Mel C Angered By Lesbian Rumours....

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm has hit out in frustration after being branded a lesbian.The singer, 33, was nicknamed 'Butch Spice' after the band split in 2001, after she put on weight and cropped her hair. She was also dogged by rumours of an affair with her female assistant.But the star - who has been dating property developer Thomas Starr for the past five years - insists they are nothing but cheap jibes.She tells British Cosmopolitan magazine, "At first that made me laugh because it wasn't something that ever crossed my mind. And then it kind of pissed me off when I thought, 'Because I have short hair and am quite muscular with a few tattoos, am I the stereotypical lesbian?'" However she concedes the rumours may have actually been beneficial for her solo career.She adds, "I don't think it did me any harm. I've always had a huge lesbian and gay following and I'm really proud of that".

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