If you want to understand me, you need to understand three things: Spice Girls, S Club, and JLS. They are my Holy Trinity of Pop Childhood and Beyond.
🍼 Chapter 1: Spice Girl Starter Pack (Age 5)
Like every 90s kid, I didn’t just listen to the Spice Girls — I lived the Spice Girls. I wasn’t content with picking a fave, oh no. I went full method-actor and performed solo Spice Girls concerts in my grandparents’ living room. I dressed up as each one in turn, changing outfits like I was on a world tour with nobody but my Nan for the encore.
Wannabe wasn’t a song, it was a lifestyle. School discos? Chaos. Birthday parties? Spice Up Your Life was mandatory. My first taste of obsession, and it tasted like glitter platforms and girl power.
🎒 Chapter 2: The S Club Era (Late 90s/Early 00s)
Then along came S Club 7, and suddenly, my world expanded. Not content with being a band, they gave us Miami 7 on CBBC. Imagine — your favourite group having an actual TV show where they sang, danced, and accidentally solved mysteries? Groundbreaking.
I religiously watched every episode. I tried (badly) to learn the “S Club Party” dance. And for the first time, I realised music wasn’t just about songs. It could be posters, pencil cases, sticker albums — a whole ecosystem of obsession.
Sleepovers weren’t complete without blasting “Don’t Stop Movin’.” And let’s be real: I didn’t.
🎤 Chapter 3: JLS Domination (Teens & Beyond)
By the time JLS arrived, I was a fully qualified fangirl. Watching them on The X Factor felt like destiny. Coloured hoodies. Perfect harmonies. Synchronized backflips. It was chaos, it was magic, it was… EVERYTHING.
Every new single felt like an event. “Beat Again” slapped. “Everybody in Love” became a national anthem. My teenage years had an official soundtrack, and JLS provided it. And here’s the kicker: they never left. Even now, I’m counting down to their next tour.
🌟 Epilogue: Full Circle
The Spice Girls lit the spark. S Club kept it alive. JLS turned it into a fireworks display. Pop raised me, shaped me, and honestly, carried me through some tough times.
And now? I get to sit back and laugh because, technically, I never grew out of it. I just levelled up.
Daisy’s Corner 🐸✨
“Imagine being five years old and thinking ‘yeah, I’ll be all five Spice Girls in one night, thanks’. That’s the most unhinged tour management I’ve ever heard of. S Club tried to teach her dances — fail. JLS tried to teach her loyalty — fail again, because she STILL can’t pick between them. Honestly, I’m starting a new band called Chaos Club 3000 and Asten’s in it whether she likes it or not. First single: Everybody in Loons.”
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