Victoria Beckham wasn’t thrilled when Mel B reminded her not to forget her past with the Spice Girls.
In her three-part documentary special, which premiered on Thursday, October 9, Beckham, 51, recalled reuniting with the girl group years after they parted ways in 2001.
Speaking in her new eponymous Netflix documentary, Beckham (Posh Spice) said that Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) had warned her, “Don’t forget where you’ve come from,” during their Return of the Spice Girls Tour, their first since the band split in 2001.
“One of the girls actually said to me – and it did upset me – it was Mel B who said to me, ‘Don’t forget where you come from,’” Beckham said about the conversation, which took place during the Return of the Spice Girls Tour in 2008. “I have never forgotten where I’ve come from.”
She continued: “I’ve never ever forgotten that Posh Spice is the reason why I’m sitting here. She might have been grumpy but she was actually great.”
Beckham found it was “good to be back” with the girl group during their tour but she figured out she “didn’t belong on stage.” Beckham rose to fame as Posh in the ‘90s alongside Brown, Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice). The Spice Girls took an indefinite hiatus in 2000 before later reuniting for a world tour and for a performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
“I’ve been defined by a four-year period in my life. That was the Spice Girls,” Beckham told The Sunday Times in an interview published on Saturday, October 4, about being connected to the girl group. “It’s taken me almost two decades to fight that and I feel that only now can I look back and talk about it. I’m not going to lie, being asked questions about when I was in the Spice Girls was quite triggering. And I’d say those were the most difficult moments. It was almost like therapy for me.”
Beckham didn’t mind celebrating that period in her life.
“I love the Spice Girls,” she said. “I really do. And it’s been great reflecting on that time. The other night I had dinner with Emma and Geri, and Mel B messaged me at the weekend. I still speak to all of the girls. I’m so proud of everything we did. I wouldn’t have been who I am now if it wasn’t for the Spice Girls, 100 percent.”
Netflix’s Victoria Beckham allowed her to look back at various ups and downs — including her time with the Spice Girls.
“I mean, I touch on my family [in my doc], I touch on the Spice Girls, the problems we’ve had with the business, you know, the money we’ve lost — there have been lots of triggers,” she noted. “I cried. Like I said, I haven’t seen the final edit, but yes, I did cry. It takes quite a lot to make me cry, but I did cry. You know, I’ve earned my place to show in Paris, I’ve earned the respect.”
When asked about her “biggest hurdle,” Beckham replied, “That I was just a celebrity brand. But the difference is I wanted to learn the industry, not just throw out something that might promise a return. I wanted to understand and learn my trade. I haven’t talked before about the struggles that the business has been through. We’ve all seen the headlines, but this is the first time I also talk a lot about the business journey and how it hasn’t all been easy.”
Victoria Beckham is streaming now on Netflix.
