Mel B must really like a challenge if her new acting role as a "black Hannah Montana" is anything to go by.

The multi-tasking former Spice Girl – who is currently working on a new album – plans to relaunch herself as an actress on U.S TV.

"I've written my own sitcom that's just been picked up by Nickelodeon that I start at Christmas,” the Mirror quotes the 33-year-old as saying.

"I'm the star of it. It's a bit like Hannah Montana, but the black version."

The original Hannah Montana is played by 15-year-old Disney starlett Miley Cyrus.

We just hope Mel's brushed up on her acting skills since Spice World.