Rumours have been rife of an imminent Spice Girls reunion, but it looks like fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see the pop stars return to the stage.

According to former member Mel B, aka ‘scary spice', the British girl group won't be heading out on tour again until 2017, Digital Spy reports.

The star revealed the news in an interview on the TV show Live With Kelly, saying: "It's something that we want to do and it'd be nice to celebrate and give thanks to all the fans. I'm not getting any younger. Let's hurry up and get this done."

The band's debut single ‘Wannabe' will be 20 years old this summer.