Spice Growls, Geri & Mel in Feud - Thursday, April 3rd 2003, 9:00 a.m.
Credit :. Mirror
ANYONE still holding out for a Spice Girls reunion shouldn't hold their breath if relations between Geri Halliwell and Mel B are anything to go by. Far from kissing and making up, the feisty former bandmates - who are now being dubbed the Ice Girls - have fallen out over their careers. Mel, 27, flew out to LA last month with the intention of persuading film bosses to turn her into the next Nicole Kidman. But, surprise, surprise, things haven't worked out that way. And to rub salt into the wounds, Geri, 30, is America's sweetheart after landing a plush job as a judge on the reality TV show All American Girl. Adding insult to injury, furious Mel didn't get an invite to the Oscars while Geri did. A friend said: "Put it this way, Geri and Mel aren't on the best terms. Mel's gutted she hasn't made an impression on anyone over there, yet Geri's the toast of Hollywood. "Geri was inundated with party offers on Oscar week and was sent a ticket to the ceremony. Mel, on the other hand, couldn't get one for love nor money. "Obviously she's jealous, who wouldn't be? They were both huge names over there in the 1990s yet Mel barely gets a second glance these days. And to be honest, she can't see what Geri's got that she hasn't." Mel and four-year-old daughter Phoenix Chi fled to La La Land in September after the filming of her BBC3 drama Burn It finished. She immediately hooked up with on/off boyfriend Max Beesley who's also trying to carve out a movie career in Hollywood. Scary Spice then returned to England to film new movie LD 50 in which she plays an animal activist. The Leeds lass decided to have another crack at LA last month, much to her former bosom buddy's annoyance. For Geri believes that now she's such a huge star Stateside, Mel is trying to ride on her coat-tails. And she recently told pals, "This town, ain't big enough for the both of us." A source close to Geri told us: "She's annoyed with Mel because it seems she's trying to use her relationship with Geri and the Spice Girls to impress people. "They were on speaking terms until a month ago but things have now become very fraught."

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