Mel B teases Spice Girls reunion ahead of 30th anniversary



Mel B knows what Spice Girls’ fans really, really want.

The singer, aka “Scary Spice,” 50, teased a possible reunion ahead of the British girl group’s 30-year anniversary of their 1996 debut album, “Spice.”

Mel B talks to The Post about a possible Spice Girls reunion in an exclusive interview. The NY Post
The singer addressed her hopes to reunite with her four bandmates for the anniversary of their 1996 debut album, “Spice.”

The “Wannabe” superstars, including Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm and Geri Halliwell-Horner, last performed as a group of five at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony in London. However, they did give fans a taste of a mini reunion at Beckham’s 50th birthday party in April 2024.

“I hope so,” Mel B exclusively told The Post when asked if the group had any plans to commemorate the Spice Girls’ 30th anniversary.

The “America’s Got Talent” host acknowledged there’s been some chatter, but “so many things that have been talked about between us and the press, my kids, their kids, us [as a] lot,” and no plans are set in stone.

However, there is hope.

(L to R) Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls perform on stage during The Return of Spice Girls World Tour at the O2 Arena on December 18, 2007 in London, England. Spice Girls LLP via Getty Images
The Spice Girls in their music video for the 1996 hit “Wannabe.”
Left to right: Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell in Paris, September 1996. Getty Images

“I don’t like to say anything until it actually is up and running and you can actually come and watch it,” Mel B said about reunion plans. “So until then, anything can happen.”

And no venue is off-limits, with the “If U Can’t Dance” icon reacting to the idea of a Spice Girls residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas like the Backstreet Boys.

“Oh yeah, that’s a good one. Fingers crossed. Touch some wood,” she said about the Sin City possibility.

Spice Girls in the “Wannabe” music video.
The Spice Girls with their awards at the 1997 Brit Awards, held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, 24th February 1997. Redferns

Fans have been begging the Spice Girls to reunite for years, especially after seeing them together again at Beckham’s birthday party last year.

During the bash, Mel B, Beckham (“Posh Spice”), Bunton (“Baby Spice”), Mel C (“Sporty Spice”), and Halliwell-Horner (“Ginger Spice) belted out their ’96 hit “Mama” as Victoria’s youngest son with David Beckham, Cruz, 20, played the guitar.

The girls also performed their 1997 single “Stop” in front of the star-studded crowd gathered to celebrate Beckham’s monumental birthday at the private members’ club Oswald’s in London.

Spice Girls performing “Stop” at Victoria Beckham’s birthday party in 2024. David Beckham/Instagram

Before that, Mel B, Bunton, Mel C and Halliwell-Horner performed as a foursome for their 2019 Spice World Tour, which Beckham opted out of to focus on her fashion line.

“I’ve got a special bond with all of them, and it’s all very different, you know? God, how can I put that into words?” Mel B told The Post about her bandmates, two of whom recently watched her say “I do” to Rory McPhee.

Mel B said that the five Spice Girls “complement each other” and “that’s why it still works so well that we’re all still friends. We all kind of just fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.”

Mel B told The Post that she still has a “special bond” with each of her bandmates. ZIK Images/United Archives via Getty Images
(From L) Spice Girls’ Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown perform during the closing ceremony of the London Olympic Games on August 12, 2012. AFP via Getty Images

She’s not the only Spice Girl to talk about possible reunion plans, either.

“My hope is we come back together as a collective. It’s more respectful to come as one,” Halliwell-Horner shared with The Sunday Times in March.

Mel B recently had a mini-reunion of her own when Bunton and Mel C watched her tie the knot; however, she told The Post she was unaware they were coming to her ceremonies.

The Spice Girls perform at the unveiling of the new look West McLaren Mercedes MP4/12 at the Alexandra Palace in London. PA Images via Getty Images

“I didn’t expect any of them to come, to be honest, because it was a very intimate, private thing, and I know everybody’s busy,” she recalled, noting Beckham sent her gifts and Halliwell-Horner was away at a Formula 1 event.

Mel B married McPhee, 37, in a private ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 5 before exchanging nuptials for a second time in Morocco at Selman Marrakech on August 3.

Bunton came to the London wedding, while Mel C was a part of her Moroccan one.

Mel B and Rory McPhee leaving their wedding at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 5, 2025. Getty Images
Mel B and Rory McPhee leaving their wedding at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 5, 2025. Getty Images
Emma Bunton, Beau Bunton Jones, and Jade Jones at Mel B’s wedding. Getty Images

Mel B also shared the touching reason why she and her husband chose the North African country for a second wedding ceremony.

“That was the last place that I had a holiday with my dad before he died,” she said. “It’s a very special place to me.”

While possible reunion plans linger, Mel B is focused on work and being a newlywed right now.

Emma Bunton and Mel B performing in “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+
Mel B and Emma Bunton in Seoul for “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+

Not only is she gearing up for “America’s Got Talent” Season 20 finale on September 24 (she’s been a judge on the show since 2013), but she’s also promoting Apple TV+’s “KPOPPED.” 

She and Bunton represented the Spice Girls in the streamer’s newest singing competition series, which pairs two Western artists with South Korean idols to perform K-pop versions of their hits and perform in front of a live studio audience in Seoul.

The crowd then votes which artist wins the competition, but Mel B and Bunton sang together because they “didn’t want to split up.”

Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel B with members of ITZY in “KPOPPED,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+

The duo performed remixed versions of the Spice Girls’ hits “Wannabe” and “Say You’ll Be There” with K-pop girl group ITZY.

“KPOPPED,” which also features stars like Patti LaBelle, Boy George, Boyz II Men, rapper Eve and Kylie Minogue, is now available to stream on Apple TV+.



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