Spice Girls Reunite for Brief Birthday Show

“It’s important to evolve and try new things,” Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham said in an interview on the eve of her landmark birthday celebrations. And while that’s probably true, the pop icon turned fashion designer is in the news today for a weekend act of nostalgia—a reunion with the band that made her a household name.

Beckham, who turned 50 last Wednesday, hosted a star-studded shindig Saturday in honor of the occasion. Held at Oswald’s, a members-only club in London known for visits by Prince William, Joan Collins, and Boris Johnson, guests including Tom Cruise, Eva Longoria, Salma Hayek, and Jason Statham, People reports.

Perhaps most thrillingly, Beckham’s co-Spice Girls were all in attendance: Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton, Melanie Janine Brown (also known as “Mel B” or “Scary Spice”), Melanie Jayne Chisholm (that’s Mel C/Sporty Spice), and Geri “Ginger Spice” Horner (née Halliwell).

It’s hard to imagine that all five of the members of the group that provided the basic soundtrack of the 1990s haven’t gathered in private over the years—after all, as the song goes, “friendship never ends.” But the group hasn’t publicly performed together since 2012, when they reunited for the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. Beckham did not participate in the band’s 2019 reunion tour, saying then that “it just didn’t feel like the right thing to do.”

Fans hopeful that the group will again take the stage will probably have to wait a bit longer, though. In an interview with the most recent edition of The Sunday Times, Beckham seems most focused on a new line she’s designed for the fast fashion brand Mango. But her remarks came before last night’s party, where she joined her bandmates in a singalong to “Stop,” one of the Spice Girls’ second-album singles.

The performance was captured by Posh’s spouse and retired footballer David Beckham, who posted the seemingly spontaneous show to his Instagram. The Spice Girls were sans microphones, so we can’t evaluate their voices—but it’s clear that they still recall the choreography to a quarter-century-old song, which is worthy of praise. And Posh was dancing while in a fracture boot, as she’s still recovering from a February gym mishap during which she broke her foot. Now that’s a commitment to presentation.

“I mean come on,” Beckham captioned his post, on which he tagged his wife’s former colleagues. “Sooo fun!” Longoria added in the post’s comments. Posh also shared her husband’s video of the mini-show, captioning it “Best night ever! Happy Birthday to me! I love you all so much!”

The party might be a taste of things to come, if recent remarks made by Brown are any indication. In an appearance on Today earlier this month, Brown said that “us five are working on something that is going to be announced soon,” and told another show, Loose Women, “we are definitely doing something” (but didn’t way what).

Beckham didn’t allude to any reunions when she spoke to the Times, but she didn’t rule anything out, either. “I’m excited about the future,” she said. “The thing with aging is that it is what it is … generally I feel good about things. I have better opportunities now than I did when I was younger.”

David Beckham, daughter Harper, 12, and her three sons: Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, and Cruz, 19.