'It's no joke!' Mel B reveals she's been battling Covid-19 for five weeks and is still bedridden with the virus as she shares throwbacks from luxury Maldives holiday
Mel B has revealed that she has Covid-19.
The Spice Girl, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday where she told her followers that she's had coronavirus for five weeks and is still bedridden, insisting: 'It's no joke!'.
Mel maintained a positive outlook amid her health struggle as she shared throwbacks from a recent luxury Maldives holiday to take her mind off her illness.
![Oh no! Mel B, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday where she told her followers that she's had Covid-19 for 5 weeks and is still bedridden with the virus](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/06/13/48832303-10064907-image-a-116_1633523599148.jpg)
Oh no! Mel B, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday where she told her followers that she's had Covid-19 for 5 weeks and is still bedridden with the virus
The pop star posted a collage of snaps from her most recent getaway, including stunning bikini shots of herself enjoying the sunshine.
She wrote alongside: 'In my head I'm here @youandmemaldives ahhhh what a beautiful place, sunshine crystal clear sea being totally spoilt rotten in my private villa named after me...
'But in reality right now I'm curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of COVID.
'#itsbeen5weeksnow #takemeback to #paradise #covidisnojoke #mydogs #thebestsnuggler thank god for #netflix.'
While COVID-19 is a short-term illness that most people will recover from within two weeks, some people have reported symptoms for three weeks or more, while others have been suffering for months.
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![Staying positive: The Spice Girl maintained a positive outlook amid her health struggle as she shared throwbacks from a recent luxury Maldives holiday to take her mind off her illness](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/06/13/48833099-10064907-image-a-118_1633523782504.jpg)
Staying positive: The Spice Girl maintained a positive outlook amid her health struggle as she shared throwbacks from a recent luxury Maldives holiday to take her mind off her illness
At the beginning of September, Mel B hinted that Victoria Beckham could join the Spice Girls for a reunion tour as she dropped the date of 2023 for another round of comeback concerts.
The singer was a guest host of Steph's Packed Lunch in honour of Channel 4's Black To Front Day, and hinted that all the girls were finally 'on the same page together' with their current plans.
She said: 'We did our last tour and Victoria respectfully ducked out, and you have to respect when someone doesn't want to go on tour…
![Still recovering 'Right now I'm curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of COVID' explained Mel (Pictured on Tuesday)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/06/13/48833097-10064907-image-a-120_1633523814532.jpg)
Still recovering 'Right now I'm curled up in bed getting over the final long haul of COVID' explained Mel (Pictured on Tuesday)
'I'm always pushing to have a Spice Girls reunion and we were in talks last year but then Covid hit so it pushed everyone's plans…
'I think we're hopefully on the same page together - they're going to kill me for saying this - we're hoping, especially me, if it has anything to do with me, which it will have because I'm the driving force and will make sure it happens - to tour in 2023!'
MailOnline contacted representatives for the Spice Girls and Victoria for comment at the time.
![Back? In September, Mel B hinted that Victoria Beckham could join the Spice Girls for a reunion tour as she dropped the date of 2023 for another round of comeback concerts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/09/10/15/47750875-9977781-Pop_history_Mel_said_on_Channel_4_We_did_our_last_tour_and_Victo-m-40_1631285727500.jpg)
Back? In September, Mel B hinted that Victoria Beckham could join the Spice Girls for a reunion tour as she dropped the date of 2023 for another round of comeback concerts
![Big hint: The singer hinted that all the girls were finally 'on the same page together'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/09/10/14/47748995-9977781-image-a-77_1631281770642.jpg)
Big hint: The singer hinted that all the girls were finally 'on the same page together'
The girls - Mel, Geri Horner, 49, Melanie C, 47, and Emma Bunton, 45 - last toured a number of stadiums in the UK and Ireland in 2019.
Posh Spice was the only member of the band not to take part, telling Vogue Germany at the time: 'It took me a lot of courage not to go on tour with the Spice Girls again, but to be the one who says, "You know, I'm not doing it because things feel different now than they used to."
'I'd rather concentrate on my family and my company.'
![Reunion: The Spice Girls - Mel, Geri Horner, 49, Melanie C, 47, and Emma Bunton, 45 - last toured a number of stadiums in the UK and Ireland in 2019](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/26/00/47106119-9927549-image-a-179_1629933305059.jpg)
Reunion: The Spice Girls - Mel, Geri Horner, 49, Melanie C, 47, and Emma Bunton, 45 - last toured a number of stadiums in the UK and Ireland in 2019
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