Mel B pays for private lap dance

Mel B took her husband to a strip club and paid for him to have a private lap dance.

The Spice Girl - who has just finished the Manchester leg of the band's comeback world tour - and Stephen Belafonte paid two sexy dancers to perform for each other at Manchester's Fantasy Bar on Friday night.

An insider said: "Mel looked more than happy to be here. She was really excited when the girls started dancing around them. I think she was eyeing them up more than her husband."

Earlier in the evening, the couple - who married last year -enjoyed a meal at exclusive restaurant Lounge Ten. Meanwhile, Mel angered parents of fans at the recent Manchester concert after telling her bandmates to "f**k off" on stage.

The other girls - Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C - mocked Mel's silver outfit, so she replied with the foul language, even though many young children were in the crowd. It is not the first time Mel's language has come in for criticism during the shows. At a recent concert at London's O2 arena she made crude and sexual remarks on stage.