Melanie “Mel C” Chisholmsays theSpice Girlsare ready to give fans across the globe what they really, really want — a world reunion tour.
“I think for us right now, the big thing is we don’t want it to end,” ChrisholmtoldBillboardin a new interview.
“We’ve had an incredible run here in the U.K.,” she said. “We’d really like to get further afield. We’ve had so many fans that have visited us from all over the world. People have come from New Zealand, North America, South America, everywhere. I think we’d really like to take it out to the fans that haven’t been able to travel but have supported us all these years. So that would be the immediate thing.”
The Spice Girls performing on May 24.Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Victoria Beckham(a.k.a. Posh Spice) — one of the founding members of the world-famous quintet — sat the reunion out, citing other business commitments, including her fashion line.
“Being in the Spice Girls was a hugely important part of my life and I wish my girls so much love and fun as they go back on tour,” the 45-year-old mogul said in the statement. “I know they will put on an amazing show and the fantastic fans past and present are going to have a wonderful time!”
“Good luck to the girls today as they start their tour!” she added ahead of their first show in Dublin on May 24, captioning a throwback photo of the group performing in their heyday on Instagram. “#FriendshipNeverEnds” she continued, referencing their breakout hit “Wannabe.”
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Though their were no hard feelings, Mel B did say in June that Beckham’s decision not to participate in theSpice Girls’limited reunion tourdid sting her a bit.
“No [it’s not a rift],” Brown clarified. “We’re all adults, we all have to respectfully get on with whatever. But it is a bit disappointing, let’s put it that way.”
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Still, Brown and Beckham will be working together soon.
All five Spice Girls have teamed up to once again bring their girl group to the silver screen, more than two decades after their 1997 cult hitSpice World. This time, they’ll be animated — withThe Hollywood Reporterreporting that Paramount Animation was aiming to bring the project to the big screen in 2020.
Details about the film’s plot are scarce, butTHRsays the movie will include new songs as well as ‘90s classics fans will instantly recognize. Paramount Animation president Mireille Soria insisted toTHRthat all five of the group’s members are “very involved.”
That’s just one of the ways the Spice Girls are always working to keep the band’s brand alive.
“We’re constantly discussing different ways in which we can do that,” Mel C toldBillboard. “The legacy is important, and of course, we’d like that to live on.”
source: people.com
