Melanie Chisholm has revealed she wants a baby. The popstar, formerly known as Sporty Spice, may follow in the footsteps of her ex-bandmates – who are all yummy mummies – with her boyfriend of five years, Thomas Starr. She says, “I’m weighing it up at the moment because you do lose your freedom. But I’d really love to be a mother one day and I’ve found the man I want to be with forever.” Meanwhile, Mel has finally confirmed rumours that she dated Robbie Williams during the 1990s. She adds, “It was nothing serious but we went on a couple of dates and it didn’t really work out. It was just a chemistry thing really – sometimes there’s not a major reason. He was busy travelling all over the world and so was I. At the end of the day, you’re never going to get Robbie to settle down are you? You’re never going to tame that beast!” [28 March 2007]