{"id":19174,"date":"2016-04-30T13:58:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.british-weekly.com\/?p=19174"},"modified":"2016-04-30T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:58:07","slug":"spice-rack-gets-smaller-as-mel-c-pulls-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.british-weekly.com\/?p=19174","title":{"rendered":"Spice rack gets smaller as Mel C pulls out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.british-weekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sean-borg-final.gif\" alt=\"sean-borg-final\" width=\"216\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spice fans far and wide\u00a0have been hoping\u00a0The Spice Girls\u00a0will get back together for their 20th anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But now it is suggested that there could be no hope for all five ladies appearing together as\u00a0Mel C\u00a0has reportedly dropped out of reunion plans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.british-weekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/spice-girls.gif\" alt=\"spice-girls\" width=\"216\" height=\"237\" \/>An unnamed source told British newspaper The Sun: \u201cMel C is out of the reunion for now. She has essentially left the band to focus on a more serious music\u00a0career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loves the girls but it just didn\u2019t feel right for her to reunite with them at the moment. She has other priorities and obviously it was a bit of a problem that Victoria made it clear she wasn\u2019t going to be part of the reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMel B and Geri in particular are still determined to mark their anniversary in some way. They are arranging a number of meetings which include the option for a tour, possible with just the three of them or with other singers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have even been the suggestions of a Spice Girls talent show. It would be an absolute TV sensation. Could you imagine the opportunity for a member of the public to become a Spice Girl?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mel B\u00a0has previously spoken about the possibility of a reunion, but preferred to stay coy\u00a0until it was set in stone, despite hinting that something could be coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Allegedly podcast, the 40-year-old said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to get those bitches together for years. We are in\u00a0talks\u00a0with each other closely about this reunion, but until something\u2019s official, there\u2019s no point in saying anything. I do feel like it\u2019s getting closer and closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the band was together, the Spice Girls sold more than 85 million records and their 2007 reunion tour raked in \u00a3107m in ticket\u00a0sales\u00a0and merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>All five members released music as solo artists and went on to enter other avenues.<\/p>\n<p>Mel C and Mel B both lent their musical\u00a0skills\u00a0to judging panels on talent shows with Chisholm now appearing on\u00a0Asia\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0and Brown having worked on\u00a0The X Factor\u00a0UK and Australia,\u00a0America\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0and landing the role of presenter of\u00a0Lip Sync Battle\u00a0UK.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Beckham\u00a0has her own fashion\u00a0house,\u00a0Geri Halliwell\u00a0(now Horner) has played judge on a number of shows like her bandmates and\u00a0Emma Bunton\u00a0is the host of two radio shows on the popular British radio station Heart FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Spice fans far and wide\u00a0have been hoping\u00a0The Spice Girls\u00a0will get back together for their 20th anniversary. 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