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Mel C Reveals the Wild Night That Nearly Ended the Spice Girls

Avalon / Getty ImagesIn a new interview, Sporty Spice revealed she nearly got kicked out of the Spice Girls before they had even released a single hit. Melanie Chisholm, a.k.a. Mel C, now 52, told Louis Theroux on his podcast about an argument between her and Victoria Beckham in early 1996, before the group’s breakout hit “Wannabe” had even been released—one that nearly ended it all before it had even begun. “I went into terror because I thought I was going to lose everything,” Chisholm told Theroux of the moment. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jun 26, 2026
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· Jul 2, 2026
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· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jul 12, 2026
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The Standard
· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
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Vogue
· Jun 21, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
Mel C reveals why she was almost kicked out of the Spice Girls
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· Jun 26, 2026
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Hello Magazine
· Jul 6, 2026
Nicki Chapman on the 'intense and painful' early days of the Spice Girls - exclusive
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· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jun 25, 2026
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· Jun 23, 2026
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· Jul 1, 2026
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· Jul 13, 2026
David Beckham reveals he has a sexy Spice Girls snap of Victoria as his phone lock screen as he watches England's victorious World Cup game
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Irish Mirror
· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jun 22, 2026
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· Jun 25, 2026
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· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jul 3, 2026
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· Jun 29, 2026
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Salon
· Jun 26, 2026
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