Here at heat, we bloody love a podcast. There's nothing quite like the escapism of a good chinwag while we commute, head-in-old-man's-armpit, into the office of a morning.
So obviously we're buzzing that our absolute favourite Spice Girl, the 'brutally honest' by nature Mel B, has launched her very own podcast with dating app Badoo.
Yep - over the next eight weeks weeks Mel will be joined by a load of famous faces - from Megan Barton-Hanson to author Amy Nickell - to discuss those awkward af topics us Brits just can't bring ourselves to talk about. Why? "Badoo is very honest," Mel explains. "You don’t put anything on there that’d you’d want to retract further down the line. It’s a very honest way of dating. It’s like a little community."
So, since first installment sees Scary Spice joined by Love Island star Wes Nelson and Grazia's Rebecca Reid to talk all things money in 'I Ain’t Saying She’s A Gold Digger,' we thought we'd ask Mel to bust some ridiculous dating taboos.
Why are we so scared to talk single parenting? Should opening up about cosmetic surgery be a no-no? IS IT ALRIGHT TO TALK ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'VE SHAGGED?
Mel's obviously got some opinions, and we're here for them.
Mel B on...Single Parenting
"You can’t lie and say you don’t have kids when you do. More single parents now than ever – with divorce being rife in the early noughties – are happy raising their kids by themselves; rather than staying in a marriage that doesn’t serve them any purpose other than a headache.
"I think it is important to tell your date and put on your profile that you have kids and are a single parent and there’s no shame in that. Back in the nineties I think there was a sadly lot of shame in being a single parent, but nowadays that stigma’s been taken out of it.
"You should say it because you want to celebrate it, and you want to celebrate your kids. Not that you’re going to be talking about them through the whole first date, but it should be touched upon and put on your profile for sure."
Mel B on...Mental Health
"I think the key is always to talk about it. Again, it’s not something you should be ashamed of. I don’t think that on a dating app you would dive that much into it, but I think you should make that other person aware if you suffer from depression, PTSD; whatever your mental illness is.
"I think that, especially in this day and age, people are talking about it more which breaks down that stigma.
"Denise Welch recently recorded a very brave video of herself in the middle of one of her depressive episodes, and was overwhelmed that it had gone viral. Immediately, people thanked her for talking about it.
"The number one thing is to get professional help and some kind of therapy, but it’s important to talk about it. It’s always better to be honest and upfront. That doesn’t mean you have to have a big discussion about it right out of the gate, but it’s best to put it out there so your partner knows.
"When you’re going through something, you don’t get out of it the other end if you haven’t properly acknowledged it. Then you can start your healing journey and start to recover."
Mel B on...That 'Number'
"We talk about this one on the podcast, saying that ‘if a guy sleeps with X amount of people, he’s considered a stud'.
"We ask if you’d tell your partner how many people you’ve slept with. The guy said yes, but the woman on the panel said no because she thought she’d be looked at differently.
"The good thing in having slept with more than three or four people is that you get lots of experience. On the other hand, if you stick with one person, you can divulge in their sexual preferences with each other.
"Personally, I’ve never had a one night stand and haven’t slept with that many people to be honest. I’ve always had really long and strong relationships; so I’ve always had a sexual oneness with whoever I’m with.
"Each to their own, I think. One of the guests had been in a polyamorous relationship, been with a woman and is now with a man. Wes Nelson had very different, strong opinions on that topic."
Mel B launches new brutally honest podcast, The Truth Flirts, with dating app, Badoo – the place to date honestly. Listen now via iTunes and other podcast providers.