Spice Girls to star in reunion documentary - report
Three of the Spice Girls are reportedly in talks to star in a TV documentary about their 20th anniversary reunion.
Rumors suggesting the five piece will reunite this year (16) to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut single Wannabe have been ongoing for months, and the band have been dodging confirming news of a potential tour and album by simply telling reporters they are still in the planning stages.
It has been claimed that Victoria Beckham won't be part of the
reunion as she focuses on her career as a fashion designer, while
Melanie Chisholm, aka Mel C, has also dropped out, but the
remaining trio - Geri Horner, Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton - are
going one step further and filming their comeback for a three-part
TV series, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper.
“The Spice Girls comeback is the big story in pop so it’s no wonder
the girls want to maximise their popularity," a source says. “There
is certainly a big audience for it... The girls are always good
value, so there will be plenty of material.”
The documentary series will reportedly feature footage from their
recording sessions plus memories of the group's heyday, much like a
similar show about Take That's comeback in 2005.
Earlier this month (Jun16), Mel B told ETOnline, "It's an ongoing
thing we keep talking about, and it is our 20th anniversary, so
we're going to do something... We're just trying to figure that out
right now. There will be something happening."
Mel B recently unfollowed Mel C from social media, suggesting
Sporty Spice definitely won't be involved in the reunion. According
to reports, she wants to focus on a serious music career
instead.
"She loves the girls but it just didn’t feel right for her to
reunite with them at the moment," a source told The Sun. "She has
other priorities and obviously it was a bit of a problem that
Victoria made it clear she wasn’t going to be part of the
reunion."