In the late ’90s, the Spice Girls took the world by storm with their catchy tunes, outrageous outfits and positive girl-power mantra. But Melanie “Mel B” Brown, 44, admits that their success didn’t happen overnight. “Management wouldn’t sign us because they said, ‘Girl groups are never going to work,’ ” Mel recalls, adding that she and her bandmates, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm and Victoria Beckham, refused to listen. “We [knew we had] something that was going to explode because our message was so strong... We were going to be famous.”
They were right. Flash-forward almost 25 years, and the Spice Girls are still selling out stadiums — and they continue to hold the title of the bestselling female group of all time. “It’s a testament to the people who’ve supported us throughout the years,” says Mel. “Being a part of the Spice Girls isn’t a privilege, it’s an honor.” Here, the pop star chats about her music, her family and the iconic girl group.
Is it true that the five of you lived together before hitting it big?
We rented a house in Maidenhead, England. We were living off [money from the government], and all our parents were going, “When are you all going to get real jobs?” [Laughs.]
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