Will the Spice Girls be reunited? Mel B hints five-piece will join together again for shows to mark band's 20th anniversary
- Their debut single Wannabe was released in 1996
- Mel B, aka Scary Spice, said 'hopefully all' of them will be celebrating their 20th anniversary
- Previous reports stated they would return for an international tour without Victoria Beckham
It’s been 20 years since the Spice Girls’ heyday.
And now Mel B – aka Scary Spice – has hinted that all five members will reunite this year..
The singer, 40, said ‘hopefully all’ of them will be celebrating the anniversary of their debut single Wannabe in 1996 – which catapulted the five-piece to global stardom.
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![The Spice Girls were catapulted to global stardom in 1996 after their debut single, Wannabe, was released. Now Mel B (left), hinted that all five members will reunite this year. Pictured, the group in 2012](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/05/02/2FC8139B00000578-0-image-a-44_1451959291617.jpg)
The Spice Girls were catapulted to global stardom in 1996 after their debut single, Wannabe, was released. Now Mel B (left), hinted that all five members will reunite this year. Pictured, the group in 2012
She added: ‘I think it’s our 20th year next year so we’re going to be doing something at some point with hopefully all of us.
‘I think once you’ve had a taste of that you’ll always strive for that high.
'There’s nothing like getting up on stage and performing live to your fans and to a great crowd. You can’t beat that. So I’m always wanting that feeling back.’
Her comments came despite reports last summer they would reform for an international tour without Victoria Beckham.
It has also been reported that Mel C, aka Sporty Spice, would be unhappy with a comeback without Posh Spice.
The Spice Girls - Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner (formerly Halliwell) and Victoria Beckham – sold more than 75million records and had nine number ones.
Known as Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger and Posh, their 1996 debut album Spice made them the fastest-selling British act since the Beatles.
![The group sold more than 75million records and had nine number ones. Their 1996 debut album, Spice, made them the fastest-selling British act since the Beatles. Previous reports stated the group would return without Victoria Beckham. Pictured, the group performing in 1997](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/05/02/0F412A8700000578-0-image-a-45_1451959305915.jpg)
The group sold more than 75million records and had nine number ones. Their 1996 debut album, Spice, made them the fastest-selling British act since the Beatles. Previous reports stated the group would return without Victoria Beckham. Pictured, the group performing in 1997
Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger and Posh were introduced to royalty, pictured with Nelson Mandela and performed with operatic heavyweight Luciano Pavarotti.
Mel B has turned her hand to television in recent years, and talking ahead of the first episode of Lip Sync Battle UK she said she would beat Horner if they were pitted against each other on the show.
“Probably the most competitive one out of the group is Mel C because she never likes to get anything wrong, she doesn’t like to sing a note out of tune, she’s very regimented with her workout, so she would probably be the hardest one to beat.
“The easiest one would be Geri because she would forget the words in five seconds,” she said.
The show will feature two celebrities going head-to-head in routines where they mime to hit songs, complete with dance moves, facial expressions and costumes.
Professor Green said it will allow people to get their “inner divas out” and show themselves “in a completely different light”.
The pair remained tight-lipped about all the guests they would have but Professor Green described the line-up over the eight episodes as “diverse”.
Lip Sync Battle UK is on Channel 5 on January 8 at 10pm, with the first show seeing David Walliams take on Alesha Dixon.
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