Louis Theroux

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6,783 appearances 16 recordings 3 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 4 Aug

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 16 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 5.

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The Louis Theroux Podcast · S8 EP6: Mike D discusses breaking rap into the mainstream, the infamous hydraulic penis, and disbanding the Beastie Boys · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

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The Louis Theroux Podcast · S8 EP5: Melanie C on Spiceworld, comparing muscles with Arnold Schwarzenegger and why she’ll always be a Spice Girl · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

Hello there, it's me, Louis Theroux.

Welcome to my podcast, The Louis Theroux Podcast.

My guest today is singer-songwriter, DJ, and perhaps most iconically, Spice Girl, Melanie Chisholm, a.k.a.

Mel C.

Melanie was of course the high-kicking, back-flipping, tracksuit-wearing, sporty Spice, making up one-fifth of the best-selling girl band in history.

She was catapulted to stardom with the release of hit single Wannabe in 1996, which reached number one in 37 countries.

The Spice Girls became a symbol of girl power.

I don't think they coined the term, but they became synonymous with it and popularized it.

Also, cool Britannia and general globe-conquering pop hegemony.

But the band also faced intense media scrutiny, public backlash, and various internal conflicts, some of which we lightly and gingerly touch upon in the chat.

Melanie was, I think it's fair to say, and in fact I did say it in our conversation, widely regarded as the best singer of the group.

I don't think that's controversial.

Who knows?

And after the Spice Girls hiatus, she enjoyed a successful solo career with forays into pop, rock, R&B, and more recently, house slash dance, with the release of her latest album, Sweat.

We recorded this conversation in mid-April this year at Spotify HQ.

She turned up looking amazing...

youthful preternaturally whatever that means i mean she just looked good uh did i look good you're wondering not for me to say but yes a quick warning this conversation contains some strong language adult themes and discussion around eating disorders all that as well as much else besides coming up

Thank you.

I'm clinging on.

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