The Spice Girls were certainly not the Wannabes of the 1990s and early twenties.
They were one of the biggest girl groups in the world, but that didn’t stop the five members from falling out.
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At the height of their fame, the girls earned £59.5 million a year each Credit: Getty
And thirty years after forming, the band still struggles to see eye-to-eye as their lives go in different directions — and their net worths diverge.
Geri Halliwell has caused chaos after reportedly pulling out of the TV series which was expected to earn the girls £1million each.
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The girls have yet to have a full five-piece reunion Credit: Getty – Contributor
It would be a dramatized version of the girls’ journey to stardom, and they would all earn a huge sum doing nothing.
A source said: “As negotiations progressed, the others were told Geri objected. The plans were essentially scrapped.”
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Over the years, the girls didn’t fight for drama – they often resented each other.
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The girls got together in 2018 for a reunion at Geri’s houseCredit: Instagram
And their very different earnings, among other things, could have been a source of tension.
Despite being rich in their heyday, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell appear to have moved up in wealth.
‘Gera doesn’t need that’
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Geri Horner married Christian Horner Credit: Instagram/gerihalliwellhorner
Mel C, Mel B and Emma Bunton haven’t been so careful with their money – not that any of them miss that much.
PR guru Mark Borkowski said: “What it really comes down to is money and whether the people involved in this sort of thing need it.
“And in this case, Geri doesn’t need it. Before that, Victoria said no.
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“Things like this always come down to who wants it and who needs the money.”
While they may have promoted girl power with their music, that doesn’t mean things were smooth sailing behind the scenes.
At their peak, they were thought to have earned around £59.5m a year.
Spice Girls net worth at a glance
Author: Josh Saunders
THE Spice Girls were one of the most successful female bands on the planet, selling more than 100 million records worldwide.
But their fortunes fluctuate wildly thanks to a mix of wise and bad investments, messy divorces and reckless spending.
Here we reveal the current net worth of the Spice Girls:
- Posh Spice: Victoria and David Beckham – £445 million
- Ginger Spice: Geri and Christian Horner – £440 million
- Baby Spice: Emma Bunton and Jade Jones – £24 million
- Sports Spice: Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C – £24m
- Scary Spice: Melanie Brown aka Mel B – £4.7m
In May 1998, Geri announced that she was leaving the group due to depression and group differences, just as they were about to embark on a North American tour.
Mel B was particularly hurt by her departure, as the announcement came on her birthday, without warning.
Mark said: “Behind the scenes, things will not always be trivial.
“It’s like a family dynamic, people will fight and have that kind of sibling rivalry. Things don’t always go smoothly.”
While the other four worked for another three years, they went on hiatus in 2001, insisting that it was not a permanent end.
A profitable marriage
Since leaving the group, Geri hasn’t struggled much for money – and is now worth £440m.
In her first three years as a solo artist, her company, Wonderful Productions, reported a turnover of £13.1m and paid herself £8.9m.
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Geri and Christian at their village crowd Credit: Instagram @therealgerihalliwell
After that, her accounts were dormant from 2001 until 2018, when she decided to join the Spice Girls reunion.
The Victoria bar girls teamed up for a six-date tour, which netted the four involved £2.2m each.
The following year, The Daily Mail reported that Geri’s company was worth £3m and that she had paid herself £1m of that.
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Geri has a very luxurious life and a lot of investments in horse racing Credits: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5LK-oooIVd/?img_index=1
In 2022, she paid herself £762,240, but last year’s accounts showed losses of £77,994, but she held reserves of almost £1.4m.
She enriched her wealth by marrying Red Bull boss Christian Horner in 2015.
He is believed to have been paid over £8m a year for his role at the F1 company.
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Geri and her family flew to Dublin on a private plane
The couple made a combined £2.4m from rental properties and additional gains from horse racing investments.
But the couple’s dream life ran into trouble after Christian was accused by a colleague of “behaving inappropriately” and sending “sexually suggestive” messages.
The pair are trying to revamp their image and have even been spotted being followed by TV cameras – which could be part of her decision to pull out of the Spice Girls TV project.
Mark said: “Geri has already been in the limelight because of the fuss over her husband.
“The last thing she would want to do is draw attention to herself other than trying to rebuild their image.
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Geri was by Christian’s side during the scandal Credit: Refer to Caption
“She already has cameras at home, so she doesn’t need another Spice Girls TV project.
“Another big project is just going to stir things up again and that’s the last thing she needs.”
