Jess Glynne reveals the one reason she agreed to tour with the Spice Girls
We can't blame her!
Author: Emma DoddsPublished 27th Nov 2018
When the Spice Girls announced their 2019 tour, Jess Glynne was also announced as their support act, so when we caught up with the 'Thursday' singer recently we couldn't help but ask her about the tour with one of the biggest girl groups around.
Speaking ahead of her performance in Liverpool, Jess revealed that she couldn't wait to get on tour with the girls, confessing that she'd had to keep the whole thing strictly under wraps.
Saying that her manager called her whilst she was on a video shoot for her brand new single 'Thursday' when she found out the news, Jess added that she'd had to grab her friend just so that she could tell someone!
But Jess also revealed that there was only one thing that persuaded her to join the tour – the thought of hanging out and spending time with the Spice Girls... Every girl's dream!
"The whole point of me doing this is so that I can hang out with them," she joked. "I'm not doing it for any other reason!"
Speaking about joining them on the tour, she said, "I'm so excited. I wasn't allowed to tell anyone. It was an amazing moment!", revealing that she'd been a huge Spice Girls fan as a young girl and that she had ALL the memorabilia.
She even confessed which Spice Girls she felt the most close to, "I would have been Scary Spice or Ginger Spice because I had the big hair, so I would have been either one of those."
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Jess Glynne has had huge success with songs such as ‘I’ll Be There’ and ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’. After a break of a couple of years, she’s made her comeback with a brand new song penned by none other than Ed Sheeran. 'Thursday' is featured on Jess Glynne’s latest album 'Always In Between', which was released in October 2018.
Now take a look at the Spice Girls in numbers:
12 - The amount of children that the Spice Girls have between them
Victoria has four with her husband David Beckham - sons Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper. Emma has two sons with her partner Jade Jones - Tate and Beau and Geri has daughter Bluebell with ex-partner Sacha Gervasi and son Montague with husband Christian Horner.
Mel C has a daughter Scarlett with her ex, Thomas Starr, whilst Mel B has three daughters - Phoenix, with ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Angel with US actor Eddie Murphy and Madison with her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte.
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2 - How many Number 1 album the Spice Girls have had
Of their three albums released, the Spice Girls won the top spot for their debut, 'Spice', in 1996 and for their second album 'Spiceworld' in 1997. Their third album 'Forever' was released in 2000 and peaked at Number 2, as did their Greatest Hits in 2007.
12 - The amount of children that the Spice Girls have between them
Victoria has four with her husband David Beckham - sons Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper. Emma has two sons with her partner Jade Jones - Tate and Beau and Geri has daughter Bluebell with ex-partner Sacha Gervasi and son Montague with husband Christian Horner.
Mel C has a daughter Scarlett with her ex, Thomas Starr, whilst Mel B has three daughters - Phoenix, with ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Angel with US actor Eddie Murphy and Madison with her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte.
5 - The number of BRIT Awards the Spice Girls won
During the six years before their hiatus in 2000, the Spice Girls were nominated for a whopping nine BRIT Awards - and won five of them.
In 1997, they were nominated for Best British Group, Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Video for both 'Wannabe' and 'Say You'll Be There', and Best British Single for 'Wannabe'. They won Best British Single for 'Wannabe' and Video for 'Say You'll Be There'.
In 1998, they were up for Best British Video for 'Spice Up Your Life', and won the Best Selling British Album Act. In 2000, the group won the Outstanding Contribution To Music and gave their final performance before they chose to split, and in 2010 won Brits Performance of the Last 30 Years.
3 - The number of Christmas Number 1s the Spice Girls have had
The Spice Girls had three Christmas Number 1 singles - and they were all consecutive, too. They wont the top spot for '2 Become 1' in 1996, 'Too Much' in 1997 and 'Goodbye' in 1998.
13 million - how many copies second album 'Spiceworld' sold
The Spice Girls' follow-up album 'Spiceworld' was, of course, HUGELY popular around the world - so much so that it sold a whopping 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the world's bestselling albums by a girl group.
