Mel B sets record straight on Spice Girls reunion plans with emotional update on band's 'bond'

Mel B is definitively putting to rest the rumours of a Spice Girls reunion for this year’s 30th anniversary. 

There have long been whispers as to whether the fab five would reunite onstage to mark three decades since the release of their debut single, "Wannabe," in June 1996 and their debut album, Spice, in September 1996. 

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Now, in an exclusive interview with HELLO! out this Monday, the Leeds-born star sadly confirms that a full tour will not be happening. However, she does tantalisingly reveal that there have been talks for a Netflix documentary.

The band – Mel, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm, but with Victoria Beckham absent – put on a string of reunion concerts in 2019. But, asked if the reports are true, Mel responds with a categorical “no”.

“I can tell you it’s not happening,” she tells HELLO!. “If it does, it’ll be a shock to me, let’s put it that way. When I look at that [tour] and at the feeling it gave me, I was in my element, but there comes a time… I’m 50. You can’t be nagging everyone to go on tour if they don’t want to. I laid that to rest when I turned 50.”

Would she do it if the others signed up? “I honestly don't know. I’ve got a lot of respect and love for those girls. I wouldn’t be sitting here if it wasn’t for me being part of the Spice Girls. They’ve done a lot for me as a person and in my life. I’ve got fond memories, but I don’t know if I would want to go back up on stage.”

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She adds: "I can’t even begin to tell you what our bond is – it’s just something that will always be there. We’re like family; our umbilical cords are all tied together."

Mel also addresses reports that the former bandmates will take part in a fly-on-the-wall documentary like the ones produced by Netflix for Sir David and Lady Beckham and Take That.

"I think we’ve all been asked and were all thinking about it at some point," she says. "But it has to be done in the right way, and it has to be honest – and not everybody wants to be honest."

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