– Sporty Spice aimed a not-so-subtle dig at Beckham and FIFA by saying, ‘It’s greed, isn’t it?
Mel C has recently won the magazine’s ‘Honorary Gay Award’ for her continued allyship and work with LGBTQIA+ performance collective; meanwhile, the owner of the publication confirmed a canvas print of Beckham’s cover which had hung in their office ‘proudly for many years’ had been taken down, writing on Twitter, ‘Talking about stuff nobody will talk about is “the way he’s always been, and the way he’ll always be”, David Beckham told us in 2002.
‘All the Spice Girls have always been aware of the support from the LGBTQI+ community,’ she said. ‘We’ve never taken it for granted. Back then, it was very apparent we had many young gay male fans, including some who hadn’t come out or fully understood who they were. We really quickly wanted to change tack, from screaming about Girl Power, to being about inclusivity.’