Spice Girls already squabbling over reunion plans and egos
Geri Halliwell has reportedly presented her fellow Spice Girls with £20,000 gold rings to celebrate their reunion - but already the tensions are growing behind the scenes in the girl band.
A source told the Sunday Mirror that Geri specially commissioned the rings for Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton. The bands are expensive replicas of rings Geri gave out before the original launch of the band in 1995.
The source said Geri presented her bandmates with the jewellery before the press conference to announce their relaunch last week: “It was a lovely moment. Geri pulled out a bag and handed the other girls a beautifully wrapped package. In each was a box containing a ring.”
“Then Geri made a speech to thank the others for forgiving her and having her back. She pulled back her sleeve and showed that she was already wearing hers. They all shed a tear. It was the moment of reconciliation.”
The five women also received diamond necklaces - thought to be worth up to £50,000 - by comeback-organiser Simon Fuller but other sources have revealed that just days into their formal reunion, the cracks are already starting to appear.
A source told the News of the World: “There are too many egos for them to last more than a tour together. On the outside the girls are pals and everything is fantastic. But behind the scenes the Spice Girls’ wars have started again - and the egos have landed.”
“Away from the cameras they are niggling away at each other and all vowing to be top dog. They had pledged to be calmer and collected but it is turning into an ego fest.”
The source explained that Melanie Brown had already been backing out of meetings and turning up late for other events: “It was as if she was giving a two-fingered salute to the others. She was also acting crazy, spouting all sorts of stuff, and desperate to show off. It was like, ‘Listen everyone, I’m the craziest person here.’”
But it seems like tensions between Geri and Victoria might be the ultimate downfall. A source told the People newspaper that the women have been accusing each other of using the tour for their own ends.
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