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Scary Spice, Ginger Spice and Baby Spice shared an adorable photo of their slumber party! The 3 Spice Girls will go on, with or without the other two girls.

Meanwhile, Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C aka Sporty Spice is opening up about why she will never be part of another Spice Girls reunion.

Neither Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) or Mel C wanted to be part of the 20th anniversary reunion tour, despite Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and Melanie Brown (Mel B) being on board.

But why?

In an essay, the 42 year old former Spice Girl explains that after meeting with the girls to discuss ANOTHER reunion (the girls reunited back in 2007), the whole idea “didn’t feel quite right”, and she felt they had already gone out on a high note, so she had to follow her gut and decline the offer.

“Victoria had already bowed out, understandably with the demands of her fashion label and her rather large family”

“The hardest part for me was letting people down, the girls, the fans, civilization?!

“I’d love to play huge arenas across the world, sing our brilliantly bonkers pop songs and relive our former glory.

“It is of course a very lucrative opportunity too. But we were a five-piece band. Didn’t we reach a peak with the Olympics? There’s a lot to be said for bowing out on a high note”

“For me the absolute pinnacle of my Spice existence was being watched by a billion people around the globe belting out Spice Up Your Life on top of a black cab at the 2012 London Olympics.

“Anything less than the full line-up just didn’t feel like we’d be doing justice to the band or the fans.”

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The pressure WAS on for actress Emily Blunt, who will play Mary Poppins in a new movie called “Mary Poppins Returns”

“I feel a little more trepidation with this [character] because she’s so emblematic of people’s nostalgia. It’s such an important character in people’s childhood.” (Emily Blunt, Entertainment Weekly).

But now, Blunt can breathe easy and with confidence thanks to Julie Andrews giving her blessing to Blunt.

Julie Andrews first played Mary Poppins on screen back in 1964.

Blunt found out Andrew’s reaction to hearing she was cast when director Rob Marshall told her “he was in the Hamptons, and he saw her and he said, ‘It’s top secret, but Emily Blunt’s playing Mary Poppins.’ And she went, ‘Oh, wonderful!”

Blunt says hearing that meant the world to her, “I felt like I wanted to cry. It was lovely to get her stamp of approval. That took the edge off it, for sure.”

With not a spec of makeup on her Facebook, Alicia Keys read a beautiful poem during the VMA’s to mark the 53rd anniversary since Dr. Martin Luther King read his “I Have A Dream” speech.

WATCH HERE

It was announced last night that Nick Viall, whose love of drama and attention make the Kardashians look like wallflowers, has been cast as the
“I’ve certainly had the practice,” Viall said of the gig on last night’s episode of After Paradise. “Im definitely ready for it–I’m very excited.” After finishing as the runner-up on Andy Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette, Viall ruffled feathers by calling Dorfman out for “making love” with him in the Fantasy Suite before dumping him. The polarizing finalist caused tension again when he crashed Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season and ended up finishing behind Shawn Booth. He is currently on the third season of Bachelor in Paradise, where he has been dating Jen Saviano.

Selena Gomez is taking time off because of anxiety, panic attacks, and depression stemming from her ongoing battle with lupus

In a statement with People, Selena said:

“As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways. I’ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks, and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges.”

“I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off. Thank you to all my fans for your support. You know how special you are to me, but I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best. I know I am not alone by sharing this, I hope others will be encouraged to address their own issue.”