SpiceWorld is currently in first place at the Billboard Online vote for album of the year!!! That's how to show the girls how much we love 'em!

The Spice Girl who talks the least about this type of thing seems to have released more info about it then any of the other girls. Apparently in an interview with ID magazine Mel revealed that she lost her virginity at the age of 16.
Mel is apparently quoted as saying: "It was getting to the point with my boyfriend where we were getting more intimate with each other. So when nobody was around I lost my virginity on the bunk bed I used to share with my brother. I wanted to have sex before I was 16 though I never got round to it."

The Spice Girls were interviewed on an Israeli televsion show
about a week and a half ago. It was mostly routine stuff,
but there was this exchange:

Q: Your new album is due in Spring '99. Some of the songs
(that) were destined to be there were written with Geri
originally. Are you going to include them too?

A: (By Emma:) Ummm, well, for the next album, we will be
writing brand new songs; and, you know, we're taking it
slowy and enjoying the process, because we've been very very
busy, the last album we did was due with the film, so it was
a bit hectic, but this time we're taking our time. We don't
want to say just yet when it would be out, 'cause, you know,
we wanna enjoy it in the process. (MelB in the background: takin' it easy, man!)

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is set to give her first UK television interview since quitting the group. She will be joining Michael Parkinson for a Girl Power-charged edition of his chat show in the New Year. Other guests will include Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman and Vicar Of Dibley star Dawn French.

Halliwell left the Spice Girls in May, just days before the start of their American tour. She blamed 'personal differences' for the split, which was announced in a terse statement by her lawyer. Since leaving the group, she has signed up as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and campaigned to raise awareness about breast cancer. She has also signed a £2.1 million solo recording contract with EMI.

ps: Merry Christmas !!!

While the Spice Girls are top of the Christmas charts for the third year running, Geri Halliwell is winning attention on the other side of the Atlantic.

The former Ginger Spice has been included in People magazine's choice of the 25 most intriguing people of 1998 for leaving the all-girl group at the height of its fame. She is the only Briton to be included on the list which is drawn up by editorial staff on the top-selling American publication.

It is made up of people who are judged to have done something of major interest in the past year. The list also includes First Lady Hillary Clinton for her stoic response to the Monica Lewinsky affair, actor Michael J Fox for highlighting his battle with Parkinson's disease and pensioner astronaut John Glenn. Kenneth Starr is also included for his pursuit of the President while actor Leonardo di Caprio makes it for backing off from acting after the massive success of Titanic.

Halliwell, 26, is described by the magazine as having "disconnected her Girl Power and emerged as a surprisingly admirable post-Spice woman". Since walking away from the chart-topping group in May, Geri has swapped her platform boots and tiny Union Jack mini dress for a simple, chic new look - and taken up good works.

In recent months she has raised awareness of breast cancer, been made a United Nations goodwill ambassador and sold her Spice Girl clothes to raise money for charity. She stepped back into the limelight to sing Happy Birthday to the Prince of Wales at the London gala celebrating his 50th birthday.

The Spice Girls turned Santa as they handed out presents to the delight of youngsters in a hospital ward. Three of the girls made a surprise visit to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel to brighten up the day for children in the wards.

Melanie C, Emma Bunton and pregnant Victoria Adams spent more than an hour, speaking to the children during a live broadcast by 95.8 Capital FM hosted by Chris Tarrant and Neil Fox.

DJ Neil Fox said: "The Spice Girls did quite a lot of stuff visiting the different wards with us and then they wanted to go off and have a look round on their own. "They were very sweet and all the kids loved them." During the broadcast, part of the "Share a Capital Christmas" campaign, the station gave away presents to patients and staff, including one nurse who won a trip to the Philippines. "People tend to forget hospital staff to a certain extent so it was nice to be able to help out," said Fox. "We've had some very kind people helping out with presents."

Posh Spice Victoria Adams and footballer fiance David Beckham are reportedly planning to spend their honeymoon on the remote island of Bora Bora. The couple, who are due to marry in July, want to get away from it all on the isolated Pacific isle near Tahiti, The Sun claimed. The French Polynesian island is so quiet, it does not even have phone lines. But pregnant Posh refused to confirm her dream destination. 'We haven't finalised the details yet. It could be Bora Bora or Bournemouth,' she said.

