Spice Girls Pull out of 5AM duet, Replaced by Clean Bandit
 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/s...-out-x-9414597

The Spice Girls have reportedly pulled out of their X Factor final performance.

Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Mel B were due to make their big comeback this Saturday do perform a duet with Louis Walsh's boyband 5 After Midnight, who previously sang Spice Girls hit Say You'll Be There on the ITV show.

But the plans are said to have fallen through at the last minute.

“The girls were very keen to make it happen and negotiations went on throughout the week," a source said.

“But at the end of the day they couldn’t make the schedules work. Mel B was in town for the filming of Lip Sync Battle, but she has to get to New York to start rehearsals for Chicago on Broadway.

“They did everything they could to make the schedules work at the end of the day but it just couldn’t happen," they added to The Sun.

It's believed Louisa Johnson and Clean Bandit will take the trio's place.

Meanwhile, X Factor front-runner Saara Aalto, mentored by Sharon Osbourne, and American Idol star Adam Lambert are set to team up for Saturday's live show.

Lucky 5AM getting an upgrade

Knew that The Weeknd was too good to be true.

yes i'm sure they were very serious considerations and not at all a name thrown about for publicity

It's not like Mel B to show up at an X Factor final anyway

Not Louisa Johnson :unsure:

:joker:

Clean Bandit are a better fit for 5AM than "GEM" anyway

clean bandit don't sing though? idgi

It's Clean Bandit with Louisa Johnson.

What are you going to do to me... Louisa Johnson!!!

:joker:

Not worldwide LEGEND Louisa Johnson doing the duet :clap1:

I can almost feel Ben Haenow ferociously DMing Simon Cowell on Twitter the words "i'm available!!!! :)"

Sax ft. 5AM is coming

Louis has confirmed they pulled out of the Duet