A 90s pop icon whose hits in raked her in over £8million has quit the limelight to whip up delicious burgers.
Mel Blatt – the pop star turned posh burger maker – has admitted she secretly loves McDonald’s.
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The member of 90s girl band All Saints – whose legendary songs include 2000s hit Pure Shores – has turned her back on music.
The 50-year-old mum-of-one now makes gourmet burgers – costing up to £20 – in a pub.
She flips patties in the Londesborough boozer in Stoke Newington, north London.
But in an old podcast she coughed to liking a cheeky Maccies – where a Big Mac meal costs £7.59.
Asked where she likes to eat, The I Know Where It’s At singer said: “McDonald’s every time.
“I’m sorry.
“It is my favourite restaurant, I can’t lie.”
She added on Crazy Sexy Food podcast – hosted by Hannah Harley Young in 2022 – she added: “Big Mac Meal, Coca-Cola.
“Thank you very much.
“If somebody goes ‘Where do you want to eat tonight?’
“I know where I’m going.”
Her favourite meal comes in at over £12 cheaper than the burgers she sells at the pub every Tuesday.
Blatt appeared on Celebrity MasterChef that year alongside the likes of Lisa Snowdon and Danny Jones.
Mel took to her Instagram page to launch her new venture at the pub – as well as her new business brand.
Alongside a series of snaps from her time in the kitchen she wrote: “This was the day I turned 50!
Celebrity Masterchef Previous Winners
The previous Celebrity Masterchef winners so far in the show
2023 – Singer Wynne Evans
2022 – Radio Presenter Lisa Snowdon
2021 – Gold-medal-winning Paralympian Kadeena Cox
2020 – YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf
2019 – Olympian Greg Rutherford
2018 – Actor John Partridge
2017 – Television presenter Angellica Bell
2016 – Real Hustle star Alexis Conran
2015 – Pussycat doll Kimberly Wyatt
2014 – Actress Sophie Thompson
2013 – Comedian and actor Ade Edmondson
2012 – Actress Emma Kennedy
2011 – Former England rugby captain Phil Vickery
2010 – Actress and presenter Lisa Faulkner
2009 – Presenter Jayne Middlemiss
2008 – Singer and actress Liz McClarnon
2007 – Actress and presenter Nadia Sawalha
2006 – Rugby star Matt Dawson
“I spent it cooking for the people I love I thought it was the perfect moment to launch my new business @fullfillingsfood.
“I’ll be at @thelondesborough every Tuesday. Follow the FullFillings page for updates.”
FAN FAVE
Mel rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints along with Nicole and Natalie Appleton and Shaznay Lewis.
During their heyday the group had five number one singles, two multi-platinum albums, two Brit Awards and have sold over 10 million records worldwide.
After four years together, All Saints parted ways in 2001.
In 2013 and 2015, she was a judge on the television series The X Factor NZ.
