, with none of them able to guess his identity.

The fifth season of The Masked Singer Australia has been generating a whirlwind of excitement online.

Across social media platforms, chatter abounds that Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, who has been a panellist on previous seasons, is concealed beneath one of the extravagant Tim Chappel-designed costumes.

In addition to this speculation, there are whispers that Mischa Barton, the iconic star of The O.C, may be among the 10 celebrities gracing the show.

Fans of the show have been flooding promotional videos on Instagram with their own guesses. 

Amber Riley, renowned for her role in Glee, stands out as the top choice following the snippet of Snow Fox delivering a soul-stirring rendition of Avicii’s Addicted.

‘It’s Amber Riley, it has to be!’ wrote one comment on Instagram, while another claimed it was ‘Jess Mauboy for sure’. 

Despite the creepy costume, many fans believe the Grim Reaper’s identity is that of Darren Hayes, former frontman of Savage Garden.

Meanwhile, many fans are split over the Bad Avocado and Space Fairy, with some believing Tones and I is one or the other.

Panellist Mel B declares in the promos that she’s convinced her former bandmate Emma Bunton is concealed beneath the Bluebottle costume, while social media pundits were skeptical of Scary’s bias.

‘I’d be rich if I was paid $100 for every time Mel predicts a Spice Girl,’ wrote one commenter. 

The Masked Singer continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel 10 

GWS kick eight goals in a row including a ‘Jackie Chan’ special to put St Kilda to the sword in their elimination final at the MSG

• Giants took control early at the ‘G’ 
• Saints managed to rally late in the first half 
• Plenty of highlights including karate kick GWS goal 

By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:38 EDT, 9 September 2023 | Updated: 02:38 EDT, 9 September 2023

Jackie ‘O’ Henderson made her first red carpet debut at The Logies on Sunday after losing a whopping 18kg.

The 48-year-old was the belle of the ball, showing off her super slim figure in a stylish red Effie Kats strapless gown. 

Jackie has undergone an extraordinary body transformation after she took two months off her top-rated The Kyle and Jackie O show in November last year to recover from long Covid. 

She returned to social media on New Year’s Eve last year, posting several photos of her slimmed-down figure in a swimsuit while holidaying with her daughter Kitty in Fiji.

In the caption, the mother-of-one wished her followers a Happy New Year and promoted her partnership with Weight Watchers (WW), saying she was feeling the ‘best she had’ in ‘many years’.

The star’s drastic slim-down became apparent again in February, when she started posting photos of herself with some of the guests on her radio show, including rapper Yung Gravy and Bravo king Andy Cohen. 

Jackie beamed in a long-sleeve T-shirt and tiny shorts as she stood next to the American rapper and her co-host Kyle Sandilands. 

Just weeks later, the blonde star showed off her slender frame again when she slipped into an oversized blue t-shirt and shorts as she posed alongside US Bravo king, Andy Cohen.

Since then Jackie has lost even more weight, which has led to the blonde being dogged by rumours she is taking the controversial weight-loss drug, Ozempic – of which she has denied. 

Last month Jackie complained she was the victim of trolls who claimed she had loss the weight as a result of Ozempic and not diet and exercise. 

Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, she said: ‘When I first lost weight and started to lose weight at the beginning of the year, it was all fine. And then when I lost a little bit more, people were suspicious that it came off very quickly.’

‘And since then I’d say, like, for the last 3 to 4 months, I’ve had people just so steadfast in their belief that I have not lost this the right way and I’ve done something else.’

Jackie insisted while it doesn’t matter how someone loses weight, she did it the healthy way.

‘I can’t say it enough that I have not done anything other than just eat well, exercise and give up alcohol,’ she said.

She explained the biggest change was her mindset, as she had previously struggled to shed unwanted kilos for the past three years because she ‘wasn’t in that right head space.’

‘I just was not motivated and I wasn’t mentally feeling well and so I just wasn’t there. I couldn’t find that motivation within me,’ she explained.

Directly addressing critics who said she was taking Ozempic, Jackie said: ‘That diabetic medication people talk about taking, I don’t take that.’ 

She has instead said she has stuck to intermittent fasting, zero alcohol and a healthy diet to shed the excess kilograms. 

Jackie, who recently started playing tennis regularly, added quitting alcohol and embracing exercise ‘was a big thing [she’d] never done before’. 

She also confirmed she didn’t even drink alcohol at Kyle’s wedding in April, choosing to go sober for the lavish occasion. 

Jackie also recently spoke about her new diet on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, revealing she often skips breakfast for intermittent fasting.

She avoids carbohydrates, and satiates her hunger throughout the day by snacking on pre-cut pieces of steak.

Jackie recently ended her partnership with WW – formerly Weight Watchers – saying she wanted to move on from weight loss. 

Appearing on Sunrise in July, she said: ‘Yeah. I think that [the partnership] has come to a natural end. They were incredible to me and they have helped me so much.’ 

The radio star went on to say she was broadening her focus in regards to her health after achieving her body goals through the program.

‘The focus for me is not on weight loss. I am really thankful they have helped me a lot,’ Jackie added.

‘I feel like I have my life in a really good place now. Healthy and happy.’

Jackie joined WW for the second time after suffering from her bout of long Covid, which forced her to step down from her radio show in November last year. 

Just before she went on hiatus she was open with listeners about her struggle. 

‘I’ve been not very well ever since I’ve had Covid… I’ve been struggling with this fatigue,’ she said at the time. 

‘I’ve been to the doctor several times and he said because I’ve been pushing myself every day, after the show all I’ve been doing is sleeping and I’m not getting better.’

Jackie went somewhat silent on social media during her break, posting no images to Instagram in November as she worked on her mental and physical health.

Kyle Sandilands doesn’t look like this anymore! KIIS FM host looks unrecognisable with a ripped and bronzed physique in a series of wild transformation photos

By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:13 EDT, 30 May 2023 | Updated: 20:22 EDT, 30 May 2023