A fortune of £455 million
Like Gera, Victoria refused to participate in the Spice Girls reunion in 2007, due to the fact that she was worried that it might harm her burgeoning fashion career.
She almost signed up for 2019 – but pulled out at the last minute.
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Victoria Beckham has a very successful fashion label Credit: Getty
A huge row broke out between Victoria and Mel B over the message, with a source claiming at the time: “The girls are furious with Victoria for initially agreeing to a reunion, at one point even threatening to take legal action if the girls cashed in on Mark minus her. “
Victoria’s fashion label was launched in September 2008, and by 2011 it had become a regular celebrity brand.
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She and David Beckham are worth a combined £455 million
Last year, Victoria’s fashion brand was valued at around $70m (£55.3m).
Victoria definitely does not need extra money, because she married David Beckham in 1999.
The former Manchester United legend is one of the richest sportsmen in the world, and together, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2024, the pair are worth a staggering £455million.
They live in a £12 million converted barn in the heart of the Cotswolds, which featured in a Netflix documentary about Beckham.
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David Beckham has given fans a peek inside his £12m country park Credit: Netflix
The villa, which is within easy reach of celebrity hangout Soho Farmhouse, has an Estonian sauna, as well as a swimming pool and a huge garden.
Broke and lives with mom
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Mel B was penniless after her marriage to abusive Stephen Belafonte Credit: Getty – Contributor
Mel B was desperate for the 2019 tour to continue, due to the fact that her abusive ex-husband Stephen Belafonte left her penniless as she spent her earnings on legal fees and paying him, along with a lump sum of £274,000 plus £3,900 a month for child support for their daughter Madison.
She was even forced to sell her Hollywood mansion in 2017 and move to Leeds to live in her mum’s bungalow in 2019.
“I wasn’t just emotionally and physically abused, there was also financial abuse,” she said in her 2018 memoir, Brutally Honest. “I didn’t realize I didn’t have as much money as I thought I did. So I literally had to eat humble pie, live with my mom.
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She spent all her earnings on lawyers Credit: Splash News
“Obviously any situation is better than being with your abuser, but when you get out of that abusive situation, it’s like starting over. You have to learn to trust people. You have to learn to trust yourself.”
By 2021, Mel had regained much of her earnings, amassing £1m, and said returning to her hometown of Leeds had helped her get back on her feet.
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Mel has rebuilt her life Credit: Splash News
She said: “My mum is one of seven so I’m surrounded by friends, family, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces – the whole nine yards,”
Earlier this year, Mel announced that she had bought her own home.
“For the last few years I’ve been looking at houses all the time, knowing I don’t have the money to afford them,” she told the BBC. “But I just kept my head down, worked and lived modestly, and therefore I was able to buy my own house.”
Problems with tax collectors
Emma Bunton has amassed a fortune of £24 million since the Spice Girls, thanks to her solo career, various TV appearances and presenting on Heart radio.
She and her husband, Jade Jones, also launched Kit & Kin, a herbal household product, in 2017, making a little more money.
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Emma and husband Jade started their own businessCredit: Instagram/emmaleebunton
But Emma ran into trouble with the tax authorities earlier this year, over a £4million windfall she made for her company Monsta Touring Ltd since the 2019 reunion.
She put the company into voluntary liquidation in 2021, believing she had settled her bills after paying £748,014 in corporation tax when the tour ended.
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Emma got a huge tax billCredit: Instagram/emmaleebunton
She was handed a second bill worth £185,006 to settle her affairs after starting liquidation.
However, HMRC then said Emma had to pay a third debt.
Liquidators for Monsta revealed: “It was our understanding that all tax had already been paid. We have been corresponding with HMRC since March 2023 to resolve the situation. This is ongoing.”
A fortune of £24 million
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Sporty Spice has a successful solo careerCredit: Instagram/melaniecmusic
Mel C has managed to amass a fortune of £24m since she was in the Spice Girls.
This has led to a successful solo career, as well as several television engagements, including being a judge on Superstar in 2012, as well as a coach on The Voice Kids 2021.
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Mel C has amassed a fortune of £24m Credit: Instagram/melaniecmusic
She recently appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox with her former racing car driver brother, Paul O’Neill, giving fans a rare glimpse of her London station.
Clearly a Spice girl with expensive taste, she previously admitted she couldn’t live with her Egyptian cotton sheets or her Peloton exercise bike, which can cost up to £2,199.
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