Mel B's Spice-y dance

Aug 30, 2007, 11:20 GMT

former Spice Girl \'Mel B\', Melanie Brown, EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Mel B is to compete in the new series of 'Dancing with the Stars'.

The Spice Girl is one of 12 celebrities signed up to compete in the fifth series of the US TV dance contest, along with Hollywood star Jane Seymour and former 'Beverly Hills, 90210' actress Jennie Garth.

Mel B, 32, will be partnered with professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Other celebrities competing include racing driver Helio Castroneves, supermodel Josie Maran and NBA's Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

The new series return with a new format on September 24.

The last series of the show - which saw competitors including Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills and 'The Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore - was won by US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and ballroom dancing partner Julianne Hough.

Last year, Mel's Spice Girl bandmate Emma Bunton competed in the British version of the show, BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing', and came third.

The Spice Girls reunion world tour begins in December.

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