ALISON BOSHOFF: Why Geri Halliwell doesn't Wannabe a part of the Spice Girls' 30th 周年記念日 祝賀s

Their 再会 at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party got everyone talking ― Mel B even started teasing selling tickets for a Spice Girls 小旅行する, and bookies have been 申し込む／申し出ing 半端物s on them getting together for Glastonbury.

However, not only are the chances of a singing 再会 as a five-piece nil ― because Victoria 簡単に hasn't got the time or inclination ― I can 明らかにする／漏らす that 計画（する）s to 示す their 30th 周年記念日 with a 文書の have also fallen apart.

After the Netflix Beckham 文書の, made by David's TV company, was such a success last year, the Spice Girls started to talk to the streamer about かもしれない making a 類似の all-接近 show about the group and their phenomenal success.

It was to feature 非常に長い interviews with all of the 'girls' and their families, talking about their experiences of fame and of life since their pop heyday.

The idea was to tie the 文書の to the 30th 周年記念日 of the group 存在 設立するd in 1994.

The Spice Girls, Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel C, Geri Halliwell, pictured in 1997

Although Victoria, Mel B, Mel C and Emma Bunton were all keen on the 周年記念日 doc, after a number of 会合s Geri Halliwell (pictured in May 2023) was still against the idea and they were not able to talk her 一連の会議、交渉／完成する

Red Bull Racing boss?Christian Horner and Geri walk together at the?F1 Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2

This 不一致 ― certainly not the first in the group (pictured in 1996) ― created a little bit of 霜 between Ginger and the other girls?

However, although Victoria, Mel B, Mel C and Emma Bunton were all keen on the doc, after a number of 会合s Geri Halliwell was still against the idea and they were not able to talk her 一連の会議、交渉／完成する. This 不一致 ― certainly not the first in the group ― created a little bit of 霜 between Ginger and the other girls.

And it may have been in Mel B's mind when she 発言／述べるd about not knowing how old Geri was because she never saw her パスポート. They kept their distance at the party at Oswald's in Mayfair last 週末.

Some believe Geri wasn't keen on the scrutiny 予定 to the ぼんやり現れるing スキャンダル over husband Christian Horner, whose 役割 at F1 team Red Bull appeared to be in 危険，危なくする after an 従業員 申し立てられた／疑わしい he had 悩ますd her.

Horner was （疑いを）晴らすd in March after an 調査, but the co mplainant has 開始する，打ち上げるd an 控訴，上告 against that 決定／判定勝ち（する）.

A source said: 'It might have been ぎこちない for Geri to get out there and talk about Girl 力／強力にする in these circumstances surrounding Christian but in truth even before it all （機の）カム out she wasn't keen on revisiting those days. She just didn't want to go over all the fun, wild times that they had.'

No expense spared to create the wizard world of Wicked... in a Norfolk field!

In the streaming 時代, it takes a lot of clout to go big ― I mean old school big ― but director Jon M. Chu has pulled it off for his 審査する adaptation of the musical Wicked.

The story will be told over two blockbuster films, the first of which comes out this year, and Chu 明らかにする／漏らすs that he went to 広大な／多数の／重要な (and 大いに expensive) lengths to create an Oz so みごたえのある it would 原因（となる） 'that 集団の／共同の gasp' in the cinema.

He said: 'It means the world to have something like Wicked and say: 'We're going to spare no expense.' We 工場／植物d nine million tulips. At first, they were like: 'Do you really need to 工場／植物 nine million tulips? Just do a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 that they're running along, and then we can CG the 残り／休憩（する）.' No!' He 追加するd: 'The 巨大（な） train, the 1,600-トン train, you can definitely CG that ― but we built it, and it runs.

'That's not to say we don't have CG. 明白に we are in 共同 with some 広大な／多数の／重要な companies that are building and 延長するing and doing all this stuff. But it is really 広大な／多数の／重要な to show the physical goods.'

The tulip fields in question were 工場／植物d in Norfolk and much of the 残り／休憩（する） of the filming was done in Ivinghoe, Bucks.

