The Spice Girls indulged in a furious backstage row after the very first of their London shows, gossips claim.

And it seems Victoria Beckham was accused of hogging the Spice limelight.

Posh Spice reportedly angered her bandmates by wearing the highest heels and refusing to join them in wearing a hood in one number - presumably to protect her hair.

It has also been claimed that her microphone was set to a lower volume than the others - but despite this, she still seemed to win the loudest cheers from fans at the O2 Arena.

One supposed insider told the London Lite: "It really grated on the others.