Spice Girls sensation Geri Halliwell has reportedly backed out of a potential reunion tour, following a reported rift with fellow Spice Girl Mel B.
The iconic girl band, featuring Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown MBE, Melanie C, and Emma Bunton, had been in talks to hit the road once more after their triumphant previous performances. They were even rumoured to be coaxing Posh Spice for a brief appearance.
Yet, plans may be taking a dramatic turn as sources suggest that tensions between Geri and Melanie have escalated amidst controversy involving Geri’s husband, Christian Horner. Earlier this year, the Red Bull Racing Team Principal became embroiled in a scandal when numerous texts he allegedly sent to a female colleague surfaced.
Horner has consistently denied any misconduct and was exonerated by an internal probe into the supposed ‘inappropriate behaviour’.
Through thick and thin, Geri has remained steadfastly supportive of Christian during these turbulent times. But now, it appears that Geri ‘has had enough to deal with after all the drama with her husband’, reports the Mirror.
Regarding the alleged clash with Mel B, an insider disclosed: “She’s just lost patience with Mel and her little digs and jibes.”
A confidant told MailOnline: “She’s walked away and without Geri, it’s really not going to happen – in the past, she’s been a driving force in the group, but she doesn’t want to deal with Mel at all at the moment let alone share a stage with her.”
Representatives for Geri and Mel have been approached by Express Online for a statement.
Victoria recently threw a grand 50th-birthday bash with friends and family, which was reportedly heightened due to the arrival of her close mates at Oswald’s elite members’ club in Mayfair in April. The celebration marked the first meeting of Geri and Melanie since Mel B accused Geri of lying about her actual age.
In a chat with Olivia Attwood earlier this year, Mel expressed her doubt over whether Geri was truly born in 1972. On the So Wrong It’s Right podcast, Scary Spice amusingly remarked, “No, well no one knows how old Geri is. No one’s seen her passport. I mean, I know we’ve travelled the world, but I still don’t know how old she is.”
During the bash, while the girl band rocked the dance floor together, Geri purportedly kept as “far away from Mel B as possible,” as per a source’s description for The Sun. The source narrated the reunion as ‘frosty’, claiming that Mel planned to utilise the party as an opportunity to mend things, which regrettably didn’t go as expected.