Victoria Beckham has reunited with fellow Spice Girls to celebrate the 50th birthday of Emma Bunton.
The singer, nicknamed Posh Spice, shared a post to Instagram to her nearly 40 million followers of herself with Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Chisholm.
The 51-year-old wrote: “Happy birthday to the most beautiful soul @emmaleebunton I love you girls so much @gerihalliwellhorner @melaniecmusic.”
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The chart-topping girl group gathered to celebrate after Bunton, the youngest of the band and nicknamed Baby Spice, turned 50 on Wednesday.
Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B or Scary Spice, was not pictured with her bandmates but had shared a carousel of pictures on Instagram to celebrate on Bunton’s birthday.
Fans flooded Lady Beckham’s post with excited comments, as the photo follows speculation about a possible reunion as the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls’ hit single Wannabe approaches.
Lady Beckham’s husband, former football star David Beckham, commented on the post: “This made me happy. I can only imagine how the spice girls fans feel.”
He tagged the members of the girl group and added: “Special night celebrating Emma.”
Bunton shared the post to her Instagram story and commented: “Love you all so much.”
Other stars who commented include singer Nicole Appleton, who wrote: “Loved seeing you all!”
Chisholm, also known to fans as Mel C or Sporty Spice, shared the same photo on Instagram to her 1.2 million followers, and wrote: “The most beautiful night celebrating our @emmaleebunton over 30 years of friendship, love you all more than ever.”
Halliwell-Horner, or Ginger Spice, shared the image to her page.
She tagged her bandmates, and the caption read: “Birthday celebration.”
The girl group shot to fame with their debut single Wannabe in 1996 and followed it with hits including Stop and 2 Become 1.
After two years at the top of the charts, Halliwell-Horner shocked the world when she left in 1998, citing “differences between us,” and in December 2000 the rest of the group went their separate ways, announcing an indefinite hiatus.
The Spice Girls reunited in 2012 for the closing ceremony of the London Summer Olympics and in 2019 for their Spice World tour – which did not feature Posh Spice.
Since then, the chart-topping girl group has been the subject of speculation about a return to the stage.
Brooklyn goes public
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the son of David and Victoria, says he doesn’t want to reconcile with his family after months of speculation over his troubled family relationship.
The 26-year-old acknowledged the feud between him and his famous family in a post on his Instagram story last week.
He claimed his parents had been controlling narratives in the press about his family and tried to “ruin” his relationship with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.
“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” he said.
“Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.
“I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.
“For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into,” he said.
“Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.”
Nicola, who is the daughter of American billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz and former model Claudia Heffner Peltz, married Brooklyn in 2022.
“My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped,” Brooklyn said.
“My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.
“Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife and our future children.
“They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated.
“My holdout affected the payday and they have never treated me the same since,” he said.
“Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last summer.”
Brooklyn went on to claim that his mother “hijacked” his first dance with Nicola and danced “inappropriately on me” in front of their guests, adding that he had never felt more “uncomfortable or humiliated” in his entire life.
He also alleged his wife had been “disrespected” by his family and she was not invited to his father’s 50th birthday party.
“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else,” he said.
“Brand Beckham comes first. Family ‘love’ is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations,” he said.
“The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life.
“I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose and have found peace and relief.
“My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press or manipulation. All we want is peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
