Sir Ringo Starr wishes Sporty Mel C well on Dancing with the Stars

Beatle drummer Sir Ringo Starr has wished Melanie C “peace and love” ahead of her latest performance on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Melanie C was left in a state of shock when Sir Ringo Starr sent her his well-wishes before her performance on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

The 81-year-old music icon sent a heartfelt good luck message to his fellow Liverpudlian, as she took to the dancefloor to perform the foxtrot to the sounds of the Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’.

Ringo said: “I just wanted to say best of luck tonight and we are both from Liverpool. It doesn’t matter where we live, that is where we are both from so I send you peace and love and all the best.”

Melanie – who shot to fame as Sporty Spice in the Spice Girls – was visibly shocked by Ringo’s message of support.

The pop star watched the video message ahead of her performance, which sealed her place on next week’s show.

Melanie said: “This whole experience is surreal enough and then one of the Beatles is wishing us luck. What is going on?”

Melanie has been paired with Gleb Savchenko on the long-running TV show.

And the professional dancer recently revealed his ambitions for their partnership, explaining that he wants to show the world a different side to Sporty Spice.

He told the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column: “My whole idea is to show a different side of Melanie.

“Everybody knows that she’s sporty, she can go for it but can she be soft? Can she be a little bit more lyrical? So we’re actually going with this totally different vibe.”

Gleb made the comments after Melanie got off to a storming start on the inaugural week of ‘Dancing with the Stars’, scoring an impressive 27 out of 40 for her cha-cha performance to the Spice Girls classic ‘Wannabe’.

Here’s the full cast:

Country music singer Jimmie Allen
Former Spice Girl Melanie C
Bling Empire star Christine Chiu
The Office and Bold Type star Melora Hardin
YouTuber Olivia Jade
Former Bachelor Mat James
Broadway star and The Talk host Amanda Kloots
Karate Kid and Cobra Kai star Martin Kove
Tokyo Olympics gymnast Suni Lee
Wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore
Peleton instructor Cody Rigsby
Beverly Hills 90210 star Brian Austin Green
Singer, YouTuber, and dancer JoJo Siwa