Victoria Beckham, 43
Aside from raising Brooklyn, 18, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 12 and Harper, six with her sports star husband David, Victoria has used her post-Spice Girls years making a firm footprint in the fashion industry.
Fashion forward: Posh has gone on to front her own designer label
She attempted to follow the path of her fellow Spice Girls and launch a solo career, which resulted in one album and two further albums that were recorded but never officially released.
Known in her Posh Spice days to opt for little Gucci dresses, the aspiring designer launched her eponymous fashion label in the autumn of 2008 – the year the Spice Girls wrapped their Return of the Spice Girls world comeback tour.
Between 2008 and 2011, the label went from small initial viewings to a global brand in the fashion industry. Over the course of the decade since its launch, the label has become a fixture at the likes of New York and London Fashion Weeks.
The singer-turned-designer also introduced a lower-priced Victoria by Victoria Beckham label and was predicted to generate annual sales of more than £60 million in the same year. In November 2011, Victoria Beckham won Designer Brand of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
Victoria joined the girls for the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony, not letting her fashion career get in the way of the much-wanted reunion. She has since opened a flagship store in London, guest edited French Vogue and branched into children’s wear, eye-wear and bags.
Geri Horner, 45
Geri caused major upset when she quit the Spice Girls in May 1998, while the band were still promoting their sophomore album Spice World.
In, out, in: Geri left the band in 1998 but re-joined in 2007 for the world reunion
She went on to forge her own solo career, being the first of the band to do so. She released comeback single Look At Me and debut album Schizophonic.
In the years that followed she released a further two albums before finally rejoining the Spice Girls for their tour in 2007/2008.
Between 2008 and 2012 [when she took part in the Spice Girls Olympics comeback] she dabbled in children’s literature and recorded a fourth album. This was shelved, however, and Geri threatened to quit music altogether.
She went on to take part in talent shows Australia’s Got Talent and The X Factor and has continued to work in TV – appearing on the likes of This Morning, Sex and the City and in a series of fitness DVDs. She is currently appearing on BBC series All Together Now. Geri has also been a UN Ambassador.
Geri gave birth to daughter Bluebell in 2006. She had another baby in 2017 – a son named Monty – with her husband Christian Horner, whom she married in 2015.
In 2016, Geri attempted to reform a lite version of the Spice Girls with Mel B and Emma Bunton. They named it GEM and did it to celebrate Wannabe’s 20th birthday. Despite recording new music, Geri fell pregnant and GEM was axed.
Mel B, 42
Mel’s post Spice Girls solo career saw her release her debut album, Hot, for which she collaborated with the likes of Missy Elliott. She followed this up with 2005’s LA State of Mind – but neither album rocked the pop world.
Drama on and off screen: Mel has dabbled in acting, but has also been involved in legal woes
She has since appeared on reality TV, appearing in her own 2010 fly-on-the-wall series Mel B: It’s a Scary World which was commissioned shortly after the Return of the Spice Girls comeback tour. She took part in Dancing with the Stars, where she eventually placed second overall. She has been a judge on America’s Got Talent, the UK and Australian X Factor and The Voice Kids, Australia.
Mel is a mother to three children: Phoenix Chi is her daughter with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar. The couple were married in 1998, had Phoenix in 1999, but divorced in 2000. Mel won custody of Phoenix and paid an alimony settlement of $2.8m to her ex – who was later prosecuted for threatening her and her sister.
Mel dated film producer Christine Crokos between 2002 and 2006. After this, she dated actor Eddie Murphy whom she had a daughter with – Angel Iris, born 2007. This ended in a legal battle over paternity, resulting in a settlement of $7m once parentage had been proven.
In 2007 she and producer Stephen Belafonte secretly married in Las Vegas and in 2011 Mel gave birth to her third child, daughter Madison. Again, this ended in the courts when she accused her husband of ’emotional and physical abuse’. The divorce was finalised in December 2017.
Mel C, 44
Known as Sporty Spice in the band’s heyday, Mel has arguably had the most successful musical career since the group disbanded.
She has released seven studio albums between the years 1999 and 2016: Northern Star, Reason, Beautiful Intentions, This Time, The Sea, Stages and Version of Me.
All about the music: Mel has arguably had the most successful musical career since the group disbanded
She also forged a successful career in musical theatre, starring in Blood Brothers in 2009/10 as lead Mrs Johnstone and Jesus Christ Superstar in 2012/13 as Mary Magdalene.
She also judged the accompanying TV talent show Superstar on ITV, which hunted for someone to star in the lead role of the musical.
Mel took part with her four bandmates in 2007/08’s Spice Girls comeback, and joined them once more for the 2012 Olympic performance. She has since, however, been adamant that a reunion will not happen unless all five girls do it – seen as one of the reasons the band is yet to reform, along with Victoria Beckham. Both of them sat out the Wannabe 20th Anniversary video recorded by Geri, Emma and Mel B. The two spent New Year’s Eve 2016 together, and sang 2017 in with a rendition of 2 Become 1 while on holiday with their families.
In 2002 Mel began a relationship with property developer Thomas Starr. In 2009 she gave birth to their daughter Scarlet. In 2012, after 10 years together, she split from Scarlet’s father.
Emma Bunton, 42
Baby Spice went on to record three solo records: A Girl Like Me (2001), Free Me (2004) and Life in Mono (2006).
On the radio: Emma won the award for Radio Presenter of the Year in 2017
Like Victoria, she married her long-term partner, Jade Jones, who she had been with since 1998. The couple had split several times – with Emma reportedly dating the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Justin Timberlake in berween – but eventually got engaged to Jade in 2011. They welcomed sons Beau in 2007 and Tate in 2011. They are yet to get married, with Emma expressing no desire to actually go through with a ceremony.
She regrouped with the Spice Girls for the Return of the Spice Girls world tour in 2007/08 and then again for the 2012 Olympics. She was a part of GEM in 2016.
Emma has had a successful TV and radio career. On TV she has co-hosted the likes of This Morning, Loose Women and Channel 5 talent show Don’t Stop Believin’. She also played herself in numerous episodes of Absolutely Fabulous. She has been a long-standing co-host on Heart FM’s breakfast show, alongside Jamie Theakston.
In March 2017, Emma won the awards for Radio Presenter of the Year and Digital Radio Programme at the annual Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. In January 2018, Emma began hosting a new Sunday night show.