Who is known as "Baby Spice"?

Emma Bunton is known as “Baby Spice.” She earned the nickname as a member of the Spice Girls, the British pop group that became one of the defining acts of the 1990s.

The name reflected Bunton’s youthful image and her status as the group’s youngest member. She joined the lineup alongside Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham. The members’ nicknames became central to the group’s public identities: Brown was “Scary Spice,” Chisholm was “Sporty Spice,” Halliwell was “Ginger Spice,” and Beckham was “Posh Spice.”

Bunton was born in London in 1976 and rose to international fame after the Spice Girls released “Wannabe” in 1996. The group’s “girl power” message and highly recognizable personalities helped make them cultural icons. Bunton later pursued a solo music career, radio and television work, but “Baby Spice” remained her best-known public nickname.

A common mix-up is confusing her with Victoria Beckham, whose Spice Girls nickname was “Posh Spice,” or Melanie Chisholm, known as “Sporty Spice.”