Victoria Beckham’s Night Out Revives Old Spice Girls Questions Amid a Very Public Family Feud

Victoria Beckham’s night out for Emma Bunton’s 50th birthday did what Spice Girls “mini reunions” always do: it pulled old reunion questions back into the feed — and it landed at the exact moment Beckham is dealing with a very public family rift with her son Brooklyn.

Beckham attended Bunton’s Jan. 24 celebration in the Cotswolds with Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm. Melanie “Mel B” Brown did not attend. Beckham posted a group photo to Instagram on Jan. 25 and wrote, “Happy birthday to the most beautiful soul @emmaleebunton I love you girls so much @gerihalliwellhorner @melaniecmusic xxxxxxx.”

For Spice Girls fans, the photo read as close as it gets to a reunion in 2026 — nearly everyone in the frame, and the kind of nostalgia people still stop scrolling for. But the timing also landed as hard to ignore: Beckham posted it in the same week her family feud with Brooklyn went fully public, and it revived another long-running reality that follows any Spice Girls sighting — the group has stayed connected, but reunion talk (and who will actually show up) has rarely been smooth, especially when it comes to Beckham’s role in it — and her repeated decision to skip tours, like their 2019 summer tour, and rule out performances.

That question has followed Beckham for years. As the Spice Girls approached their 30th anniversary in 2024, she publicly reset expectations around what a reunion would look like. “We do have a group chat. I do speak to all the girls,” Beckham said at the time, before drawing a clear boundary. “It would be lovely for us to do something to celebrate — a dinner or a lunch — and reminisce. But yes, it will not be any more than that.”

The contrast with her bandmates was noticeable. Around the same time, Mel B joked about repeatedly getting kicked out of the group’s WhatsApp chat for oversharing about reunion plans. “That always happens to me,” she said. “Because I say things.” The dynamic — Mel B fueling anticipation, Beckham shutting down performance talk — has become familiar.

Beckham reinforced that stance again in October 2025 when asked whether she’d ever reconsider a full reunion. “It would be tempting,” she said on Andy Cohen Live on SiriusXM, before adding, “but could I take on a world tour? I can’t. I have a job.” The message was consistent: she’ll show up for milestones, but not for the stage.

All of that context matters because Beckham’s birthday post arrived during an already charged week. On Jan. 19, Brooklyn Beckham published a lengthy Instagram statement accusing his parents of having “tried endlessly to ruin” his marriage to Nicola Peltz Beckham and saying he does not want to “reconcile” with them. He also revived allegations tied to his 2022 wedding, including claims that his parents pressured him over name rights and that his mother “hijacked” the couple’s wedding dance (which has started to earn the former Spice Girl a “boy mom” label). Sources close to the family have since told People that attempts to resolve the conflict privately have stalled.

In another moment, Beckham’s night out might have read as simple nostalgia. Instead, it landed at the intersection of two unresolved storylines: a son choosing to take a family feud public, and a former pop icon who continues to draw firm lines as her family’s future seemingly remains in flux.

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