Spice Girls to earn £5 million each from 'Viva Forever' musical
Published Jun 27 2012, 09:56 BST | By Lewis Corner
The Spice Girls are set to make £5 million each from their new musical Viva Forever!All five members reunited for the first time since 2008 yesterday afternoon (June 26) to launch the show, which was written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer (Mamma Mia!).
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Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Melanie B and Geri Halliwell have all invested in the production along with former manager Simon Fuller and hope to take the show international, reports The Mirror.
"London is a great starting point. We're all so proud to be British. We're hopeful this will be the start of something big," Beckham said at the launch.
Mel C added: "If we can fly the flag for Britain, we'd love that – to do a Mamma Mia! It would be nice if it made us a few quid too!"
No new songs have been written for the musical, but an accompanying soundtrack will feature many of the group's hits and B-sides.
Viva Forever! previews from November 27 and officially opens on December 11. Tickets for the shows are on sale now.
Watch the promotional video for Viva Forever! below:
wow... not even £5m for doing nowt apart from turn up for a photo shoot can make her smile (although apparently just talking about it makes her smile according to the video!) She doesn't deserve anything in that case!!
June 27th 2012 at 9:44pm
Nice use of the word 'earn' in the head line.
June 27th 2012 at 8:34pm
Spice Girls and Jennifer Saunders...this is going to be perfect
June 27th 2012 at 7:52pm
£5 million each eh!! That would explain how the 'powers that be' managed to get them all in the same room, despite Victoria looking as though she still has one leg on the plane back home!! Smile pet.....you've a lot to be grateful for!!
June 27th 2012 at 4:08pm(+2 likes)
She always looks like a right miserable old sow. I think it is the first picture of her not wearing sun glasses so that is a first! The smile will arrive one day!
June 27th 2012 at 4:57pm(+3 likes)
How is running a successful fashion line for the last 3 years not regarded as making your own money
£15 Million of sales in a quarter.... pretty good for 3 months!
June 27th 2012 at 1:45pm(+2 likes)