Melanie Brown trying out tricks to speed up baby's arrival

Former Spice Girls star Melanie Brown is desperately trying every trick possible to help kick-start her labour.

The singer-turned-TV personality is so close to giving birth, she almost missed her pal Kim Kardashian's weekend wedding (20Aug11) over fears she would go into labour during the nuptials.

But now Melanie Brown is willing her baby to be born after growing tired of pregnancy - and she's trying out out a string of age-old tips to try and speed up the arrival.

On her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Ok, I have walked, had a hot curry, a bit of 'you no what', cried at a movie, bounced up and down on (a) work out ball, STILL no labour, any ideas? Nipple tweeking, hahah I tried that too, and......... nothing! I had a really hot bath yesterday, and ......... nothing, I have tried EVERYTHING trust me!!

"I am being very chilled about it peeps but it would be good if it happened soon, ya no (you know) what I mean!! Well I guess this baby has a mind of it's own, it will come when it's good and ready!!"