9 - The amount of Number 1 singles the Spice Girls had
Spending 22 weeks collectively at the top spot in the UK, the Spice Girls had Number 1s with: 'Wannabe', 1996 'Say You'll Be There', 1996 '2 Become 1', 1996 'Mama' / 'Who Do You Think You Are', 1997 'Spice Up Your Life', 1997 'Too Much', 1997 'Viva Forever', 1998 'Goodbye', 1998 'Holler' / 'Let Love Lead The Way', 2000
11 - The number of singles the Spice Girls have released
As well as the above, they also released 'Stop' in 1998 which peaked at Number 2, and they reunited in 2007 to bring out 'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)', which peaked at Number 11.
17 - The number of countries that debut album 'Spice' was Number 1 in
Featuring hits like 'Wannabe', '2 Become 1' and 'Who Do You Think You Are', it's no surprise that the Spice Girls' debut album 'Spice' reached the top spot in 17 countries.
2 - How many Number 1 album the Spice Girls have had
Of their three albums released, the Spice Girls won the top spot for their debut, 'Spice', in 1996 and for their second album 'Spiceworld' in 1997. Their third album 'Forever' was released in 2000 and peaked at Number 2, as did their Greatest Hits in 2007.
12 - The amount of children that the Spice Girls have between them
Victoria has four with her husband David Beckham - sons Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper. Emma has two sons with her partner Jade Jones - Tate and Beau and Geri has daughter Bluebell with ex-partner Sacha Gervasi and son Montague with husband Christian Horner.
Mel C has a daughter Scarlett with her ex, Thomas Starr, whilst Mel B has three daughters - Phoenix, with ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Angel with US actor Eddie Murphy and Madison with her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte.
5 - The number of BRIT Awards the Spice Girls won
During the six years before their hiatus in 2000, the Spice Girls were nominated for a whopping nine BRIT Awards - and won five of them.
In 1997, they were nominated for Best British Group, Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Video for both 'Wannabe' and 'Say You'll Be There', and Best British Single for 'Wannabe'. They won Best British Single for 'Wannabe' and Video for 'Say You'll Be There'.
In 1998, they were up for Best British Video for 'Spice Up Your Life', and won the Best Selling British Album Act. In 2000, the group won the Outstanding Contribution To Music and gave their final performance before they chose to split, and in 2010 won Brits Performance of the Last 30 Years.
3 - The number of Christmas Number 1s the Spice Girls have had
The Spice Girls had three Christmas Number 1 singles - and they were all consecutive, too. They wont the top spot for '2 Become 1' in 1996, 'Too Much' in 1997 and 'Goodbye' in 1998.
13 million - how many copies second album 'Spiceworld' sold
The Spice Girls' follow-up album 'Spiceworld' was, of course, HUGELY popular around the world - so much so that it sold a whopping 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the world's bestselling albums by a girl group.
9 - The amount of Number 1 singles the Spice Girls had
Spending 22 weeks collectively at the top spot in the UK, the Spice Girls had Number 1s with: 'Wannabe', 1996 'Say You'll Be There', 1996 '2 Become 1', 1996 'Mama' / 'Who Do You Think You Are', 1997 'Spice Up Your Life', 1997 'Too Much', 1997 'Viva Forever', 1998 'Goodbye', 1998 'Holler' / 'Let Love Lead The Way', 2000
11 - The number of singles the Spice Girls have released
As well as the above, they also released 'Stop' in 1998 which peaked at Number 2, and they reunited in 2007 to bring out 'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)', which peaked at Number 11.
17 - The number of countries that debut album 'Spice' was Number 1 in
Featuring hits like 'Wannabe', '2 Become 1' and 'Who Do You Think You Are', it's no surprise that the Spice Girls' debut album 'Spice' reached the top spot in 17 countries.
2 - How many Number 1 album the Spice Girls have had
Of their three albums released, the Spice Girls won the top spot for their debut, 'Spice', in 1996 and for their second album 'Spiceworld' in 1997. Their third album 'Forever' was released in 2000 and peaked at Number 2, as did their Greatest Hits in 2007.
