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"We were always very optimistic. We never thought about what would happen if things didn't work out. You had to keep your chin up all the time. If one dropped, then they would all have dropped." |
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"A lot of managers we met made us loads of wild promises. Simon Fuller was the only one who was calm and understood that we wanted to have a lot of freedom to run our own show." |
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"We played around with a few names, but none of them felt right. Geri came up with the name Spice during an aerobics class. |
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"We went all over the place in Geri's old banger with a filofax, and a phone, making appointments and blagging our way past receptionists to get in to see people. |
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"We never though about giving up. One of us would always have a new idea or just say: 'Come on, let's go and reherse a dance, then.'" |
| On First Impressions | |
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"I thought Victoria was a bit odd when I first met her ad the Tank Girl audition. Everyone else was in fishnet tights and she came in in a suit. I could immediately feel Melanie C's presence as a dancer when I met her. I was overwhelmed by Mel B's massive brown eyes and though she was very beautiful. I couldn't sop staring at Emma. She was really fresh and pretty with a big smile like a doll's." |
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"I thought Mel C was genuinely nice and Geri was mad. I'd never met anyone who dressed like that before. I'd known Emma a long while and really liked her and I thought Melanie B was really pretty." |
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"I thought Victoria was a bit of a snob (but alright), and that Mel C was really nice. She'd entertain me and dance around the room. I thought Geri was a nutter. She was wearing short red dungarees with stripey socks and massive shoes. I thought Mel B was incredibly cool." |
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"I thought Victoria was gorgeous but a bit dim, and Geri was a complete nutter. She had her hair in bunches, wore a pink fluffy jumper and said 'Look! Look! I'm a duck!'. I thought Emma was sweet and Mel B was really cool because she was from Leeds. |
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"I thought Vicky was a snob, Geri was a real loudmouth and Emma was a softie, 'butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth' type. I knew Mel C was cool because she was my mate from up North. |
| On Their Time In The Spice Girls | |
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"When I was in the Spice Girls, I treated it like a relationship. When I left my heart was broken and I put up a Berlin Wall emotionally." |
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"The success of the Spice Girls hasn't quite sunk in yet. We were so busy working all the time, I don't think we had a chance to sit down and think about it." |
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"We are really proud of what we achieved, being UK artists that went over to the US and all over the world. We are all still flattered that the press is still interested in what we do. |
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"I'm very proud of the Spice Girls, our music was great and we had a lot of success." |
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"We had fun together. We were wild and really tight." |
| Random Quotes | |
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"Girl Power is all about controlling your own destiny and what is right for you - it's not a dictation of how to be. |
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"It's probably because I've always had to work hard to proove myself that I've got to this stage." |
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"You learn from everything that's happened to you, especially the bad stuff. Well, you hope you learn from it" |
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"Ever since I was a kid I said, I Wannabe a postar, but people never took me seriously." |
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"Girl Power is a vibe, a feeling of liberation and the freedom to be whatever you like." |
| On The Reunion | |
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"I think for us it was about celebrating the past, enjoying each other and it's about our fans. It was the right time," |
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"For us we're celebrating the past, we're going to do a small tour and then that's probably going to be it. We want our children to be able to see what we used to do" |
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”We’re truly having the best time of our lives and we feel so lucky to get the chance to do it again.” |
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"A girl is allowed to change her mind and also this is something that we have only seriously started this year really. I think really all of us have had our fears and doubts but we feel that the time is right. I want to wear my tracksuit again. I will be going down the market looking for a shell suit." |
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"We feel like the time is right. We wanted to have some fun and be together again for a while. I will be wearing leopard skin and Geri will have her Union Jack dress on." |
| On Their Children | |
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"Bluebell has basically taught me what love is. My heart has exploded" |
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"Motherhood is the best thing to happen to me and I would recommend it to anyone. Brooklyn is the most amazing footballer. He managed 17 keepie-uppies the other day which for a boy his age is quite incredible. All he wants to do is play football and we’re always kicking about in the garden together. He’s showing amazing potential and I think he could go all the way. I’d love it if he did play for England one day. That would make me so proud. Romeo loves singing and he’s so into his looks it’s something else. He’ll say ‘Mummy, I want to wear this hat with this outfit’ and he won’t leave the house until he’s looking just right. Cruz is a really intelligent little boy. He chatters away all the time in English and knows a few Spanish words too. He’s very bright.” |
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"We are so happy, it's unbelievable news!. I guess I will be handing over the 'Baby' tag now to a deserving little new owner" |
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"Phoenix is my everything. We do almost everything together and I couldn't imagine life without her." |