Emma Bunton has shared a glimpse into her luxurious 50th birthday as she celebrated with the Spice Girls.
The singer took to Instagram on Wednesday with a slew of fun-filled snaps from her milestone birthday.
In one snap, Emma beamed in a blue and white shirt as she was pictured next to a huge birthday cake with number 50 candles.
This was followed of a glam shot of the singer with her former bandmates including Melanie C, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham.
She followed up with a sweet photo alongside her husband, Jade Jones, showing the pair making pottery before lacing up for some ice skating.
Alongside the post, Emma penned: ‘My 50th was so full of love, laughter, and joy and it was thanks to you, to everyone of you, you make my life better.’
Emma Bunton has shared a glimpse into her luxurious 50th birthday as she celebrated with the Spice Girls
The singer took to Instagram on Wednesday with a slew of fun-filled snaps from her milestone birthday (pictured Emma with Melanie C, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham)
Victoria, 51, was just one of 30 guests – alongside husband Sir David Beckham – invited to Emma’s beautiful flower-filled dinner at Soho Farmhouse on Saturday night.
Just a stone’s throw from where she’d been holed-up at her Cotswolds home, Victoria and Sir David – just back from Davos – dressed up and ventured out in their first social engagement since their eldest son accused them of ‘controlling’ him and trying to ‘endlessly ruin’ his marriage to Nicola Peltz.
‘They’ve all felt desperate sadness since last Monday. It has smashed their hearts to pieces but David and Victoria show up when they say they will,’ said the friend.
‘There was some uncertainty about Emma’s birthday but they adore her, she is very special to them.’
While many of the guests at the dinner, which included fellow Spice Girls Geri Horner, 53, and Mel C, 52, All Saints star Nicole Appleton, 51, Holly Willoughby, 44, and Leigh Francis, 52, stayed on site at the main Farmhouse, others travelled in for the evening.
The house, which sleeps 14, costs upwards of £5,000 a night and comes with seven en-suite bathrooms, a kitchen, garden and dining room.
Others who came for the evening were met by a milk float at the entrance, which drove them straight up to the party.
The Beckhams, who live down the road and are regulars at the exclusive members-only venue, are believed to have made their own way into the party so as not to have been spotted.
She followed up with a sweet photo alongside her husband, Jade Jones, showing the pair making pottery before lacing up for some ice skating
Alongside the post, Emma penned: ‘My 50th was so full of love, laughter, and joy and it was thanks to you, to everyone of you, you make my life better’
The friends and family dinner, which included Emma’s husband Jade Jones, 46, their children Beau, 18, and Tate, 14, and her mother Pauline, was hosted in the venue’s Glasshouse – a private event space made of steel and glass.
Ahead of the event, a long table was set up with 30 seats and decorated with brightly-coloured floral arrangements and candles.
Despite the pared-back and carefully-selected guestlist, the party certainly wasn’t a sedate affair, with a free bar and free-flowing Picantes – a staple Soho House cocktail made of tequila, agave nectar, lime juice, coriander and chili peppers.
Chants of ‘Baby’s celebrating 50’ could be heard and a live DJ set up after dinner so that guests could hit the dancefloor.
The party in the Glasshouse wound down around 1am and some of the group burst out singing You And Me Song by The Wannadies, which was released in 1994.
While those who were staying off-site headed home, others continued the celebrations in their own cottages.
It may have been a party to celebrate to Emma – living up to her Baby Spice nickname in a pale pink trousers suit and with her blonde hair long and straight – but it was also a showing of support for Victoria and Victoria for her friends.
The designer shared the image of herself with Emma, Mel C and Geri, to her Instagram account – her first proper post since Brooklyn’s statement – wishing a happy birthday ‘to the most beautiful soul’.
And tagging Mel and Geri – Mel B notably absent – Victoria, wearing a chic but understated black trouser suit and white camisole, said: ‘I love you girls so much.’
They reposted the picture and shared Victoria’s sentiments; a very public display of their loyalty and long-lasting bond some 30 years after their rise to fame.
For his part, Sir David, 50, commented underneath: ‘This made me so happy. I can only imagine how Spice Girls fans must feel. Special night celebrating Emma.’
All Saints star Nicole said she ‘loved seeing you all,’ while Holly said it had been ‘such a beautiful night’ with ‘so much love in the room’.
Standing steadfastly by their friends and by their work commitments, Sir David was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland the day after his son launched a blistering attack on his parents in a six-page statement.
The humiliating post accused his parents of prioritising ‘Brand Beckham’ over all else and his mother of ‘hijacking’ his and his wife’s first dance at their 2022 wedding and dancing with him ‘inappropriately’.
He went on to accuse them of ‘disrespecting’ his wife and being concerned with ‘promotion and endorsements above all else’.
He slammed the ‘performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships’ that had been a ‘fixture of the life I was born into’.
The friends and family dinner, which included Emma’s husband Jade, 46, their children Beau, 18, (pictured) and Tate, 14, and her mother Pauline, was hosted in the Glasshouse
Last week, Brooklyn launched a blistering attack on his parents in a six-page statement
Emma marked her milestone 50th birthday live on air as her Spice Girls bandmates wished her a Happy Birthday in sweet tributes.
The eternally youthful and youngest of the girl group, Baby Spice kicked off her celebrations live on Heart FM as she anchored their breakfast show in place of Amanda Holden.
During the show, her co-host Jamie Theakston presented her with a Colin The Caterpillar cake as her birthday tributes started to flood in on social media.
Amid the recent social media storm with her estranged son Brooklyn, Victoria was one of the first to publicly wish Emma a Happy Birthday.
Posting to her Instagram stories, Victoria shared a throwback snap of Emma on her shoulders as they boasted big smiles during happier times.
She captioned the black and white picture: ‘Happy Birthday @emmaleebunton, I love you so much!!’
Victoria also reshared a clip of Emma singing during their 1996 Say You’ll Be There music video.
Meanwhile, Mel B shared her own tribute to Emma, telling her followers how she will always be ‘baby’ to her.
She penned alongside pictures: ‘My dear ‘BUNTON’ you will always be BABY to me even though you are now the big 50!!!!!!! Happy Birthday I Love you lots and lots and lots!!!’
Geri also posted: ‘Happy 50th birthday! love you so much, you are such a special person with the biggest heart – grateful to have you in my life wishing you so much joy and love.’
Mel C – aka Sporty Spice – shared a video montage of memories with Emma as she wrote: ‘We have experienced so much together since that day we picked you up in Geri’s battered Fiat Uno at Maidenhead station, the day that changed everything. I love you with all of my heart.
‘Always there for me and everyone in your life you’re the most incredible Mum, bandmate and friend. Happy Birthday my love, I can’t wait to celebrate you!!!! Have the best day, month and 50th year!! LOVE YOU BABY!’
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