<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Mel B has recalled slapping Simon Cowell after he wound her up. The Spice Girl revealed that the Syco boss once called her &amp;quot;fat&amp;quot; during a night out at a restaurant.   Cowell teased the singer, who was pregnant at the time, by ordering food throughout the night to make out she was eating too much. &amp;quot;I kept saying to him, &amp;#039;Excuse me, I&amp;#039;m pregnant - do not be like that with me&amp;#039;, and then at the end of the meal he called me fat. So I just slapped him,&amp;quot; she told The Sun. Cowell hired Mel B to be a guest judge on The X Factor earlier this year. Her successful stint led to rumours she could join the panel permanently next year. &amp;quot;Mel was our first choice,&amp;quot; a source said. &amp;quot;She was so quick and honest. You can&amp;#039;t let everyone down gently or the praise is meaningless. There&amp;#039;s a lot of money on the table for her next year.&amp;quot; Digital Spy breakfast show - watch Anna Williamson discuss the day&amp;#039;s biggest stories including Girls Aloud, X Factor and The Great British Bake Off:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a431292/mel-b-i-slapped-simon-cowell-for-calling-me-fat/>