EMMA BUNTON WORLDPOP INTERVIEW

With Victoria and Mel C sitting comfortably in the Top 10 and Mel B making
headlines with her new single, Emma Bunton's been Quiet Spice over the last
few months. So what has she been up to? worldpop finds out .

RECORDING HER SOLO ALBUM
Emma: I've written lots of songs but I'm still writing! I'm hoping my album
will be out in February. There's lots of guitar stuff, a little bit of R&B
pop and tracks you can dance around to in your bedroom but they're more pop
than dance. I'll definitely do lots of remixes on my singles cos I'm quite a
garage girl myself and there has to be a bit of jungle in there!

HOBNOBBING WITH POP'S TOP PRODUCERS
Emma: I've been working with Rhett Lawrence who did Mel C's Never Be The
Same Again and with Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Rodney Jerkins. I think
because the Spice Girls are pop, it's a challenge for Rodney. He does do
that R&B thing but we always want a pop element too.

FINISHING THE THIRD SPICE ALBUM
Emma: My favourite track on the album is Let Love Lead The Way. In the video
we play different elements: I play Earth, Mel B plays Air, Victoria's Fire
and Mel C's Water. We've got a kind of R&B dance routine for Holler because
it's very upbeat. The ballad however is very sad and lovely.

PRESENTING CD:UK
Emma: The show's been fantastic. I've a great time, Cat's been brilliant and
I think we've become pals. I've really enjoyed it!

NOT GOING TO IBIZA
Emma: I'm supposed to be doing a movie about a group of girls going to
Ibiza? Well, I haven't heard about it! The truth is, I have been sent quite
a lot of scripts and I've been asked to be in a couple of films but I have
to make sure that it's right. I'm really enjoying doing music at the moment
and presenting. I think Mel B will be great in her film. It's such a good
idea for Melanie to do something so different, you know to be a fisherman's
wife! It's just very funny and very clever.

GOING WITH THE FLOW
Emma: The Spice Girls are taking each day as it comes now. We've just
finished the album and we're so busy thinking about the single at the
moment, we haven't thought about another world tour. We did used to plan a
long way ahead two years ago but now we take every day as it comes. With the
babies we have to be a bit slower.

BABYSITTING
Emma: They're both really good kids. I think it's because the mothers are so
natural. I hope I'm as good! They're easy to look after. You've got the boy
who's quite bold and good fun to play with and you've got Phoenix who's just
brilliant because she's so cute and you can sit and talk to her all day. She
mumbles to you about nothing but it's funny!

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS
Lily in Ontario asks: Music and fashion change so much, how do you keep your
image so fresh?
Emma: Actually I'm not a real follower of fashion. I tend to wear what I
feel comfortable in. I do like light colours. They always brighten you up a
bit, especially pink.

Nicola in Brighton asks: What colour toothbrush do you own? What is your
favourite room in your house?
Emma: My toothbrush is purple and my favourite room is my bedroom of course
because I love my bed!

Koshik in Stockholm asks: Which of Mel C's songs do you like best?
Emma: Never Be The Same Again is definitely my favourite but I also love Be
The One on her album. She's got some great stuff on the album. I love it
all!

Hillary Leonard in California asks: Have you and Jade ever spoken about
getting married cause I think you make a lovely couple?!
Emma: Aww, thank you! But no, we're just boyfriend and girlfriend. We
haven't gone that far yet!