Mel B's mother Andrea Brown snubs Geri Halliwell's mum in wedding post fueling speculation that Spice Girls' 'feud' has crossed generations

Daily Mail​

09-07-2025

Mel B 's mother Andrea Brown has sparked speculation that the Spice Girls ' alleged feud is spanning the generations as she shared a post from her daughter's wedding.
Scary Spice, 50, tied the knot with her partner Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Saturday and celebrated with an A-list reception at The Shard afterwards.
Emma Bunton was the only Spice Girl in attendance, though Victoria Beckham and Mel C both shared gushing tributes to their bandmate as they sadly missed the day.
However, Geri Halliwell notably remained silent on her Instagram as she failed to publicly acknowledge the nuptials, amid claims of tension between her and Mel B.
Now, Mel B's mother Andrea - known as 'Andy' - has fuelled rumours of a feud as she took to her own Instagram page to share a photograph of the 'Spice Mums' at the wedding reception.
She flashed a smile as she posed with Victoria Beckham's mother Jackie Adams and Mel C's mother Joan Chisholm - who attended despite her own daughter's absence.
The glamorous trio looked closer than ever as they posed at the wedding reception, with Andy gushing over how much they had 'missed' Emma's mother Pauline Bunton in a caption.
She penned: '30yrs of friendship spice mums my partners in crime miss u sooo much Pauline.'
Pauline then replied in the comments: 'Miss you too Andy.'
However, there was notably no mention made of Geri's mother Ana María Hidalgo in the caption, as she and her daughter seemingly missed Mel B's wedding.
One fan noticed the apparent snub and took to the comments to ask: 'What happened with Ana Maria?'
Ana María - who is from Huesca, Spain - tends to keep out of the spotlight and it is not known if she lives in the UK or the reason for her absence from the wedding.
Andy, Jackie, Joan and Pauline were often together at the height of the Spice Girls fame, while Ana María remained out of the spotlight in comparison.
Ana María has made public appearances with Geri over the years, but snaps from the 90s seem to show she was absent from pictures with the other Spice Girls' mothers on occasion.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Emma's mother Pauline also took to her Instagram Stories to share a sweet throwback with Mel B and Andy.
The photograph, taken in 1997, showed the foursome posing with Alan Cumming while Mel C was also visible - though Geri and Victoria were both not.
She captioned the snap: 'Celebrating Andy's birthday in Spice World The Movie.'
Just weeks before the wedding, Andy had also shared a video of her daughter Mel B with her Spice Girls bandmates Emma, 49, and Mel C, 51, dancing together.
The footage was taken at Mel B's 50th birthday celebrations, where Geri and Victoria, 51, were noticeably absent.
MailOnline has contacted Geri's representatives for comment. Mel B's representatives declined to comment.
Ginger Spice Geri, 52, has notably been absent from Mel B's birthday and wedding celebrations in recent weeks and failed to mention the occasions on social media.
While she remained silent on the wedding, Posh shared a sweet black and white throwback of herself and the bride with bandmates Geri, Mel C and Emma.
She captioned the snap: 'Congratulations @officalmelb @rorymcphee on your special day! I couldn't be more excited for you both and wish you a lifetime of happiness! kisses xx'
Hours earlier, Victoria had also posted another tribute to the couple on Friday with a photograph of herself and Mel looking glamorous together at a recent event.
She gushed in a caption: 'Sending love to you @officialmelb! @rorymcphee is a very lucky man! xx'
Meanwhile, Mel C shared a photograph of the newlyweds on Saturday evening and admitted she was 'gutted' not to be there.
She gushed in a caption: 'So so happy for you both and beyond gutted I couldn't be there. Excited to celebrate with you really soon! Yippee!'
Ahead of the wedding, sources told the Mail that there was no bad blood between Victoria and Mel but was simply a scheduling conflict.
They said: 'Victoria has long standing plans out of the country and she simply can't be there.
'She adores Mel, they get on really well despite their paths going in opposite directions. It's a real shame.
Geri and Mel B revealed that she had an intimate relationship with Geri when the band was starting out while she was being interviewed for Piers Morgan's Life Stories programme
'There is no issue between them, they haven't fallen out. It's just one of those things.'
As for Geri, she and Mel have a tempestuous relationship and at times have struggled to be in the same room without there being animosity.
The two women went to war after Mel B revealed that she had an intimate relationship with Geri when the band was starting out while she was being interviewed for Piers Morgan's Life Stories programme.
Geri was said to have been deeply upset by the bombshell revelation in 2019, for which Mel has apparently never apologised.
Sources also say that Geri's husband Christian Horner was 'mortified' about Mel's claims.
Mel walked down the aisle for the third time in front of her celebrity friends on Saturday afternoon as she finally became Mrs McPhee.
She looked every inch the blushing bride in a pearl-adorned white gown as she married Rory during the stunning ceremony.
Celebrities in attendance include TV presenters Gaby Roslin and Angellica Bell, comedians Katherine Ryan and Alan Carr.
Leigh Francis, Cara Delevingne as well as the Spice Girls' former manager Simon Fueller were pictured at the ceremony.
Mel was able to get married at St Paul's Cathedral because of her OBE, which she got in 2022 for her services to charitable causes and vulnerable women, especially Woman's Aid.
It is the third time that Mel said 'I do' after first marrying Dutch backing dancer Jimmy Gulzar in 1998, who she shares her daughter Phoenix, 26, with.
After their split in 2000, Mel went on to welcome her second child Angel, 18 - who is a transgender man - with Eddie Murphy.
She wed Stephen Belafonte in 2007, first eloping to Las Vegas before holding a vow renewal in Egypt the following year.
The couple share a daughter Madison, 13, and separated in 2016 after a bitter split.