When the Spice Girls musical was announced, it was meant to herald the return of Britain’s most successful girl band. Along with performances at the Olympics opening ceremony and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert, a big budget TV show was secretly being plotted. The plan was for all five members — Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown — to lead a nationwide search to find the main characters for their West End show, in a format similar to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s talent searches on the BBC. However, plans have been shelved as Victoria refuses to rejoin the band for new projects. Posh believes she is finally being taken seriously as a fashion designer and doesn’t want to put that at risk. She’s also reluctant to work with Mel B — Scary Spice —  as the two have had cool relations for some time.Mel B is believed to be keen to push ahead with the TV show, even without Posh. My source says: ‘Mel B is desperate for this show to happen. All the other girls would consider it, but Victoria has made her feelings very clear. ‘Other than attending the world premiere of the musical, she wants to focus on her fashion career.‘She would be fine with the other four going ahead without her, but Emma doesn’t believe that’s the right thing to do.’ Baby Spice Emma insists the show won’t happen unless all band members are included.  My TV insider adds: ‘There would have been demand from both the BBC and ITV, but it only works if the Spice Girls themselves are all involved.’ The Spice Girls musical, Viva Forever, is being produced by Judy Craymer and written by Jennifer Saunders.