“Not Geri! Why?”
It’s officially been 20 years since the hearts of Spice Girls fans were broken…otherwise known as the day Geri Halliwell left the band.
Yep, May 31, 1998, was the day that Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel B, and Mel C were left to carry on as a four piece band.
And to commemorate the occasion, the BBC unearthed footage of the original news report from the day – as well as interviews with some devastated Spice Girls fans, including one who said Geri “let the whole country down”.
"Goodbye my friend…" 🇬🇧 🧡
On this day 20 years ago, @GeriHalliwell announced that she was leaving the Spice Girls. pic.twitter.com/TnVMrA7izo
— BBC (@BBC) May 31, 2018
A heartbroken Spice Girls fan said:
“Geri’s my favourite so I was a bit upset. Actually I did start crying because I think she was the best Spice Girl.”
Another disbelieving fan told the camera:
“I think everything was fine with five and now that Geri’s leaving she’s kind of letting the whole country down.”
Also featured in the montage is Geri’s management, making a statement on her behalf, as well as a representative for the Spice Girls saying how the band would continue on.
There was also a hashtag for the day that was in it, #GeriQuits20.
One fan called it “the day when my 12-year-old heart broke for the first time”, while another declared it “one of the worst days of my childhood”.
What if Geri never quit the Spice Girls? Ugh she should not have quit, we could have gotten more than 3 albums. 😭💔 #GeriQuits20 #SpiceGirls
— Spice in the Backstreet!!! (@bsboys_sgirls) May 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/feheyt/status/1002229987225755653
https://twitter.com/SpiceGirlsNet/status/1002213007047479296
How can this have been 20 years ago? One of my colleagues has just remarked ‘this was bigger than Brexit’ My favourite quote from one of the kids ‘she’s let the whole country down’. Aaah the good old days. #GeriQuits20 #SpiceGirls #onthisday https://t.co/SrwURNvQtW
— colin macfarlane (@Cmacf76) May 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/tylerjameshad/status/1002196981056323585
