She delighted fans the world over when she confirmed she would be taking part in the Spice Girls reunion, following months of specualtion.
And Victoria Beckham flashed a coy smile as she stepped out in New York City on Tuesday, looking very pleased with her decision to reunite with bandmates Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton.
The singer-turned-designer was effortlessly chic in her casual ensemble, teaming a chunky beige knit with a pleated maxiskirt.
Spice Up Your Life! Victoria Beckham flashed a coy smile as she stepped out in New York City on Tuesday, looking very pleased with her decision to reunite with bandmates Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton
Victoria paired the silk garment with a pair of brown leather boots and a stylish burgundy satchel.
She shielded her eyes behind a pair of oversized shades and wore her brunette locks in a sweeping updo.
The British star turned heads as she strutted along the street, returning to her day job following last week’s exciting events.
Stylish: The singer-turned-designer was effortlessly chic in her casual ensemble, teaming a chunky beige knit with a pleated maxiskirt
Glamorous: She shielded her eyes behind a pair of oversized shades and wore her brunette locks in a sweeping updo
It’s all in the details: Victoria paired the silk garment with a pair of brown leather boots and a stylish burgundy satchel
Just four days after the Spice Girls congregated for an afternoon of sushi and tea at Geri Horner’s house in Hertfordshire, more and more morsels of information are trickling out about the supposed girl band reunion.
And the latest tidbit involves the ladies launching a record label of their own to champion new female musical talent.
It’s said that while the meeting took place at Geri’s home, Mel C suggested to the group that they could sign some new acts themselves as part of their big comeback.
Back to the day job: The British star turned heads as she strutted along the street, returning to her day job following last week’s exciting events
‘They are all genuinely excited!’ Spice Girls reunion plans are leaning toward ‘a full-scale tour and a record label’… as girl group ‘have been in constant contact’ since recent London meeting
The Sun reports that Mel’s suggestion ‘went down very well because they are all excited about backing up-and-coming talent, possibly even new girl bands’.
A source told the publication: ‘This reunion is all about securing the Spice Girls legacy, and their own company could be one way to do that.’
The source also revealed that since Friday, the reunion has developed from what was thought to just be a project concerning ‘endorsements and TV shows’ into the possibility of performing on stage together again.
‘After the meeting there is growing confidence about a full-scale tour, at the end of this year or early next year,’ the source went on. ‘Mel C still needs to be convinced but Victoria is on board for the moment.
Comeback queens: It’s said that while the meeting took place at Geri’s home, Mel C suggested to the group – which also includes Emma Bunton, Victoria and Mel B – that they could sign some new acts themselves as part of their big return
Big plans: ‘After the meeting there is growing confidence about a full-scale tour, at the end of this year or early next year,’ the source went on. ‘Mel C still needs to be convinced but Victoria is on board for the moment’
‘They’ve been in constant contact on WhatsApp and on the phone since the first meeting and are all genuinely excited.’
In the wake of the anticipation of the reunion, Emma has also teased details of the five-piece’s meeting, during her radio show on Heart alongside co-host Jamie Theakston, revealing that there’s ‘exciting things to come’.
The Holler songstress discussed how it had been six years since they had all been in the same room together and now on the same page she added that they’re focused on new ‘opportunities’ and spreading some ‘girl power’.
Excitement: Emma Bunton, 42, has teased about the five-piece’s highly-awaited reunion during her radio show on Heart, revealing that there’s ‘exciting things to come’
‘It’s been a long time,’ she began. ‘Obviously, we’ve seen each other individually, but actually all together in one room was at the Olympics. It was just like, Friday, we thought we would all catch up, everyone was in town, let’s do this, let’s catch up.
‘But I don’t think any of us were expecting, we had such a lovely afternoon. We sat down, we had lunch together, we sat round.
Adding: ‘We reminisced about the old times, we were talking about the kids, it was lovely.
‘And then we all sat around Geri’s table and we got takeaway in, got sushi and some salads and drank tea and a little bit of prosecco, and it was just so lovely to see everyone. I loved it, really good fun.’
Chit chat: She revealed the news on her show alongside co-host Jamie Theakston
In 2017, Emma along with Geri Horner and Mel B were set to embark on a new musical venture under the name GEM but plans to make their mark on the charts were halted as Geri welcomed her son Montague in January.
