Victoria Beckham ‘rules out a Spice Girls return’ while bandmates plan 25th-anniversary celebrations

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Victoria Beckham has reportedly ruled out a Spice Girls return  – again.

The band are said to be mulling over plans for 2021, to mark 25 years of the chart-topping group, following their super-successful tour in 2019.

But Victoria – who sat out the last reunion – is said to be standing firm on her decision not to perform with the group again, leaving it to just the remaining four Spice Girls, Geri Horner, Mel B, Mel C and Emma Bunton.

Won’t you sing it with me? Victoria Beckham has reportedly ruled out a Spice Girls return – again

A source told the Daily Star Online: ‘Victoria will always be a Spice Girl and loves the girls very much but due to other commitments would not be able to go on tour with them.’

This comes as the group marked 24 years since the release of Wannabe – their debut single that propelled the five-piece to stardom in July 1996.

Emma took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of the single’s original CD cover, featuring the very young-looking line-up of Posh, Baby, Sporty, Ginger and Scary.

She captioned this: ❤️ 24 years of #wannabe! ❤️ 24 years of zigazig ah! ❤️ 24 years of amazing fans! ❤️ 24+ of friendship never-ending!’

24 years old! This comes as the group marked 24 years since the release of Wannabe - their debut single that propelled the five-piece to stardom in July 1996

24 years old! This comes as the group marked 24 years since the release of Wannabe – their debut single that propelled the five-piece to stardom in July 1996

Celebrating! Emma took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of the single's original CD cover, featuring the very young-looking line-up of Posh, Baby, Sporty, Ginger and Scary

Celebrating! Emma took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of the single’s original CD cover, featuring the very young-looking line-up of Posh, Baby, Sporty, Ginger and Scary

Memories: Geri also honoured the release, posting a clip from the famous music video - which saw the girls prancing around the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London disrupting a private function

Memories: Geri also honoured the release, posting a clip from the famous music video – which saw the girls prancing around the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London disrupting a private function

Way back when: Mel C posted the song to Instagram stories, wishing the track a happy birthday

Way back when: Mel C posted the song to Instagram stories, wishing the track a happy birthday

Geri also honoured the release, posting a clip from the famous music video – which saw the girls prancing around the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London disrupting a private function – and writing: ‘#Friendshipneverends ♥️ Wannabe was released 24 years ago today! 1996. Thanks to all the fans for still loving us!’

Mel C posted the song to Instagram stories, wishing the track a happy birthday.

Sporty Spice recently teased her hopes for the group to take on a worldwide tour next year – along with the fact that she’s holding out for Victoria to join them.

In the works: The band are said to be mulling over plans for 2021, to mark 25 years of the chart-topping group, following their super-successful tour in 2019 [pictured last year in Dublin, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel C]

In the works: The band are said to be mulling over plans for 2021, to mark 25 years of the chart-topping group, following their super-successful tour in 2019 [pictured last year in Dublin, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel C]

Last time lover? But Victoria - who sat out the last reunion - is said to be standing firm on her decision not to perform with the group again [pictured during in her Spice Girls heyday in a snap shared last year by husband David Beckham]

Last time lover? But Victoria – who sat out the last reunion – is said to be standing firm on her decision not to perform with the group again [pictured during in her Spice Girls heyday in a snap shared last year by husband David Beckham]

Holding hope: The group reunited privately two years ago when plans were first teased for a reunion

Holding hope: The group reunited privately two years ago when plans were first teased for a reunion

Mel vowed to do ‘everything I can within my power to try and get all of us back on stage together’ in reference to Victoria taking part.

She said: ‘Yeah, of course we [want her to join]! We talk about it all the time. We’re always going, “Oh, one day, maybe she will one day!” We were kind of hoping she’d end up coming on the last one.

‘Of course, we respect Victoria’s decision, and her feeling towards it. Although she wasn’t with us on the stage, she was very much involved in the show.

Not done yet! Mel C has revealed that the group aim to continue touring when the coronavirus pandemic is over

Not done yet! Mel C has revealed that the group aim to continue touring when the coronavirus pandemic is over

To be continued: Not only does Mel hope to take the tour to America, South East Asia and Australia in the near future, she also holds hope that Victoria Beckham will be up for rejoining the group [pictured in 1996]

To be continued: Not only does Mel hope to take the tour to America, South East Asia and Australia in the near future, she also holds hope that Victoria Beckham will be up for rejoining the group [pictured in 1996]

One year on: The songress, 46, wrapped the Spiceworld 2019 tour this time last year alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel B, with Victoria sitting it out

One year on: The songress, 46, wrapped the Spiceworld 2019 tour this time last year alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel B, with Victoria sitting it out

‘We wanted her to be happy and comfortable with all of the direction, with the creative and everything, because it’s her baby as much as the rest of us.’

The songress, 46, explained that she wants to take the tour to America, South East Asia and Australia in the near future.

Asked if there’s a chance of the group going to America, she told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I hope so, I really do. We talk all the time, we talk about what we’d like to do, any options that we have. We would love to do more shows, we really would.

Asked if there's a chance of the group going to America, she told Entertainment Tonight: 'I hope so, I really do. We talk all the time, we talk about what we'd like to do, any options that we have. We would love to do more shows, we really would' [pictured last May]

Asked if there’s a chance of the group going to America, she told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I hope so, I really do. We talk all the time, we talk about what we’d like to do, any options that we have. We would love to do more shows, we really would’ [pictured last May]

Come back! Mel also vowed to do 'everything I can within my power to try and get all of us back on stage together' in reference to Victoria taking part

Come back! Mel also vowed to do ‘everything I can within my power to try and get all of us back on stage together’ in reference to Victoria taking part

‘Obviously, [this year] has gone nuts and no one knows what’s gonna happen with shows, for now.

‘But personally for me, speaking on my own behalf, I would love to do Spice Girls shows in the US, in South America, in South East Asia, and get into Australia finally. All those places we never got to, as well as the US because I love to be there.’

She was also asked about the prospect of new music, to which she went on: ‘We have such an incredible back catalog and people love our music; we don’t want to produce anything that’s not of the standard of our other work.

‘We talk about it tentatively and we’re like, “You know what? We’re not gonna force the issue on that one.” We’d rather it happen organically.’