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Victoria Beckham says it took 'courage' to turn down Spice Girls reunion
Victoria Beckham has said it took “a lot of courage” not to join the rest of the Spice Girls on their much-hyped reunion tour in June. The former pop star was the only member who did not take part in the string of stadium tours around the UK, leaving some fans disappointed. However, Beckham had long-since said she would not take part, and in a new cover interview with Vogue Germany to celebrate the magazine's 40th anniversary, she explained that she felt braver for turning down the tour.“It took me a lot of courage not to go on tour with the Spice Girls again, but to be the one who says: 'You know, I'm not doing it because things feel different now than they used to',” she said.> View this post on Instagram> > Thank u @christianearpvogue for featuring me on the cover of the August issue, celebrating 40 years of @voguegermany. Photographed by @chriscolls. 40jahrevoguedeutschland x Kisses VB> > A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Jul 5, 2019 at 2:00am PDT“I'd rather concentrate on my family and my company. I'm 45 now and very happy to be the woman I am…“I'm not trying to change, I want to be the best version of myself. Before I turned 40, I wasn't that confident. I learned to listen to my gut feeling.”Earlier this year, Beckham admitted she would probably feel “a little left out” when the Spice Girls performed.“I'm sure when I'm there and they are on stage, there will be a part of me that feels a bit left out,” she said.“Because even after all this, a part of me will always be a Spice Girl.”
The Spice Girls reunion tour has officially begun, meaning fans have never had a better excuse to blast "Wannabe" for the next few months.
The group continue to be significant not just for fans, but for new generations of pop artists who take inspiration from them.
They had immeasurable importance for young girls growing up in the Nineties, and they gave millions of impressionable young fans their first taste of feminism, or in Spice terms, Girl Power.
They were brash and unapologetic, and many of their songs contained genuinely empowering messages about friendship and sisterhood.
As the group (minus Posh Spice) reunite for a massive tour in the UK, we look at the 10 best Spice Girls songs that have stood the test of time (just about).
From “2 Become 1” to “Viva Forever”, here are the 10 best Spice Girls songs, ranked: