Billie Eilish thought the Spice Girls were created for their ’90s movie

While Billie Eilish has certainly proved herself to be a Spice Girls diehard, the musician recently admitted that she originally thought the iconic girl group were a fictional band.

According to NME, Eilish believed the Spice Girls were completely made up for the 1997 movie Spice World.

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Eilish originally admitted the fun fact on Capital FM, saying she thought the Spice Girls were made for the flick and not the other way around. Additionally, the musician only recently found out the truth. 

“I thought all the music was written for the movie,” Eilish says. “I thought all the characters were cast for those characters. I didn’t figure it out until two years ago.”

Additionally, last week on Ellen, Eilish elaborated on her recent revelation.

“I watched that movie like 40 times,” Eilish says. “I remember seeing something about the Spice Girls and thinking, ‘Oh my god, they’re re-enacting the movie.’”

You can watch Eilish’s appearance on Ellen, where she talks about social media validation from Justin Bieber and her experience with Tourette syndrome, below.

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As mentioned in her Ellen interview, Eilish eventually became a big fan of the Spice Girls movement. About a month ago, Eilish shared a photo of her and Sporty Spice to her Instagram story.

Additionally, Sporty Spice, aka Melanie C, shared her perspective on Eilish’s influence and talent while seeing her sold out show in London.

“Billie is an extraordinary talent and seeing young girls screaming with her every move and singing every word of her lyrics, gave me goosebumps,” Melanie C says in an Instagram post. “Billie Eilish you are a phenomenon and I salute you. I can’t wait to see what the future holds!”

Just for kicks, you check out the trailer for Spice World below.

As previously reported, Eilish’s debut record, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is slated to be one of the biggest album drops of the year. In fact, the publication speculates the record to be the second most successful, right behind Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next.

Additionally, Eilish is headed on a huge North American tour. Tickets are on sale here here. Check out the full list of dates below, which was recently updated.

Dates:

04/13 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
04/20 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
05/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
05/31 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
06/01 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Amphitheatre
06/02 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
06/04 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair
06/05 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06/07 – Kansas City, MO @ Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
06/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
06/09 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

06/09 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
06/11 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
06/12 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
06/14 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
06/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
06/18 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
06/19 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
06/20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
06/21 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
06/23 – Atlanta, GA @ State Bank Amphitheatre at Christian Park
07/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hallz
07/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
07/13 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

What do you think about Eilish’s experience with the Spice Girls? Let us know in the comments below.

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