VICTORIA Beckham is embracing her Spice Girls past more than ever – leaving many convinced she’s sewing the seeds for an announcement that will send fans into meltdown.
For years Victoria, 51, has been The Grinch of the Spice Girls, refusing to join Mel B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C and Geri Horner on tour in 2019 and making several comments about how she’s moved on from the group.
But the fashion designer has dropped many hints in recent months that Posh Spice is coming out of retirement.
The biggest clue yet came when she uploaded a clip of her make-up free and singing a live acoustic version of one of their biggest hits, despite being open about insecurities surrounding her voice.
Next year marks three decades since Spice Girls took over the world with debut single Wannabe and – with Scary, Baby, Sporty and Ginger keen to mark the occasion in a big way – here’s all the clues Victoria will finally perform with them again.
Stadium temptation
For music fans, this summer was dominated by the historic Oasis reunion tour which saw brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher perform together for the first time in 16 years.
Demand for tickets was so high that thousands of people were left gutted to miss out – but Victoria wasn’t one of them.
She attended one of the Wembley Stadium gigs with husband David, 50, and their children and the iconic show clearly had her feeling nostalgic.
Victoria shared a clip of David enjoying himself at the concert and tagged all of her former bandmates, adding: “Tempting…”
During their 2019 reunion tour, Spice Girls sold out 13 stadium dates – including three nights at Wembley – which grossed an estimated £55million.
So you can’t blame Posh for wanting a slice of it this time around…
Posh residency
Since launching her eponymous luxury fashion brand in 2008, Victoria has made it clear it’s her priority professionally.
Discussing her decision not to join Mel B, 50, Emma, 49, Melanie C, 51, and 53-year-old Geri on tour in 2019, she told Vogue Germany: “It took me a lot of courage not to go on tour with the Spice Girls again.
“But to be the one who says, ‘You know, I’m not doing it because things feel different now than they used to’.”
She added: “I’d rather concentrate on my family and my company. I’m 45 now and very happy to be the woman I am…”
But, while touring all over the world may be out of the question for Victoria and her business, she recently confessed the idea of a Vegas residency is one that appeals to her.
Speaking to Andy Cohen on Sirius XM, she said: “It would be tempting.
“But could I take on a world tour? No I can’t. I have a job…
“How good would the Spice Girls be at the Sphere! I love the idea of it. I mean I don’t know if I could even still sing, I mean I was never that great!”
The 20,000-capacity concert hall features wraparound screens and has hosted residencies from U2, The Eagles and Backstreet Boys, with No Doubt set to reunite there for 12 dates next May.
Spice Girls forever
Right from the start, Victoria was labelled as the ‘Posh one who doesn’t sing’.
And it was all because – due to a prior family commitment – she missed the final recording session for Wannabe, meaning she was the only member without a solo.
Writing in her 2001 autobiography Learning To Fly, Victoria recalled trying to write the track over the phone with the girls – calling missing the session one of her biggest regrets.
She wrote at the time: “It did make a difference, because by the time it came to recording, performing and singing it, all the parts had been divided up between the rest of them.
“And every time we performed it I just felt like a gooseberry standing at the back not doing anything.
“And I used to say to my mum, ‘God, they’ll say I’m the one who doesn’t sing’. And she’d say, ‘Don’t worry, Victoria, no one will notice’.
“But they did notice. And to this day it’s what always gets thrown at me: Posh Spice, the one who doesn’t sing.”
Victoria has always been ahead of the joke about her vocals and recently quipped: “[My voice] wasn’t off-key, but it was small. Sometimes, they just turned my mic off.”
But she almost broke the internet when she sat down for a stripped back acoustic performance of Viva Forever with son Cruz, 20.
The incredible video sent fans wild, with one writing: “My fave song ever. Goosebumps listening it on your beautiful voice!”
And another said: “This gave me goosebumps… so iconic.”
But it was Melanie C’s comment that set tongues wagging, as she wrote: “Love this. Getting a head start on rehearsals.”
Mum guilt
Despite her reservations about singing with the girls again, Victoria has always been proud of their legacy.
Speaking in her recent Netflix documentary she admitted she “wouldn’t have been who I am now if it wasn’t for the Spice Girls, 100 per cent”.
Victoria added: “People love the Spice Girls. I love the Spice Girls. I’m so proud of that.”
And the mum-of-five joked David “mum-guilted” her into joining the group for their 2007 world tour.
In the series, he said: “Our kids weren’t around to see their mum be a Spice Girl!”
And Victoria quipped: “He mum-guilted me!”
And, given Cruz’s recent duet with his former pop star mum, there’s no doubt David and the kids will be encouraging Victoria to dust off her little Gucci dress at least one more time.
