Music mogul Simon Fuller is believed to be the force behind the Spice Girls reunion tour as he could be set to pay out more than £200million in his upcoming divorce

Simon Fuller is said to be behind the Spice Girls reunion tour(Image: Getty Images)

The man behind the Spice Girls is said to be encouraging a 30th anniversary reunion tour in order to help deal with the blow of his impending multi-million pound divorce. Simon Fuller, 64, who was the group’s manager during their hey day, is facing a £200milion divorce settlement, which according to reports, is the reason why he is keen for the tour to go ahead.

Simon’s estranged wife Natalie, 46, who was married to the music mogul for 17 years, filed for divorce last week citing “irreconcilable differences.”

His net worth is believed to be an estimated £445million and by law, Natalie is entitled to half of his fortune.

Simon Fuller pictured with David and Victoria Beckham(Image: Getty Images)

A source told The Sun: “This explains a lot about Simon’s desire to get the Spice Girls back together and on the road for a lucrative money-spinning tour.”

Simon has been credited as the man who launched the global career of the girl group, who stood for female empowerment during the nineties.

Last month, it was reported that he had been in touch with Geri Horner amid speculation that a reunion deal was finally being discussed.

According to reports, a reunion tour could earn the group, Geri Horner, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm, a whopping £30million – but it’s been claimed Victoria Beckham hasn’t even been contacted about the tour.

This is perhaps based on the fact they earned £18million in profit in 2019 on the back of 13 stadium shows.

Victoria reportedly told those close she is “90 per cent out of the running” for 2026 but the rest of the ladies are believed to be considering the deal.

Simon and Natalie married in 2008 and had signed a pre-nuptial agreement at the time. Guests included all of the Spice Girls and Leona Lewis, along with Annie Lennox, who he managed.

The couple have three children together, nine year old twins and another child who is 14 years old. Last month, the tour appeared to be almost close to being confirmed.

A source told The Sun at the time: “There have been rumours swirling for months, but Geri has always been too busy and had other things on, preventing her from saying Yes.”

They added: “Nothing is yet confirmed but Geri and Simon are back in touch with a myriad of exciting ideas.”

“Unfortunately Victoria has pretty much ruled herself out, but there is still a world in which she could do some sort of avatar appearance or a special one-off thing,” they said.

The source continued: “She would always want to honour the girls’ history.If Simon were to get involved, this would absolutely take any tour to the next level.”