Yahoo Lifestyle40 Surprising Things You Never Knew About the Spice Girls
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They asked former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to be in the "Wannabe" music video.
But he reportedly refused.
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The Spice Girls were originally called "Touch."
They changed the name in September 1995 after switching management.
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The first auditions took place in 1994.
The girls chose the following songs to sing: Melanie Chisholm sang "I'm So Excited" by the Pointer Sisters, Melanie Brown sang "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston, Victoria Adams (AKA Victoria Beckham) sang "Mein Herr" by Cabaret, and Michelle Stephenson sang "Don't Be a Stranger" by Dina Carroll. (Don't recognize all these names? More on that...)
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If you're wondering why Emma Bunton is missing from the lineup...
…it's because she wasn't apart of the original group. 😮
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Bunton took Stephenson's place in 1994.
After Stephenson left to take care of her sick mother.
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Geri Halliwell also missed the first auditions.
Because she was visiting her grandmother in Spain.
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The Spice Girls have an airplane named after them.
They named it "Spice One" in 2007.
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They released a movie called 'Spice World.'
It premiered in 1997.
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Victoria was the only one who didn’t have her own line in the hit song.
😓
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People across the world are still inspired by the song.
In 2016, women in India recreated a video shoot inspired by "Wannabe" for the Global Girls campaign, which is part of a broader initiative to highlight the United Nations' Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
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Geri Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998.
Her verses were then performed by Victoria Beckham during live performances of "Wannabe."
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Geri's iconic Union Jack dress sold for a ton of money.
41,300 euros, to be exact. She wore it to perform at the 1997 Brit Awards. 🇬🇧
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Halliwell recently apologized for leaving the group.
Years later.
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At one point they decided to run the group themselves...
After their performance at the 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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...so they fired their manager Simon Fuller.
He signed them in 1995 and was known to widely contribute to the Spice Girls' success.
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The Spice Girls met King Charles and Nelson Mandela...at the same time.
And Mel C wore a DKNY cutoff tank top to the occasion.
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Oh, and she also wore sneakers.
Just take a moment to observe VB's bra too.
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Despite the fashion choices, Mandela loved meeting the girls.
He called the Spice Girls his "heroes."
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He also said meeting them was "one of the greatest moments of his life."
And of the Spice Girls proceeded to yell, "Wicked!”
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The Spice Girls also met King Charles on multiple occasions...
"Throwin' up the deuce with the King, holla."✌️
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...and he clearly loved every minute of it.
Vote 1 for the fake laugh candid photo-op, vote 2 if they're all genuinely this happy to see each other.
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They also met Prince Harry in 1997 when he was 13 (!) years old.
You're welcome.
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Oh, and the late Queen too.
Definitely lookin' a little nervous at the Royal Command Performance in December 1997.
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They were activists.
In honor of Red Nose Day in 2016, Emma Bunton pretended to be a flight attendant and fans were freaking out.
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Victoria met David during her Spice Girls prime.
And Beckham had no clue who she was.
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They become the most "recognizable faces" of the "Cool Brittania" era...
...According to Time. This period is otherwise known as an era of increased pride for the United Kingdom throughout the 1990s. (Also peep Ben Affleck behind Geri.)
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They’re responsible for bringing the “buffalo platform shoes” to life.
Making a true statement.
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Mel B and Victoria found out they were both pregnant at the same time.
On the final leg of their American tour.
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They had toy dolls modeled after them called Spice Girls Dolls.
And they made over $11 million in sales.
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Victoria and Emma are godmothers to Geri's daughter.
Her name is Bluebell Madonna Halliwell.
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Halliwell made a cameo on 'Sex and the City.'
She can sing and act. You can watch it!
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The Spice Girls performed at the 2012 Olympics.
This was the last time they performed "Wannabe" together.
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It was also one of Emma Bunton's favorite memories.
"It felt really special representing our country,” she revealed to US Weekly.
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Bunton kept all of her Spice Girls dresses.
And the shoes. Iconic.
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They never won a Grammy.
They did win five Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and three World Music Awards.
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And Mel C says she was bullied.
She told Attitude, "I'm not going to name names. But yes. It's been addressed, they were aware of what they'd done. They apologized...now I'm older, I'm a lot more confident and I will not be s--- upon." 👏
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The Spice Girls reunited altogether at the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Nine years after Geri left.
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Mel B was a judge on 'America's Got Talent.'
Channeling her inner Scary Spice.
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And Mel C was a judge on 'Asia's Got Talent.'
Coincidence?
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The group 'may' get back together.
Rumors have been swirling, and we'd probably die of happiness.
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