Her `Girl Power` continues with Fitness DVD

Born in Leeds, England, Melanie Brown (a.k.a. Mel B) is a musical artist, actress, author, television personality and entrepreneur.

For music fans, she is known as "Scary Spice," one of the members of The Spice Girls, along side Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. As part of the popular female pop group, they released three studio albums --  "Spice" (1996), "Spiceworld" (1997) and "Forever" (2000) --  and a Greatest Hit album (2007). In 2007, Mel reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour that banked more than $70 million in gross ticket sales and was named by Forbes magazine as one of the most successful tours of the 2007-2008 seasons.

Melanie became a fan favorite as a contestant on the United States version of Dancing with The Stars.

In 2004, Mel began to pursue her interest in theater and starred as Mimi in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical "Rent," followed by a starring role in "Vagina Monologues."  Mel penned her best selling auto biography, "Catch A Fire."

In the UK, Mel continued to build career as a solo artist, actress and host of TV programs including This Is My Moment, Burn It, Top of the Pops, Pure Naughty, Party in the Park for the Prince's Trust, and The MOBO Awards, which she has hosted three times, including 2008.

In the US, Melanie also starred in and produced The Singing Office for the TLC network. Additionally. she hosted the Miss Universe Pageant. Mel was reporting for Access Hollywood as a special correspondent for Dancing with the Stars and other special assignments.

In this 2009 interview with SIDEWALKS host Rafael Siegel, Mel B talks about whether her personality changed after becoming a member of The Spice Girls. As part of the promotional tour, she tells us about her first series of Fitness DVDs, "Totally Fit," designed to create an improved, and healthier lifestyle for men and women.