Baby Spice Emma Bunton is considering following in the footsteps of her bandmate Melanie Brown and embarking on a U.S. TV career.

Brown has been enjoying a higher profile in America since she wowed audiences with her performance on reality show Dancing With The Stars last year. And Bunton, who took part in the British version of the hit show, is keen to follow her pal to the U.S. now that the Spice Girls have finished their global reunion tour.

She says, “I’m probably going to go back to America for a little while and spend some time there. I would love to do some TV.” And Bunton is not the only one eying a career change – her longterm partner, former Damage singer Jade Jones, is considering another business venture for the couple. He adds, “I’m a chef so hopefully one day we’ll be in the restaurant business.”

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Spice Girl, Melanie Brown’s ex-husband has filed for custody of the couple’s nine-year-old daughter after the singer took her on tour with the Spice Girls. Dancer Jimmy Gulzar refused to alter his visitation schedule while Brown toured the globe with their daughter Phoenix Chi, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Schnider blocked Gulzar’s attempt to stop the child from traveling and gave Brown the green-light to take Phoenix out of the U.S. Brown still maintains sole legal and physical custody of Phoenix, and Gulzar will have scheduled visitation over the next few months.

Robbed of the DWTS Mirrorball trophy, that is.  I know Helio Castroneves is adorable & all, but COME ON- Mel’s a better dancer by far!

It’s with mixed emotions I congratulate Helio & Julianne.  ;*(

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Melanie Brown is preparing for a court showdown with former lover Eddie Murphy over maintenance for their daughter. The singer, 32, will discover how much the actor will give her in payments for their six-month-old daughter Angel Iris at a hearing in Los Angeles on November 14 – the day before the Spice Girls embark on their world tour.

A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, “Eddie refuses to see Angel so this is important to her.”

Murphy publicly ended his relationship with Brown on Dutch television last year when Brown was five months pregnant. He subsequently denied being the father of Angel Iris until his paternity was proved by a DNA test.

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