Spice Girls: How the Spice World Came CRASHING DOWN | Deep Dive

In this episode of Deep Dive we will be diving into the mysterious world of The Spice Girls. How they shot into an unprecedented amount of fame in the late 90's becoming the best selling girl group of all time & how the spice empire came crashing down due to one secret between two Spice Girls.

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[MorganVsTheInternet]

The fact that the girls staged a heist to get their masters is iconic I hope more artists take control of their masters!

[destineefernandez]

It’s crazy to think about how much success they had in such a short time. They had only been together for 4 years before Geri left and already had their own movie and started a world tour before she left.

[Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

If you weren’t alive in the 90s you REALLY don’t understand the MASSIVE impact of these girls. They literally ruled the world for a short time.

[Rognik]

Geri really seemed like a strong personality there, even at the end. She pushed her way into the group, dragged them all to new managers with a contract and possibly the first to say they should manage themselves. Then being the first to leave, she was the linchpin of the group.

[Mandarinen]

I saw this documentary about them recently and it hit me that no one took them seriously but the little girls. They were more mocked and ridiculed by media (and mostly men) when they talked about girl power and such. The world wasn't ready for them, but the little girls were!

[CactusPlant]

Oh when DEEP DIVE puts out a documentary about the SPICE GIRLS you KNOW it’s gonna be A GOOD ONE! 🍿

[anditspaganpoetry]

Had no idea about Geri taking initiative and reaching out to another manager, and then stealing the demo. That’s so cool 🕺🏻. And loved her part when she talks about girl power being about not making yourself small, I was just consciously thinking to myself to stop doing that to myself this week at work.

But also, her leaving without saying anything.. I would never truly forgive her either.

[dans]

Fun fact, Spice Girls is the highest selling girl group of all time, globally.

TLC is the highest selling girl group of all time, in America.

Shortly before her death, Lisa left Eye Lopez and Melanie C collaborated on a song together called “Never Be The Same Again”. It was so powerful how members from the two largest girl groups of all time collaborated.

It’s also very powerful and prophetic, that after the success of these two 90s girl groups, The industry would never be the same again…

[mez]

I’m still salty over Geri’s departure from the group lol. I was on a school camp trip when the news broke, and I can still vividly remember me & my friends crying (we were 8/9), when one of the parent helpers told us. We were also set to do the spice girls for our talent show night & had to axe the girl who was to play Geri 😂😂

[DelmiraVesna]

Gerry was BASED with taking control in the beginning and stealing the masters. But NOT based for leaving the group that way. Even if the romantic rumours were true, you just dont leave your 4 friends like that.

[islandofthemind]

Geri going into a post-breakup spiral because Mel chose to take a husband after years of their loving partnership just makes sense. It's obvious it wasn't just a hookup but that they had been in love. And the fact the other girls have been respectfully quiet about it shows how real it was. Private tropical vacations? So romantic. And her comment that she didn't even have eyes for Kylie Minogue, one of the biggest sex symbols of the 90s, after MB. She was down bad. To think about the positive wlw representation if they had reconciled. Sad their breakup kind of broke Geri and now she puts on this uber-tory vibe.

[BigMacCoyle]

I barely found out about the Geri/Mel B relationship this past summer and immediately did a YouTube deep dive in utter disbelief and shock. This has to be the best overall summary of the group and their impact. Bravo 👏

[amandashingar]

I feel like the spice girls were the center of my entire childhood. How did they only truly exist for a few years?!🤯

[JiminPark-bvce]

*They've been arguing since 1994* that actually had me rolling 😂😂

[Kawaiikitten]

It's very... interesting that as soon as the group decided to fire their manager and be in full control - the actual, real world, empowerment part of 'Girl Power' - that the industry and media turned against them. Girl Power was great until the women actually wanted power. The irony is not lost on me. It's a real pity. They were my first introduction to the concept of feminism when I was less than ten years old, and I love them for that. Thank you for this video, I'm a subscriber now. <3

[brontiq]

The way Geri left the group and left them in countless troubles was literally the opposite of girl power

[DevTheDandy]

There will never be anything like Spice girls ever again.They truly are so special and unique❤️ This was so awesome to watch..took me right back to my childhood🇬🇧✌️☮️

[dore]

I’m not crying you’re crying!! This hit me lol I have such nostalgia for the Spice Girls. They were the only group I would have considered myself a super fan of during my childhood and it was so long ago that at times it almost feels like a fever dream to me but I adored each one of them and everything they stood for. Thanks for making this video and transporting me back to a time when life was simple, happy, and without worry.

[jova]

the impact these girls had on my confidence . emphasizing “girl power” at 8 y/o was huge..i said it eveywhere i went..and they were so incredible to me . they will be apart of me forever

[MK-rsdn]

I enjoyed this so much from start to finish. I felt so nostalgic 😢. I had no idea about half of what I learnt in this video. Mel B and Geri’s secret relationship, and the fact that the Spice Girls were ONLY together for 4 years was the biggest shocker for me! Looking back, it felt like they were together so much longer. Great work 👍🏽💜