“Margaret Thatcher was not the unique Spice Woman”

Mel C has given her view on feedback made by her bandmate Geri Halliwell in 1996 through which she dubbed Margaret Thatcher “the primary Spice Woman”.

Halliwell advised the Spectator 26 years in the past: “We Spice Ladies are true Thatcherites. Thatcher was the primary Spice Woman, the pioneer of our ideology – Woman Energy.”

Nevertheless, Mel C has now denied that the entire band felt the identical means as Halliwell concerning the divisive determine. “Abbbbbsolutely not!” Sporty Spice advised the Independent. “Geri, previously, was very vocal about her help for Margaret Thatcher. I’m from Liverpool. It was a reputation that was not celebrated in that area.”

She added: “They have been by no means the ideas or emotions that I shared. Individuals realizing me, from the issues I do, are fairly conscious of what sort of individual I'm. I don’t assume individuals assume I’m a raging Tory!”

The star continued to say that as a result of the interview made it appear to be the entire group shared Halliwell’s place, she had been fearful about returning to her hometown on the time. “There have been a few instances in my profession once I’ve been nervous about going dwelling,” she mentioned. “And that was one in all them.”

Final week (September 22), Mel C gave an replace on one other potential Spice Ladies reunion tour. The group – minus Victoria Beckham – hit the street for the primary time in 11 years again in 2019, taking part in a run of stadium live shows throughout the UK and Eire.

In 2020, it was reported that the band have been set to embark on a world tour to mark their twenty fifth anniversary. Nevertheless, the singer mentioned no tour dates can be introduced imminently. “I want I might say there have been exhibits coming,” she mentioned. “However I can’t, sadly. We do wish to do exhibits, they’re simply not organized but.

“We’re continuously speaking attempting to work it out and make it work for everyone. However that yeah, that’s my primary want.”