Despite Mel B’s best efforts, it looks as though a Spice Girls reunion could be on ice for the foreseeable future as Mel C has announced a solo record and tour.
‘My new album is done and ready to go,’ Mel C -real name Melanie Chisholm – said of her ninth solo album.
Spice Girls fans won’t be too made up with the news, as Scary Spice Mel B got them all excited recently when she said in a viral confession trend on TikTok that she loves badgering her former bandmates for a reunion tour.
In the video, she said: ‘Unfortunately I do love… Dressing like it’s the 90s, putting evil eye stickers on EVERYTHING, asking the Spice group when we are going on tour, meditating every day, singing Wannabe rap to anyone who will listen, watching ‘how to get rid of a body’ documentaries, hoovering at 2am.’
However, Mel C seems to have solo priorities right now, which could scupper Mel B’s plans of a reunion anytime soon.
‘The last few albums, I’ve been leaning more towards electronic pop music. And with this one I really wanted to embrace that more, with dance music and all the DJing I’ve been doing,’ she told The Mirror at the launch of Ben Forster’s new album, Musical’s Greatest Hits, in London.
‘I just wanted to have fun with it and create something I love. The album is done and news will be coming soon.
‘I feel like I’m still learning and growing – I just love to sing, to perform, as well as DJing – and I wanted to combine everything together for this album. I can’t wait to get out there and perform it.’
The group last reunited for a tour in 2019, but without Posh Spice Victoria, who is well into the fashion world now and appears to have put her popstar days behind her.
It seems despite the cold news on a reunion, the five 90s Wannabe hitmakers are still mostly firm friends.
Emma Bunton attended Mel B’s wedding recently, while Victoria Beckham and Mel C shared well-wishes online as they could not be in attendance.
However, one notable absentee from the wedding and any online well wishes was Geri Halliwell
Scary Spice, 50, tied the knot with celebrity hairdresser Rory McPhee in July, after they got engaged in 2022.
The guest list was truly star-studded, with Katherine Ryan, Alan Carr, Gaby Roslin, Cara Delevingne, and Daisy Lowe all on the guest list.
Taking to Instagram, fashion designer Victoria, who decided not to join the group for their last reunion tour in 2019, wrote: ‘Congratulations @officalmelb @rorymcphee on your special day! I couldn’t be more excited for you both and wish you a lifetime of happiness! kisses xx’
The day before Mel’s wedding, Victoria, who couldn’t make it due to being on holiday, also wrote: ‘Sending love to you @officialmelb! @rorymcphee is a very lucky man! xx’
A source denied that there was an ‘issue’ or a ‘falling out’ causing Victoria to skip the wedding. It was just ‘one of those things’.
They added to the Daily Mail: ‘Victoria has long-standing plans out of the country, and she simply can’t be there.
‘She adores Mel; they get on really well despite their paths going in opposite directions. It’s a real shame.’
Meanwhile, Mel C said she was ‘gutted’ to miss out on the nuptials.
Sharing a snap from the day, she wrote on Insta to the newlyweds: ‘So so happy for you both and beyond gutted I couldn’t be there. Excited to celebrate with you really soon! Yippee!’
While it’s not known why Geri didn’t attend Mel B’s big day, there are historic tensions between the pair.
The former bandmates were once reportedly unable to be in the same room due to their clashes.
When appearing on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Mel added fuel to the fire with her bombshell confession that she and Geri had an intimate relationship during the band’s early days.
It’s believed Geri was upset by the revelation, for which Mel never apologised. Her husband, Christian Horner, was also reportedly livid.
When fellow Spice Girl Victoria had her big 50th birthday bash last year, Mel appeared to want to quash rumours of any bad blood.
Mel shared group snaps -after Victoria’s 50th last year including Geri, writing: ‘What an amazing girl power weekend with all my girls, i have soooo much love and respect for you ALL #friendshipneverends [sic]’.
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