The Spice Girls Walked Out On Their Own Managers

In early 1994, about 400 young women answered a small advert in The Stage. Less than three years later, five of them had a song that went to number one in more than 30 countries. A Spice Girls documentary about the part of the story fans rarely get to see. In this video: • The advert in The Stage, and 400 girls at Danceworks • Heart Management, the house on Boyn Hill Road and Michelle Stephenson • How Emma Bunton joined, and where the name Spice came from • Walking out on their own managers, with their master tapes • Eliot Kennedy's settee and Say You'll Be There • Wannabe, zigazig ah, and the one-take video at St Pancras • Girl Power, No. 1 in America, and the Union Jack dress that was a tea towel • Meeting Nelson Mandela, and firing Simon Fuller • The week Geri left • Goodbye, the 2007 reunion, the London Olympics and the 2019 tour without Victoria With archive interviews with the Spice Girls, Eliot Kennedy, Nelson Mandela and more. 0:00 Intro 1:26 R U Streetwise? 2:44 The House On Boyn Hill Road 4:00 You Don't Know Us 5:58 Zigazig Ah 8:04 Girl Power 9:52 It Was A Tea Towel 11:45 These Are My Heroines 13:35 She Never Showed Up 15:55 Goodbye 17:34 Friendship Never Ends 19:11 She Said No Archive footage, photos and music excerpts belong to their respective owners and are shown for commentary, criticism and education. Sources are credited on screen. #SpiceGirls #Wannabe #GirlPower So tell us: which Spice Girl were you? Let us know in the comments.