Article: Pop: Spice, the final frontier They made girl power the talk of the tabloids and themselves phenomenally wealthy. But is the bubble about to burst for the Spice Girls? By Fiona Sturges

Was it my imagination, or has the nation, in the days since since Melanie Chisholm opened her gold-encumbered mouth and let slip that she had left the Spice Girls, drawn a collective sigh of relief?

Chatting on ITV's Frank Skinner Show on Monday, Sporty Spice remarked: "Actually, I've been luckier since I left - well, since I've been doing my own thing." Since she hastily added: "Ooh - I'm glad you missed that one", it's no wonder that tongues started wagging. The group's publicists vehemently deny an impending split, and the girls have dismissed the remark as "light-hearted banter", though that hasn't stopped the media from dancing on their graves.

Isn't it a little premature? If Mel C ...

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