It could have been the shimmering outfits - or the fact they are looking considerably older than when they first burst youthfully onto the pop scene.

But the Spice Girls were yesterday being dubbed the Golden Girls as they sang on stage together for the first time in nearly a decade.

Gone were the platform boots, the eye-popping outfits and the “accidental” flashing of underwear.

Instead the five women were clad in sleek gold outfits by designer Roberto Cavalli.

The five - made up ...