Wicked 星／主役にするs Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as Oz.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in a scene from the new 全世界の／万国共通の Pictures movie Wicked?

In the streaming 時代, it takes a lot of clou t to go big ― I mean old school big ― but director Jon M. Chu (pictured on April 11) has pulled it off for his 審査する adaptation of the musical Wicked

A silver heart for Sheridan's Valentine

Congratulations to Sheridan Smith who will be awarded the Variety Club Silver Heart Award 2024 for 優れた 出資／貢献 as an Actress and Singer, on Sunday night.

The award honours her 業績／成果 as Shirley Valentine and will be 現在のd in a 儀式 at the Londoner hotel. The historic awards ― which 指名するd The Beatles 'Showbusiness personalities of 1963' ― are a 祝賀 of talent but also raise 基金s to change the lives of 無能にするd and disadvantaged children in the UK.

It's some good news for Sheridan, who lost out on an Olivier award earlier this month and also 苦しむd the 最近の 当惑 of an 告示 that her 現在の show, 開始 Night, is to の近くに two months earlier than planned after poor ticket sales.

Others honoured at the event this year 含む James Corden, Bradley Walsh, Kate Garraway, Kelly Hoppen and Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch. Dame Joan Collins will receive an award for her 優れた 出資／貢献 to 全世界の film and television.

The chairman of Variety, Jonathan Shalit, tells me: 'I am thrilled about the awards this year.' The event will be hosted by Amanda Holden.

Congratulations to Sheridan Smith who will be awarded the Variety Club Silver Heart Award 2024 for 優れた 出資／貢献 as an Actress and Singer, on Sunday night

Smith …に出席するs The Olivier Awards at The 王室の Albert Hall on April 14, 2024

It's some good news for Sheridan, who lost out on an Olivier award earlier this month and also 苦しむd the 最近の 当惑 of an 告示 that her 現在の show, 開始 Night, is to の近くに two months earlier than planned after poor ticket sales

Gary Lineker is 井戸／弁護士席 known for his long 協会 with a 確かな brand of crisps, but in reality his 証拠不十分 is for the sugary stuff. Lineker, 63, says: 'I'm terrible with chocolate ― 酪農場 Milk and things like that.?Once you start you're doomed.'?

The Match Of The Day host, who is 選び出す／独身, 追加するs that he has had to stop trying out recipes for desserts as he can't help but eat the whole thing.?

'I started doing a lot of desserts in lockdown and I couldn't stop eating them. With other food, I can just cook stuff and have a little bit to try, but I had to stop ― I've got such a 甘い tooth.'

Gary Lineker is 井戸／弁護士席 known for his long 協会 with a 確かな brand of crisps, but in reality his 証拠不十分 is for the sugary stuff

Gollum's girl knocks 'em dead in Shardlake

Watch out for Andy Serkis's beautiful daughter Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, 26, in the 来たるべき Disney+ 殺人 mystery series Shardlake, which 開始する，打ち上げるs next week and is based on the popular 調書をとる／予約するs by C.J. Sansom.

All of Serkis's children with actress Lorraine Ashbourne ― that's Ruby 加える Sonny and Louis ― 行為／法令／行動する, and all played young Hobbits in the Lord Of The （犯罪の）一味s movies before 卒業生（する）ing to larger 役割s. Serkis, of course, is best known as Gollum in the blockbusting films.

Ruby joins Arthur Hughes, who has the 肩書を与える 役割, and charismatic actor Anthony Boyle ― recently in Masters Of The 空気／公表する and Manhunt ― as his handsome sidekick.

In real life, Belfast-born actor Boyle had a long romance with Bad Sisters actress Eve Hewson, whose father is U2's Bono. Shardlake streams on Dis ney+ from May 1.

Watch out for Andy Serkis's beautiful daughter Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (pictured), 26, in the 来たるべき Disney+ 殺人 mystery series Shardlake

(L2R) Lorraine Ashbourne, Andy S erkis, Louis Serkis, Ruby Serkis and Sonny Serkis 提起する／ポーズをとる at the Netflix BAFTA after party in 2020

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Andy Serkis and Meera Syal …に出席する the BAFTA 祝祭 in February?

