Victoria Beckham has become notorious for her reluctance to commit to a Spice Girls reunion over the years. Now, some recent toe-curling revelations may have put the final nail in the comeback coffin – and soured her friendship with the rest of the band.
After it was reported that Stephen Belafonte is suing his ex-wife Mel B for defamation following the March release of her extended 2018 memoir Brutally Honest, the Spice Girls have been thrust into the limelight after a series of messages from the 2010s emerged in court papers. Obtained by The Sun, the leaked interactions – which formed part of the defamation lawsuit in the US – pointed towards rifts among the group, with the messages featuring bitching about Posh for her actions at the premiere of the Viva Forever! West End musical in 2012.
Now, we’re told that while Victoria will never waver in her support for Mel B – who has claimed Stephen, the father of her 12-year-old daughter Madison, was abusive during their ten-year marriage – she isn’t happy about the unfavourable disclosures.
A source close to the fashion designer – who formed the Spice Girls with Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton – says, “Victoria always knew that the rest of the girls used to gossip about her – especially Mel B and Geri – and these leaked messages have proven that.”
And though our source says she’ll always love the girls, it seems for Vic, the trust between them may be gone. We’re told, “The messages were so long ago, she’s not hugely angry about them – it’s all in her past – but having this all raked up again does tarnish things and brings up trust issues.”