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(Justice forSpice Force Five!)
To him, its the cult favorite he never saw coming.
I have some actor friends who took themselves very seriously and were very disdainful of my participation inSpice World.
Theres nothing I can complain about.
[Grins nervously.]
So I didnt look back until you asked me to.
You had a young daughter when you signed on to do this movie.
So I knew every song of the Spice Girls before I got to work with them.
I was fully educated in all things Spice.
They kept saying over and over again, We cant believe this has happened to us.
So that was very touching and vulnerable.
And they said, We feel lonely in here; we want to be with each other.
You were one of the first people cast in this movie.
Do you even know what that is?
And she heard this message saying, Hi, its Kim Fuller.
I called your agent, and I want you to be the Spice Girls manager in theSpice Worldmovie.
And my daughter was absolutely hysterical.
And so thats basically how it happened.
What did your actual agent think at the time?My agent was, and remains, very money-focused.
And when he saw what they were offering, he was very, very happy, as was I.
So smiles all around the table.
What did you think of the script?
Theres not a lot of plot; there are so many weird tonal shifts and spoofs.
So that was my overriding impression.
Because of theA Hard Days Nightfilm, I knew that narrative wasnt the strongest point of it.
It was that slightly improvisatory, anything-goes style.
So that was really enjoyable.
The Chief communicates with Clifford entirelythrough cryptic phone calls.
In the studio when we were working, everybody went very quiet [when Moore showed up].
I hadnt experienced that before, but it was Roger Moore a legend.
And in this total silence, he just said, Do I owe anybody any money in here?
And that broke the ice.
He was really, really charming and very nice.
I told him this, and he thought that was funny.
Oh my God.So thats a measure of this mans great humor.
The movie is filled with so manycameos, from famous musicians to iconic character actors and TV personalities.
Did you have any favorites?Elton John came in Storm Troopering.
Im trying to think who else …
Elvis Costellois your bartenderwhen youre drinking after a fight with the band.Yes!
And Meat Loaf on the bus.
Meat Loaf was so friendly.
I thought he was going to be in another dimension of …
The more and more you do that, its more for the Spice Girls to bounce off.
So I went for it.
And they gave me great clothes, all these tight-fitting colored suits with fancy shoulder pads and big collars.
I got to keep all of the costumes.
I dont think Id fit into any of them right now, but theyre all in my loft.
And the facial hair those insane sideburns, that soul patch.
This is like finding outthe Spice Busisnt real!
Nothing seemed like too big of a swing.It was license to thrill, license to kill.
Its popcorn, pop culture, unequivocally and unapologetically.
Do I have to do exactly whats been written down?
There was a lot of improvisation, which made it more lively.
So there was just a feeling that you said Action!
and whatever happened, they grabbed.
Is that stressful?Oh, it was fun.
Ive never had an experience like that, before or since.
Theyd just do it.
Theyd just say, Oh no, what were going to talk about ismuchbetter than this.
And theyd go for it.
Thats the day I remember more than any other.
You could feel their energy.
You and Geri reunitedjust before the pandemicand posted a heartwarming photo on Twitter.
How often do you run into the band members?I see Geri every now and again.
Victoria sent mea Spice Girls T-shirt for Pridetwo months ago.
I was on a radio show that Emma [Baby Spice Bunton] was DJ-ing on.
I saw Mel C recently she asked me to do an interview with her for something.
I hadnt seen her for a while.
And they always ask after my daughter.
It feels like a win-win having met and worked with them.
