Mel B used to babysit Micah Richards when he was rising up in Leeds.
Mel B used to babysit Micah Richards
The previous England and Manchester Metropolis defender, now 37, grew up within the 50-year-old singer’s hometown, and he has revealed earlier than her Spice Ladies fame, she used to take care of him as a toddler.
Talking to podcast co-hosts Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker on The Relaxation Is Soccer, he mentioned: “Mel B, she used to babysit me once I was youthful.
“Get her on the pod! My sister [still] does her hair now.”
Alan quipped: “Can I simply ask… what the f*** am I on right here?”
Gary was equally baffled as he described the story as “unbelievable”, whereas soccer pundit Micah admitted the pair are nonetheless in contact.
He added: “That is method again, again in Leeds days. I spoke to her simply a few months in the past.”
In the meantime, he additionally joked that the explanation he is by no means instructed the story earlier than is to “save one thing for the pod”.
He mentioned: “It’s not identified. You’ve all the time received to save lots of one thing for the pod, haven’t you? All the time have one thing up your sleeve.
“I don’t keep in mind an excessive amount of of it however there have been clearly photos again within the day, yeah.”
Throughout his youth profession, Micah began within the Leeds United academy, earlier than a spell with Oldham Athletic, after which signed with Manchester Metropolis at 14 years outdated in 2001, the place he rose up the ranks to make his senior debut 4 years later.
After a decade on the membership, he joined Aston Villa earlier than retiring in 2019, going onto develop into a pundit on the BBC’s Match of the Day, and within the US on CBS alongside Kate Scott, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry.
After her babysitting days, Mel rose to fame within the Nineties as a member of the Spice Ladies, earlier than the Wannabe hitmakers cut up in 2001.
She continues to work on the likes of America’s Acquired Expertise and The Masked Singer Australia, however moved again to Leeds in 2019 after a spell within the US.
