Mel B's baby shower

Mar 13, 2007, 13:10 GMT

our favorite Mel B © Graffiti Press / Photorazzi

Mel B has hosted a lavish baby shower in Beverly Hills.

The former Spice Girl - who is due to give birth to her second child next month - threw the party for 30 guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday (09.03.07).

Guests were treated to champagne and a cake in the shape of a woman's pregnant stomach clad in an edible leopard-print loin cloth.

Mel began the day by getting ready with close friends in a bungalow at the hotel, before joining her guests in a private room by the tennis courts.

The 31-year-old refused to let her acrimonious split with Eddie Murphy spoil her day, even though he is still demanding a paternity test before he accepts the child is his.

Eddie's new girlfriend Tracey Edmonds has insisted he will play a role in the child's upbringing if he is the father.

Tracey said: "Without me getting too deep into it, they had a quick relationship before I got together with Eddie. So that's their business. There'll be a paternity test and if it is his then he will be responsible."

In December, Eddie was asked about his relationship with Mel and her pregnancy. He angrily replied: "We're not together anymore. And I don't know whose child that it, until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir."

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