Teenage daughter makes Mel B feel old

Mel B feels "old" because she has a teenage daughter.

The 36-year-old singer can't believe Phoenix - her child with first husband Jimmy Gulzar - is now 13, though she still considers her eldest girl to be her "baby".

Mel - who also has four-year-old Angel with Eddie Murphy and six-month-old Madison with current spouse Stephen Belafonte - said: "Phoenix has just turned 13, I can't believe I've a teenager on my hands, I feel old.

"She's a little bit moody because she's a teenager but we're very close. She's my first so I still consider her my baby, she's a sweetheart."

Mel is so close to Phoenix, she even let her name her youngest sister, and insists she wasn't worried her daughter would come up with a wacky moniker for the tot.

Speaking on UK TV show 'Lorraine', she said: "Phoenix was there at the hospital with me and I said, 'Why don't you name your sister?'

"I mean, everything about Phoenix is very funky and very stylish so I knew she'd pick a nice name."

Mel can next be seen hosting 'Dancing with the Stars' in Australia - a contest she came second in the US in 2005 - and though she is nervous about her first presenting job, she is relieved not to be taking part in the celebrity dancing competition this time around.

She said: "I'm glad I'm hosting because those rehearsals are a killer. Your feet hurt because of the shoes ... it's hard work.

"I'm going to be nervous hosting but I like a challenge."