Mel B insists the Spice Girls WILL reunite again ‘as soon as rules allow it’

With the 25th anniversary of the Spice Girls’ debut single Wannabe approaching in 2021, Mel B has insisted the girls are up for marking the occasion ‘as soon as the rules allow it’.

With countless shows and tours cancelled and postponed over the past year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the singer, 45, admits it’s been tricky to put plans into motion, having reformed the group for a Spice World UK tour in 2019.

‘People need a bit of entertainment. Music brings people together. I would love it – as soon as the rules allow it, then yeah,’ Mel said, as reports The Mirror.

She went on: ‘Until the virus gets under control I don’t think anyone can securely say “I’m definitely going on tour”.

‘When it comes to putting on a show or concert, I don’t know how people are going to do it without the proper guidelines and information, because things change on a weekly basis.

‘Us lot are definitely up for it – it’s just a case of timings and safety. I’m always itching to get back on to the stage.’

It’s thought that Mel has been coaxing Victoria Beckham to take part in marking Wannabe, after she opted not to tour with her, Emma Bunton, Mel C and Geri Horner in 2019.

Whether Posh Spice would be up for more than a one-off is unsure, having ruled it out in the past.

This follows comments from Mel C that the band want to tour the US next – something they have not done since their 2008 reunion The Return Of The Spice Girls.

She told Access Hollywood: ‘We love being in the USA and have had so many great times there doing TV shows and promotional stuff. And we so want to get back there.

‘We do not have any plans, but we are hooking up quite soon and that needs ­certain discussion.

‘We need things to look forward to and we can make good plans for something positive in the future.’

The singer admitted previously that it ‘would be rude’ not to celebrate their impressive milestone this year.

She said: ‘We had the most incredible year last year, playing stadiums and we have got to do it again. We talk about it all the time.

‘Of course [2020] has thrown everything into chaos, I think a lot of the big artists that were planning to perform this year will move to [2021].

‘So sadly it probably will delay the Spice Girls getting back on stage, but I’m doing everything in my power to make that happen.’