Spice Girls Count Money, Decide To Call It A Day
Posh looks like she smells something really bad in that circle of friends. The abbreviated Spice Girls tour came to an emotional end last night in Toronto as Mel C, Mel B, Geri, Emma, and Victoria bid farewell to their fans:
The Spice Girls ended their much-hyped reunion tour in emotional scenes, with groups members hugging and kissing at their final show in Toronto last night.
The tour ground to a premature halt following their performance in the north American city, amid speculation that the fivesome were at war again, and had suffered flagging ticket sales.
It was an emotional farewell, with Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Geri Mel C gathering at the end for a group hug and individual embraces throughout the show.
When the tour was announced, the girls said they would be traveling to five continents, but they seem to have only made it to two. They’re blaming family commitments for the premature ending and pulling out of going to Sydney, Beijing, Cape Town, and Buenos Aires:
A spokesman for the band insisted the dates could be fulfilled at a later stage and the women had not ruled out reuniting again.
Victoria Beckham said: “We have children who need to go back to school and we have always said our families are our priorities, so we want to thank all of our fans.
“Sorry we didn’t get to see everybody. We had a great time.”
You know, I’ve been wondering about that…obviously the babies are pretty portable and they don’t have much of a schedule, but what about the older kids? I know Posh’s kids are old enough to be in school, and so is Scary’s oldest daughter. Do they just yank the kids out of school to go jetting around the world, or do they bring tutors?
But there are other, less publicized reasons as well. From the start this reunion has been plagued with rumors of infighting between the girls. For their final concert in Toronto, they all flew in separately and it was rumored that they were all staying in different hotels. Mel C wants to return to her solo career (she was the most reluctant of the girls to reunite, mainly because she is the one with the most to lose). And Posh wants to get back to designing whatever it is that she designs.
I personally think it’s rather ironic that Posh is the one who said she wanted to show her boys that “mummy” used to be a pop star, a famous person in her own right, and then at the height of the tour basically said, “Oh, you know that pop star thing? Yeah, I’m so not that any more. I design clothes now. I’ve moved on.”
My opinion on why they quit? I think they found out it was just too hard. Let’s face it, these are women in their thirties now. While that isn’t old by any stretch, all of them except Mel C now have children and families to look after…and just traveling from one spot to another is hard enough with kids, let alone taking them on a tour. And as all of us who are of a “certain age” know, even if you’re in the best of shape, as you get older your body doesn’t quite want to do the things it did when it was ten years younger. The last time these “girls” were on tour, they were single young twentysomethings with no kids, commitments, or bunions. I think they looked at the past with rose-coloured glasses…but then got a rude awakening.
Oh, and they made enough money. Time to call it a show! Bye, everyone! Tip your waitresses! Drive safely!
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I’ve always thought it was kinda cool that MelC/Sporty was the only one who never had to wear heels.
With all the paps are tied up following Britney, Vicky will be able to shop in LA in peace.
Comment by crazymom — February 27, 2008 @ 9:16 pm
Who is the spice girl in the white sequined jump suit..she might want to consider a Brazillian…ick.
Comment by anonv2.0 — February 28, 2008 @ 9:15 am
That would be Scary Spice, otherwise known as Mel B.
You know, we were talking about that on BTR Today last night, but I was of the opinion that it was just a shadow. Shaun Daily thought it was, well, not. All in all, a pretty funny conversation.
Comment by k — February 28, 2008 @ 9:47 am
That looks like a damm jungle. Someone needs to have a talk with her about the wisdom of being bushy, wearing white, and sweating. Still some men do like old fashioned girls ala the porn of the 60s and 70s.:)
Comment by anonv2.0 — February 28, 2008 @ 4:26 pm