Singer Melanie C has revealed that she was very much in two minds about the Spice Girls' 20th anniversary celebration because she didn't want to let fans down, but she also didn't want to sign up for something she couldn't fully commit to. 

She told Grazia magazine that it was a really tough decision to bow out of the plans: "At the start of the year, I was in limbo. I'd been working on a solo album but the Spice Girls' 20th anniversary was looming and we'd talked about doing something to celebrate."

"Choosing between the two was a really hard decision to make. Financially I'd have done really well out of a reunion, but more importantly, I didn't want to let the girls or our fanbase down."

"These days, people who were fans at a very young age approach me all the time and tell me we inspired them in their careers or gave them the confidence to come out as gay. We were such a big part of so many people's childhoods and that's the thing I'm most proud of."

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