With reports that they could each make up to £10 million, Emma’s co-host Jamie joked if it was the money that convinced Mel C and Victoria Beckham to join them but the Maybe songstress insisted that they want to spread some ‘girl power’.
He asked: ‘So last year, three of you were really keen, two of you not so keen. What was it about the £10 million that made them change their minds?’
Getting together: In 2017, Emma along with Geri Horner and Mel B were set to embark on a new musical venture under the name GEM but plans to make their mark on the charts were halted as Geri welcomed her son Montague in January
To which, she answered: ‘Oh ha ha ha. No, again, being together and figuring things out, there’s lot of opportunities for us especially right now, needing a bit of girl power in the world.’
After causing mass hysteria with their social media shot, Emma wouldn’t confirm if there is a tour or new record on the cards as she shared that their get-together got cut short as they needed to pick up their children.
She said: ‘Not yet. The main thing was that we sat together and have gone, “Right, there’s things, there’s opportunities here, are we all in?” So exciting things to come.
‘What that is yet, we need another kind of sit down, because we were chatting for hours and then we were like, “Oh we’ve got to pick the kids up! Quick!”
Last time together: ‘It’s been a long time,’ she began. ‘Obviously, we’ve seen each other individually, but actually all together in one room was at the Olympics. It was just like, Friday, we thought we would all catch up, everyone was in town, let’s do this, let’s catch up’ (Pictured in 2012)
Continuing: ‘It was hilarious because I was there and obviously got pictured coming out, lots of paparazzi and then the next minute I’m sitting in a church hall in Barnet and I’m waiting for my sons. He got his little certificate for his disco dancing!’
Her candid comments come as moments after they were seen leaving Geri’s Hertfordshire property, Victoria all but confirmed they were concocting plans of a reunion by uploading several snaps of the five-some to her Instagram page – defying any naysayers that think she’s uninterested in working with the band again.
‘The old team back together!’ Mel C previously explained that she and the other girls had seen one another individually or in smaller groups since London 2012, but was glad to reunite with Simon Fuller
‘Officially we never broke up!’ The Spice Girls released their third and (thus far) final album Forever in 2000, toured the world again in 2007/08 and sung out the London Olympics in 2012
To follow up on this, Mel C, 44, has teased even more details of the gathering and what it might mean for the iconic girl group.
Emma’s candid comments comes as the long-awaited £50m Spice Girls reunion was finally confirmed as the legendary girl band were seen as a five-piece for the first time in six years last week.
Geri celebrated the enormous news by posting a sweet pic of all five stars on her Instagram page, captioning the snap: ‘Lovely seeing the girls #girlpower is alive and well’.
Following the meeting, the Spice Girls released a statement to MailOnline that read: ‘We have enjoyed a wonderful afternoon catching-up and reminiscing about the amazing times we have spent together. We are always overwhelmed at how much interest there is across the whole world for The Spice Girls.
Comeback: Mel took part with her four bandmates in 2007/08’s Spice Girls comeback
Iconic: On Friday, Spice Girls fans got globally giddy when all five band members congregated at the home of Geri Horner for a clandestine catch-up
‘The time now feels right to explore some incredible new opportunities together. We all agree that there are many exciting possibilities that will once again embrace the original essence of The Spice Girls, while reinforcing our message of female empowerment for future generations.’
Victoria shared the already-famous picture of them as a five-piece on Instagram shortly afterwards, writing the caption: ‘Love my girls!!! So many kisses!!! X Exciting!’ The rest of the girls followed suit and uploaded their own group snap from the day.
Since 2012, the girls have each addressed reunion rumours, with a real thirst for a comeback in 2016 on the 20th anniversary of their debut single Wannabe’s release.
Each Spice Girl – known also as Scary, Ginger, Posh, Baby and Sporty – has revealed that the time hasn’t been right, with the likes of Victoria launching her eponymous fashion label, Geri having another baby, Mel C releasing solo music and Emma and Mel B taking on radio and TV projects.
But much to fans’ delight, it seems the time is now.
WHAT HAVE THE SPICE GIRLS BEEN UP TO?
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.
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.