Well she IS Sporty Spice! Melanie Chisholm displays her incredibly ripped arms and toned physique in black jumpsuit for performance at Carfest North festival

By Abby Rose For Mailonline

Published: 16:55 EST, 29 July 2017 | Updated: 09:04 EST, 31 July 2017

She recently revealed that she restricted her eating and exercised obsessively in her Spice Girls days as she battled depression.

But Melanie Chisholm, 43, looked the picture of health as she displayed her incredibly toned physique while performing at Carfest North on Saturday.

Wearing a black jumpsuit which flaunted her ripped arms, the former Spice Girl put her past demons behind her as she looked happier than ever.

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Toned: Melanie Chisholm, 43, looked the picture of health as she displayed her incredibly toned physique while performing at Carfest North on Saturday

Toned: Melanie Chisholm, 43, looked the picture of health as she displayed her incredibly toned physique while performing at Carfest North on Saturday

Her black jumpsuit featured a sexy silver zip down the front, and skimmed over her toned torso.

Turning to display her incredibly toned back, the star looked stunning as she wore her ombre tresses in a curled bob. 

Mel previously spoke of how she struggled with an eating disorder and exercised obsessively when she was a member of the Spice Girls.  

Loving life: Wearing a black jumpsuit which flaunted her ripped arms, the former Spice Girl put her past demons behind her as she looked happier than ever

Loving life: Wearing a black jumpsuit which flaunted her ripped arms, the former Spice Girl put her past demons behind her as she looked happier than ever

Stylish: Her black jumpsuit featured a sexy silver zip down the front, and skimmed over her toned torso

Stylish: Her black jumpsuit featured a sexy silver zip down the front, and skimmed over her toned torso

The singer, who shot to fame as one fifth of the iconic girl group in 1996, was dubbed Sporty Spice because of her athletic style and physique.  

She told the Telegraph how she severely limited her diet when she became obsessed over the idea of being the perfect pop star.  

Speaking to Bryony Gordon, she said: 'I thought I had to be a certain way to be deserving of everything that was happening to me... to be a popstar I had to be perfect, and that was my way of trying to achieve perfection.

Ripped; Turning to display her incredibly toned back, the star looked stunning as she wore her ombre tresses in a curled bob

Ripped; Turning to display her incredibly toned back, the star looked stunning as she wore her ombre tresses in a curled bob

Past demons: Mel previously spoke of how she struggled with an eating disorder and exercised obsessively when she was a member of the Spice Girls

Past demons: Mel previously spoke of how she struggled with an eating disorder and exercised obsessively when she was a member of the Spice Girls

'I'd never starved myself, but I wasn't eating properly and I was exercising obsessively and all of my time with the Spice Girls I think I was probably living on adrenaline, God only knows how I got through it and I think my body just got to the point where it was like - enough.' 

Alongside her eating disorder, Melanie also battled depression and was diagnosed in 2000 after going on a family holiday. 

She revealed how relieved she felt when a doctor diagnosed her with the mental illness as she felt it could then be beaten. 

Iconic: The singer, who shot to fame as one fifth of the iconic girl group in 1996, was dubbed Sporty Spice because of her athletic style and physique

Iconic: The singer, who shot to fame as one fifth of the iconic girl group in 1996, was dubbed Sporty Spice because of her athletic style and physique

Melanie has combated her depression through a mixture of therapies, acupuncture and medication.  

In 2016, Mel refused £2 million to take part in the Spice Girls 20th anniversary concert because of the emotional trauma she faced while she was in the group.  

She told the Mail on Sunday in 2016: ‘When the Spice Girls were at their biggest, I couldn’t even really look at myself in the mirror because I didn’t like what I saw.

Secret battle: She told the Telegraph how she severely limited her diet when she became obsessed over the idea of being the perfect pop star

Secret battle: She told the Telegraph how she severely limited her diet when she became obsessed over the idea of being the perfect pop star

'Depression, eating disorders, obsessive over-exercising; I went through all of it.’ 

Even though she became obsessed with exercising while she was in the girl group, Mel is now able to work out at a manageable pace. 

She told the Guardian in 2007 that she sees a personal trainer twice a week and yoga helps ease her depression. 

Honest: 'I'd never starved myself, but I wasn't eating properly and I was exercising obsessively and all of my time with the Spice Girls I think I was probably living on adrenaline, God only knows how I got through it and I think my body just got to the point where it was like - enough'

Honest: 'I'd never starved myself, but I wasn't eating properly and I was exercising obsessively and all of my time with the Spice Girls I think I was probably living on adrenaline, God only knows how I got through it and I think my body just got to the point where it was like - enough'

Positive change: Alongside her eating disorder, Melanie also battled depression and was diagnosed in 2000 after going on a family holiday. She revealed how relieved she felt when a doctor diagnosed her with the mental illness as she felt it could then be beaten

Positive change: Alongside her eating disorder, Melanie also battled depression and was diagnosed in 2000 after going on a family holiday. She revealed how relieved she felt when a doctor diagnosed her with the mental illness as she felt it could then be beaten

Melanie C launched a solo career in 1999, after the Spice Girls went on hiatus.  

She hit the top of the UK singles chart twice in 2000 and has since broken on to the West End stage. 

She won an Olivier Award for her role as Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers and starred as Mary Magdalene in the arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. 

Coming through: Melanie has combated her depression through a mixture of therapies, acupuncture and medication

Coming through: Melanie has combated her depression through a mixture of therapies, acupuncture and medication

Healthy living: Even though she became obsessed with exercising while she was in the girl group, Mel is now able to work out at a manageable pace. She told the Guardian in 2007 that she sees a personal trainer twice a week and yoga helps ease her depression

Healthy living: Even though she became obsessed with exercising while she was in the girl group, Mel is now able to work out at a manageable pace. She told the Guardian in 2007 that she sees a personal trainer twice a week and yoga helps ease her depression

Whipping up a storm: Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown was also at the event, demonstrating her baking skills

Whipping up a storm: Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown was also at the event, demonstrating her baking skills

Screen siren: Candice wore her signature red lip for the occasion

Screen siren: Candice wore her signature red lip for the occasion

 

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