Emily Blunt played 位置／汚点／見つけ出す the family in the audience at the IMAX on Monday night, where her film The 落ちる Guy was 審査するd. Blunt's husband, John Krasinski, was there, as were her parents Joanna and Oliver, who （機の）カム with her to the Oscars last month.

Co-星／主役にするs Ryan Gosling and Aaron Taylor-Johnson also squinted up into the 立ち往生させるs and waved to their loved ones. The film is a ridiculously entertaining 活動／戦闘-romance, based on the Colt Seavers character from the 1980s TV show starring 物陰／風下 Majors.

Blunt and Gosling, pictured, play on/off lovers and 裁判官ing by their giggles on Monday they definitely struck up a friendship making the film.

They have 捕らえる、獲得するs of chemistry on scree n, too. But when someone made a 言及／関連 to Gosling's スポットライト-hogging 役割 as Ken in Barbie, Blunt said: 'We really need to put that to bed now!' The film is out next week.

Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling …に出席する a special 審査 of The 落ちる Guy at an IMAX in London on Monday

Blunt's husband, John Krasinski, was there, as were her parents Joanna and Oliver, who （機の）カム with her to the Oscars last month. Pictured:?Oliver Blunt, Emily Blunt, Joanna Blunt and John Krasinski at the Oscars on March 10

(L2R) 生産者 Kelly McCormick, 生産者 Guymon Casady, Chris O'Hara, Drew Pearce, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Winston Duke before the special IMAX 審査 in Waterloo?

操作／手術 Mincemeat, the 'little' show about a WWII 操作／手術 to fool the Nazis which started life as a fringe 生産／産物, won big at the Olivier Awards.?

It took the prize for best new musical, and one of its cast, Jak Mal one, was 投票（する）d best actor in a supporting 役割. 生産者 Jon Thoday has 明らかにする／漏らすd ambitions to take the show to Broadway and turn it into a long-running West End classic.?

Which would be やめる something, given it was only 調書をとる／予約するd into the Fortune Theatre for a five-month run last year.

Thoday told me: 'We want it to be one of those must-see, long-running shows like The Play That Goes Wrong or even Les Mis.'?

He 追加するd: 'We have been 申し込む／申し出d a theatre on Broadway, but the problem is that while it cost about £2 million to 行う／開催する／段階 it in the West End, it will cost about £14 million to go to Broadway ― so you need 支援者s.'

操作／手術 Mincemeat?won big at the Olivier Awards as it took the prize for best new musical, and one of its cast, Jak Malone (pictured), was 投票（する）d best actor in a supporting 役割

The cast of 操作／手術 Mincemeat 成し遂げる on 行う／開催する／段階 during The Olivier Awards at The 王室の Albert Hall on April 14, 2024

You wait for years for a show about art 詐欺 ― and then three come along at once.?

Succession 生産者 Jane Tranter is developing a 演劇 based on the life story of Orlando Whitfield as told in his 調書をとる／予約する All That Glitters.?

That covers the ketamine, 売春婦s and 私的な jets story of Whitfield's best friend Inigo Philbrick, 述べるd as the 'Bernie Madoff of the art world'.?

He got out of a U.S. 刑務所，拘置所 in February and has his own TV 取引，協定, to make a three-part 文書の with the BBC. Philbrick is also 交渉するing with other 生産／産物 companies over a possible 演劇 based on his story.

Succession 生産者 Jane Tranter (pictured on March 19, 2024) is developing a 演劇 based on the life story of Orlando Whitfield as told in his 調書をとる／予約する All That Glitters

You might assume nothing （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Barbie at the box office, but you'd be wrong. In Italy, the 攻撃する，衝突する of the year was C'e Ancora Domani ― There's Always Tomorrow ― a 黒人／ボイコット-and- white 演劇 about a woman in 1940s Italy and her abusive marriage.?

It's out here in cinemas this week, and there is talk that Lady Gaga has her 注目する，もくろむ on doing an English language 見解／翻訳／版. She will next be seen as Harley Quinn in big-予算 Batman spin-off Joker: Folie a Deux.