The Spice Girls are reportedly gearing up to celebrate their 30th anniversary of their debut single Wannabe next year – but Posh Spice star Victoria Beckham has reportedly been snubbed
The Spice Girls are reportedly gearing up to reunite once again to mark the 30 anniversary of their debut single, Wannabe. However, it has been claimed one big star will be missing from the line-up.
Victoria Beckham, who was known as Posh Spice in the band, last performed with the group for the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony, after pleas from her fellow bandmates. But, it has been reported that, this time around, they haven’t invited her to join them for the reunion tour.
It has been claimed the remaining foursome in the iconic 90s pop group, which comprises of Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie C and Mel B, are in talks to take to the stage again – but Victoria won’t be joining for an awkward reason: the band’s manager Simon Fuller, according to reports.
It has been claimed that Victoria, 50, and her husband David, who turned 50 in style yesterday, fell out with the music mogul, 64, with relations said to be so dire that the Beckhams ‘bought themselves out of their contracts’ with his company XIX Entertainment in 2018.
A source has claimed to the Daily Mail: “The Spice Girls working with Fuller means that there is absolutely no way that Victoria will be involved at all.
“It feels rather bizarre that they would beg Victoria for years and years to join them and now they have him on board, they don’t approach her. Maybe they thought there would be no point, as the Beckhams and Fuller no longer have a relationship, it’s over.”
The source also claimed that the band “need a manager” but Simon’s involvement “means there is zero chance that Victoria will be involved”. They also stated that the other members of the band “know that too” so they “didn’t even bother asking her now they are back with Fuller.”
David Beckham parted ways with Fuller in 2018 after a 15 year working relationship. David and Victoria spent £38million buying Fuller’s 33 percent stake of David’s businesses to give them total control over Beckham Brand Holdings. Sources claimed at the time that there had been “issues” between the pair with their friendship falling foul of them.
Victoria then followed suit and parted ways with Fuller in August 2019. He still has shares in her fashion label but the once close relationship he shared with the Beckhams is no more.
The Beckhams reportedly chose to go to Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s manager Scooter Braun, 38, when their son Cruz wanted to become a pop star, snubbing Fuller despite his excellent track record.
An insider explained: “They were all once so close, but various things happened between the Beckhams and Fuller. David and Victoria wanted out and Simon didn’t exactly make it easy.”
They added: “They got there in the end and there has been no looking back. The Spice Girls will know this and have obviously taken their chances and gone with Simon. It’s all very odd, because the other girls didn’t ever think much of him either.”
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