Has The Spice Girls Tour Stopped Before It Has Even Started?
You know, this is why I don't do things with a bunch of women. I'm all the time being invited to go shopping, out to lunch, whatever with several girl friends, and I always turn them down. You know why? Because you get a bunch of women together in once place, and it can't turn out well. They all think they are the boss and they know best, so you know there's going to be bloodshed.
I could have warned the Spice Girls of this, had they bothered to ask me, because it seems that all is not well in Spiceworld:
Last week, the first of its release, their Greatest Hits sold 1.4 million copies worldwide, of which 75,000 were in the UK. X Factor's Leona Lewis trounced this by selling 375,000 copies of her album in Britain that week.A further worry for those involved in the reunion is that things are so bad in the Spice Camp that there are worries the tour might disintegrate before they have completed all the dates.
Relations between the girls range from "tricky" to "terrible", and there are genuine fears over whether the ladies will be able to cope with the physical demands of the gigs, too. A tour insider said: "It's obvious from what is going on in rehearsals in Los Angeles that there are a lot of problems.
"They have been doing their dancing and singing routines.
"They are having to change things all the time because the girls are frankly not up to it.
"There are worries about the stamina - apart from Mel B [Scary]Â who although she is now 32, is phenomenal and seems to never get winded."
You'll remember that Mel B just completed a stint on Dancing With The Stars, where she came in second.
Apparently, there has been backstage fighting between the girls about everything from wardrobe to babysitting. Emma (Baby) is horrified at her costumes and is relying on slimming underwear to pull her through. Mel C (Sporty) is irritated at Geri's (Ginger) going on and on about her baby and what a great mom she is to her. Emma has told Geri to shut up and spend more time with her own kid, instead of trying to tell Emma how to raise hers. Geri has told Mel C that "one day" she'll make a great mom. And Victoria (Posh) can't seem to make it through a routine without becoming winded and tired. Sources say that before the Victoria's Secret show, the girls went a bit nuts, swearing at one another.
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