Micah Richards' opens up about Scary babysitter

THE former Spice Girl, ultra sexy Mel B, used to babysit former England football star and popular pundit Micah Richards when he was growing up in Leeds, England.

The former England and Manchester City defender, now 37, grew up in the 50-year-old singer's hometown, and he has revealed before her Spice Girls fame, she used to look after him as a child.

Speaking to podcast co-hosts Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker on The Rest Is Football, he wysed: “Mel B, she used to babysit me when I was younger.

“Get her on the pod! My sister [still] does her hair now.”

Alan quipped: “Can I just ask… what the f*** am I on here?”

Gary was similarly baffled as he described the tale as “unbelievable”, while football pundit Micah admitted the pair are still in touch.

He added: “This is way back, back in Leeds days. I spoke to her just a couple of months ago.”

Meanwhile, he also joked that the reason he’s never told the story before is to “save something for the pod”.

He said: “It’s not known. You’ve always got to save something for the pod, haven’t you? Always have something up your sleeve.

“I don’t remember too much of it but there were obviously pictures back in the day, yeah.”

Since retiring from football in 2019, Richards has been a familiar face in pundit circles on the BBC’s Match of the Day, and on CBS alongside Kate Scott, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry.