In an interview with Associated Press, Melanie C says she is not gay.

When asked what was the worst thing a tabloid had printed about her, she said, "There's been lots of things written about me that aren't true… The fact is I'm not gay, and they try and brand me a liar when the fact of the matter is that they're the ones who lie. It makes me angry that they try to stereotype how a lesbian should look.

"When they first started was when I had short hair and I was quite muscular and I've got tattoos. They just said by my appearance that I'm a lesbian."

The 27-year-old British singer, also known as Sporty Spice is a member of Spice Girls, in one of the biggest, fluffiest girl groups in pop history since bursting onto the International pop scene in 1996.

The Spice girl who was linked with J from the boy band Five, dismissed reports that she had shared a hotel room with a double bed at the 500-pound (US$800) a night Royal Pavilion Hotel in the Caribbean with her long-time personal assistant, Ying Yau.

She has released her US solo debut, ``Melanie C: Northern Star" since pursuing her own interests away from the group.