Each of the Spice Girls took turns co-hosting a radio show today at Radio 1(UK) and it was Mel C's turn for Zoe Ball's Breakfast Show. Mel got a pair of red knickers as a New Year's present from Zoe. She sang a Marilyn Moroe style happy birthday song to soccer star Michael Owen. She also dedicated the song to her step-mother Carol. After the show Mel said "I was really nervous, but they were a great crew and a great laugh. They made you feel really relaxed. They really look after you and even provide you with clean underwear."

Baby Spice Emma Bunton failed to turn up for a scheduled stint as a Radio 1 DJ because she was too "ill" to appear on outspoken presenter Chris Moyles' show.

The star had been lined up - along with the rest of the band - as the station's guests throughout the day to tie in with the release of latest single Goodbye.
Moyles is noted for his regular digs at the band and even has a slot on his show called "All Emmas Are Evil", prompting speculation the singer could have stayed away because of Moyles' attitude.

Spice Girls fans are rushing to the shops to snap up the first copies of Goodbye, the single that is clear favourite to top the charts at Christmas. But even before its, the chart saw an unprecedented show of Girl Power - with the first all-female top five for the first time.

B*witched managed to oust Cher from her seven-week reign at number one, pushing her into second place, followed by Billie, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, and Honeyz. But bookmakers believe there is little chance of B*witched staying there for a second week, with William Hill giving odds of 25-1.

The runaway favourites are the Spice Girls and Hill's have now cut odds on the group racking up a third consecutive Christmas number one from 1-5 to 1-6 over the weekend.

Spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "There was further support over the weekend after the girls appeared on the Lottery programme. There's little to suggest that their campaign is not working out very nicely. "It's looking more and more difficult to see what could possibly stop them becoming number one."

The group's nearest rival is Chef - from the cult cartoon show South Park - with Chocolate Salty Balls at 6-1. Johnny and Denise's Especially For You is at 9-1, with Jane McDonald at 10-1.

Goodbye has become the joint biggest ship-out from the Spice Girls' record company Virgin with around 700,000 copies sent to record stores before the release date. Previously the group's 2 Become 1 - which topped the charts at Christmas 1996 - had been the biggest on the label's books.

The Prince of Wales will be reunited with pop superstars the Spice Girls - only weeks after their erstwhile bandmate Geri Halliwell sang at his 50th birthday bash.

The Fab Four are among the guests at the 77th Royal Variety Performance At Christmas at London's Lyceum Theatre, along with a host of other stars.
Also on the bill are pop idols B*witched and Boyzone, whose singer Ronan Keating is co-host of the event with TV star Ulrika Jonsson.

The Spice Girls will make their debuts as DJs when they join their favourite Radio 1 presenters to launch Christmas single Goodbye. Mel G, Melanie C, Victoria and Emma are teaming up with the BBC on the day the record is released, December 14 (UK), to co-host their favourite radio shows. Sporty Spice will be getting behind the turntables with Zoe Ball, Posh Spice will join Dave Pearce, Baby Spice will help out Chris Moyles and Scary Spice teams up with Kevin Greening.

A Radio 1 spokesman says: "It's going to be a really Spicy day. We are delighted the girls will be joining us. I am sure we are in for a few surprises with them around." The Spices will also be recording an interview to be broadcast over the Christmas holiday.

Manchester United stars David Beckham and Ryan Giggs could soon be driving around in identical cars. Giggs was the first to buy a Ferrari 550 Maranello - and liked it so much he recommended it to Beckham. Now Beckham and pregnant fiancée Posh Spice Victoria Adams have been spotted looking at a similar £151,000 car, The Sun reported. The couple - whose baby is due early next year - visited a car showroom in Egham, Surrey, to look at the dream motor. Beckham had a 20-minute test drive while Posh waited patiently at the garage. The 550 Maranello - Ferrari's fastest road car - has a top speed of 199mph and does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds. If Beckham decides to take it home, the luxury motor will be in good company - he already has a Ranger Rover, a Jaguar XK8 and a BMW M3 Evolution convertible

Geri Halliwell’s going to be white water rafting down the Nile and Ewan McGregor will be riding across Africa on a horse as part of the new Red Nose day. You'll be able to see Geri and Ewan early next year as they form part of a celebrity relay chain that reaches across Africa spreading word of Comic Relief.