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Melanie Blatt insists flipping burgers is ‘more fulfilling’ than her time in All Saints – raving over ‘liberating and ego-boosting’ new career on Good Morning Britain 

Melanie Blatt insists flipping burgers is ‘more fulfilling’ than her time in All Saints – raving over ‘liberating and ego-boosting’ new career on Good Morning Britain 

Melanie Blatt insisted flipping burgers is ‘more fulfilling’ than her time in All Saints as she raved about her new career on Good Morning Britain. 

The singer, 50, appeared on Thursday’s instalment of the ITV show and opened up to co-hosts Richard Madeley, 69, and Kate Garraway, 58 about her new culinary endeavours.

Melanie announced last month that she had taken a career turn and launched her own gourmet burger business called FullFillings. 

She has also started working as a chef at The Londesborough pub in Stoke Newington, north London, as part of the venue’s celebrity chef residency on Tuesdays.

The All Saints star explained: ‘It was sort of the fantasy, I’ve always loved cooking, loved cooking shows and then as I was doing Master Chef something clicked and I just loved the environment. It’s another creative thing and I’m just obsessed.’

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Melanie Blatt, right, appeared on Thursday's instalment of the ITV show and opened up to co-hosts Richard Madeley, left, and Kate Garraway,centre

Melanie Blatt, right, appeared on Thursday’s instalment of the ITV show and opened up to co-hosts Richard Madeley, left, and Kate Garraway,centre

Melanie announced last month that she had taken a career turn and launched her own gourmet burger business called FullFillings

Melanie announced last month that she had taken a career turn and launched her own gourmet burger business called FullFillings

The All Saints singer, 50, has taken a career turn as she has started working as a chef at The Londesborough pub in Stoke Newington, north London, for its celebrity residency

The All Saints singer, 50, has taken a career turn as she has started working as a chef at The Londesborough pub in Stoke Newington, north London, for its celebrity residency

She shared how she asked herself what her ‘real pᴀssion’ was and when she turned 50 years old, decided to ‘do it’.

‘I basically take slow cooked meats and stews and cᴀsseroles and curries, I take that meat, put it in a burger shape, I bread crumb it, I deep fry it and then that goes in your burger and the sauce that it’s cooked in, you dip your burger in,’ the pop star revealed.

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Melanie admitted she was finding the work ‘more satisfying’ than being a singer.

‘It’s really nice to do something that’s just me. My ego is enjoying this a little bit,’ she shared.

The singer added: ‘Obviously being in the band was so amazing but it’s a shared experience, opinions are shared, every decision is shared between four. 

‘Having complete control over what I’m doing is liberating.’

Melanie was one of the biggest pop stars of the 1990s and rose to fame in All Saints alongside Shaznay Lewis and Natalie and Nicole Appleton.

They sold 10million records worldwide, scored five UK number one singles, won two BRIT Awards and were household names after first shooting to fame in 1997.

When the band finally drifted in different directions in 2001, Melanie then had a stab at a solo singing career before later taking various parts in reality TV shows. 

She shared how she asked herself what her 'real pᴀssion' was and when she turned 50 years old, decided to 'do it'

She shared how she asked herself what her ‘real pᴀssion’ was and when she turned 50 years old, decided to ‘do it’

Nineties pop star Melanie Blatt shared a video from the London pub where she is working making gourmet burgers as she shared an exciting update last month

Nineties pop star Melanie Blatt shared a video from the London pub where she is working making gourmet burgers as she shared an exciting update last month

She worked on ITV show The H๏τ Desk alongside bandmate Nicole, Dave Berry and Emma Willis and was also a judge/mentor on an overseas version of The X Factor.

Showing off her love of cooking, Melanie then took part in Celebrity Masterchef in 2022 and has now taken her culinary skills to the next level.

Melanie made her professional debut as a chef at The Londesborough last month and her residency will take place every Tuesday for the foreseeable future.

On Melanie’s first night, the residency had only been soft launched with with no mention of the celebrity chef anywhere on the menu.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 from 6am and is available to stream on ITVX. 

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