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May 2022
1h 12m

The Spice Girls’ Spice

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Jordan and Alex are here to spice up your life by giving you all the behind-the-scenes details about the Spice Girls’ debut. You’ll find out how Mel B stole toilet paper from Nelson Mandela, Emma Bunton nearly died during the “Say You’ll Be There” video shoot, and Geri Halliwell made her iconic Union Jack dress from a dish towel. (Oh yeah, and the time she asked Prince Charles if he had a Prince Albert…) They’ll also dive into Margaret Thatcher’s surprising influence on “Girl Power,” the mystery of The Lost Spice Girl, and the true meaning of “zig-a-zig-ah.”

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