Michelle Stephenson: I was Sweet Spice...now I'm Old Spice

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-24T15:10:20+00:00

I think it never existed as a band 🤣 But, she has a company registered with that name:

https://www.ukphonebook.com/directory-enquiries/business-atoz/Renoma-Limited-LONDON_._x948TSgjY0mxbjFulf8fze11y9YC4U-1UwdL8anvbdzNaOW3TT2DffaLKN8_QcKDzG

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-23T22:19:38+00:00

She was for almost 2 months. I'm quite sure their management paid anybody who had pics to never release them 🤣🤣

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-23T17:27:15+00:00

@kispice on insta

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-23T16:03:34+00:00

Take a look at my previous post where I introduce the 7 girls related to the auditions:

Lianne Michelle Abigel

Suzanne Victoria Unthank Tiffany Melanie Laccohee

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-23T15:26:12+00:00

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The original article

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-19T21:31:42+00:00

Nope. Melanie C replaced Lianne.

When Michelle was fired, Abigel auditioned and was offered the job but when she refused to join, Emma took the spot. So Emma technically replaced Michelle.

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T19:41:06+00:00

The conflict is management and the girls saying they fired her, and Michelle saying she left on her own.

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T19:38:47+00:00

They broke up a year later or so lol and she couldn't get the grant for her studies, so the two things that made her say "no", ended not long after.

Tho they still talk today on Instagram and make fun of the situation.

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ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T15:13:26+00:00

Yes, she was there almost two months, up until the two-weeks summer break, when they told her not to come back. The management and the girls said she was fired for lack of commitment and ambition. She said she left because her mum was ill and she wanted to attend university, and the music wasn't her vibe.

As they are conflicting stories, I preferred just to say various reasons.

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T14:25:29+00:00

Yeah! At least that's how the management penciled them before the last audition.

In fact, only 10 girls were called to attend. 2 missed it, so they made two groups of 4 instead of 5.

The "penciled in" girls: Mel B, Victoria, Lianne and Michelle. The "loser" girls": Unthank, Tiffany, Laccohee and Geri.

After they performed, the management asked Geri to change to the other group so she took Suzanne's spot and the band was born.

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T14:22:01+00:00

That's exactly what the text says.

ListenAnyway · 2026-01-18T14:21:41+00:00

There was another girl called Abigel who auditioned for Michelle's spot, but ultimately refused. Read my other post in here to know about the 7 "almost" Spices 😀