Today's Spice Girls reunion should have been joyous... but Solemn Spice Victoria soured the mood

Today's Spice Girls reunion should have been joyous... but Solemn Spice Victoria soured the mood

Today was supposed to be the day that the five original members of the Spice Girls joined together and reunited to launch, arguably, one of the biggest ventures of their entire career.

New West End musical Viva Forever , using songs from the Spice Girls entire career and produced by Mamma Mia producer Judy Craymer and written by Jennifer Saunders, is a surefire hit.

And I have to be entirely honest writing here. I’m a HUGE fan of the band and grew up with their music.

And sitting at home after a long day I’ve been left miffed about the whole event.

And the reason for my mood? Mainly due to Victoria Beckham.

She just didn’t look or act like she wanted to be there today.

It was as if there was some sort of resentment plastered over her face th roughout the entire presentation at the slick St Pancras International Hotel today.

I know she doesn’t smile much â€" that’s her thing.

In fact recently she told me in an interview that she wasn’t worried what people though.

“If people think I’m f***ing miserable then let them,” she said. “I know I’m not so it’s not a problem.”

But if it’s not a problem then why act like such a sour puss at such a public event?

Happy: Dean Piper with the other girls... but no Victoria

 

Today was a major happy event and reason to celebrate and she looked like somebody had peed on her cornflakes over breakfast.

We all know she’s an international fashion icon, a mother of four and one of the biggest celebrities in the world.

But why not be a little bit happy about it?

Victoria’s worked her backside off to get where she is today but maybe she needs to realise that without the Spice Girls she wouldn’t be anywhere.

She would probably be little more than a chorus line member on the West End. If she’s lucky.

It’s no secret Victoria and Mel B have not gotten on for months. Scary (who’s always the most vocal) and the other girls were miffed that Victoria refused to reform for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

Seeing the fivesome on stage today you realised just how bad things had become.

Posh was on one end of the line-up and Mel B was at the opposite end. The others were mediators.

Geri, Emma, Mel C and Mel B were laughing, joking, enthusiastic and exactly what you wanted them to be throughout the proceedings.

Rather annoyingly Victoria stood with her ridiculous stance (foot forward and solemn expression) throughout.

She posed with her hand on her hip not even touching the other girls during pictures too.

There was no contact with nearby Emma.

We are not amused: Victoria doesn't find the joke funny

It doesn’t take rocket science (or some body language expert) to work out somebody was in a mood.

Mel B even tried to lighten the mood by announcing the other girls were her “bitches” .

Everybody laughed â€" including all the girls. Victoria didn’t even crack a smile.

I’m reliably informed the feud began when the pair fell out over clothes.

Mel wanted to borrow one of VB’s designs for her reality show a couple of years ago.

Victoria said there were none available â€" after all Mel has boobs and a booty to try and squeeze in.

Mel was obviously offended.

I’ve spoken to Mel about it since and she firmly believes the ladies should have been riding the wave of the Spice Girls reunion far more than they have.

I mean, why didn’t they release a tour DVD of the reunion tour?

Why not do the Queen’s Jubilee as the headline act and why not perform at the Olympics?

They are major events and stupidly prestigious moments that the girls should be flattered to be asked to be involved in.

Arrival: Victoria was covered up as she went to LAX Airport to dash over the pond

 

Giving Victoria some sort of defence, she did jet into London for 24 hours, was probably ridiculously jetlagged and in no mood for a party.

But why not extend your trip? She left precisely 30 seconds after the presentation had finished. She didn’t even look back.

It really felt like she’d only made the trip over so as she wasn’t the villain who spoilt the fun and that’s a huge shame.

I guess she does have to juggle the fact that her three boys have already broken up from school and need round the clock attention, David’s away playing football still and she’s designing her September fashion collection.

But even so. Crack a bloody smile, enjoy the moment and remember what the Spice Girls did for you.

I think Posh looks great when she’s moody, skinny and mysterious…especially knowing that when you spend time with her she’s the exact opposite.

But today she gave five per cent of what should have been a 90 per cent perform ance.

I honestly doubt we will ever see the five girls perform again â€" purely because Victoria seems to think she’s bigger than them these days.

And it’s sad. A Spice Girl fairy died today.

Let’s hope she can be revived for the launch of Viva Forever at the Piccadilly Theatre in December.

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* Body analyst Judi James said Victoria looked like a hotel guest who'd stumbled into the line-up

* All the rest of our Spice Girls reunion coverage