Former Spice Girl Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown has been named the UK Ambassador for Nevis by the Caribbean island’s tourist board.
Nevis Tourism Authority said her appointment was part of a bid to raise the profile of the Caribbean island, including as a holiday destination.
Melanie Brown’s father was born in Nevis. She first visited the island as a child and in 2019 returned to pay her respects after her paternal great grandmother passed away at the age of 107.
She said: “I feel incredibly honoured to be asked to be an ambassador for Nevis. Nevis is not just part of where I come from, but it is part of who I am, it is my dad’s home country and it is still the place where so many members of my family still live.
“For me this is a huge deal. I’m excited to know more about this beautiful island and I’m excited to share that knowledge with the rest of the world. I want to put Nevis on the map.”
Devon Liburd, chief executive of the Nevis Tourism Authority, added: “We are so proud to call Melanie a Nevisian.
“From her success as a spice girl, both musically and the difference she made in society, to the wonderful work that she is dong with Women’s Aid and now she is recognised as a MBE, she is a true inspiration to us all.”
Alongside ‘Mel B’, the US ambassadors taking on the new role with immediate effect are: influencer Ava Roxanne Stritt; journalist Brian Major; and actress Nikeva.
(Main Picture: Melanie Brown pictured in Nevis)