Spice Girls fans go wild as star makes surprise appearance on stage with Tom Grennan at BBCR1's Big Weekend
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RADIO 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool started off with a bang as a homegrown Spice Girl made a surprise appearance.
Melanie Chisholm, also known as Mel C, joined Tom Grennan and KSI at the BBC music festival.
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Tom Grennan surprised fans by bringing out Mel C during his performance at Radio 1 Big Weekend in Liverpool
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The crowd went wild as the Liverpool-raised Mel C hit the stage
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Mel C donned a Liverpool kit for her performance
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The Little Bit of Love singer welcomed the music icon to the stage and demanded the audience give her a raucous reception.
"Liverpool is her manor, so make sure you make the biggest noise when I say this name," Tom said to the crowd of thousands.
Mel C exploded on to the stage decked head to toe in a Liverpool FC kit as Tom quickly ducked backstage to change into an Everton FC kit.
He told the audience he'd changed for "restoring the balance" of the teams.
Mel C's kit had a number nine on the back with the word "justice" above it, while Tom's had the number seven.
When they stood side-by-side the number read, 97, a touching tribute to the the 97 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster.
The fatal crowd crush occurred at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in 1989 and left 97 Liverpool FC fans dead.
Tom said they wore the numbers and shared some heartfelt words with the aim of "uniting the city."
Thousands of music fans filed into Sefton Park in Liverpool to catch some big-name artists including, Natasha Bedingfield, Katy B, Biffy Clyro, Nia Archives and The Wombats.
It's been a big week of news for Spice Girls fans as The Sun revealed as a Netflix drama about the girl group is back on track after the streaming giant signed one of Britain's biggest TV writers to create a pilot.
Mel B drops biggest clue yet that Spice Girls are reuniting with cryptic comment on Instagram
The troubled project had struggled to get off the ground after the bandmates were at daggers drawn through much of 2024.
The Sun revealed that Jack Rooke, the comedian and creator of hit Channel 4 comedy Big Boys, is writing the script for the drama which next year will celebrate three decades since the group's debut single, Wannabe.
A TV insider said: 'Bagging Jack is a real coup for the project and might be the crucial element that drives the drama forward after its rocky start.
'He already has a relationship with Mel C, who's a huge fan of his comedy Big Boys, and that could be the pivotal connection that takes things on to the next stage. Of course, Netflix has yet to confirm it has commissioned the show and there's still a lot to play for. But there now seems to be a genuine will to make things happen.
'No matter what Jack comes up with, it will be a loving and funny look at the band he grew up listening to in the Nineties and Noughties.'
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Mel C and Tom paid tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster
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Mel C rose to fame in the Spice Girls alongside (L-R) Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton
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