ICE dance stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson really Wannabe gold medal winners — after getting backing from a Spice Girl.
Lilah, 26, and Lewis, 31, have been tipped for a Winter Olympic medal, which would be the first since 1994.
Ice dance stars Lilah Fear and Lewis GibsonCredit: Getty
Lilah and Lewis have been tipped for a Team GB Winter Olympic figure skating medalCredit: EPA
Lilah wore an outfit inspired by Geri Halliwell’s famous Union Jack dressCredit: Richard Young/Shutterstock
They kicked off their quest in Italy dancing to a medley of hits, with Lilah wearing an outfit inspired by Geri Halliwell’s famous Union Jack dress.
Lewis had said he would be spared cooking duties for a month at home when he returns if a Spice Girl commented on his Insta post.
To his delight, duly obliged, and revealed she will be watching the pair skate at the Games.
Lilah, the Team GB flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Milan, now wants Mel B’s bandmates Geri, , and to add their support.
She said: “We love Mel B, she’s great, but we wanted the four others to comment — where’s Victoria? Get into the comments section girls, we’ll teach you all to skate whenever you want.”
She added of their routine, which included Wannabe and Spice Up Your Life: “Everyone loves the Spice Girls and you could feel the energy from the crowd, hopefully they like the way we’ve structured our music.
“For the rhythm dance, they give you a theme that you have to do.
“This year it was the ’90s and that was great for us because it meant, obviously, the Spice Girls.
Lilah Fear, flag bearer of Britain, arrives during the opening ceremonyCredit: AP
Brit ice dance legends Torvill and Dean won gold at the 1984 OlympicsCredit: Alamy
“We’re huge fans and every single song is a banger. So we’re like, we can’t go wrong here.”
The duo, world bronze medallists last year, came third in the rhythm dance section of the team competition ahead of their main event this week.
Lewis said: “We went for it and attacked it and hopefully the Spice Girls enjoyed it. Their music inspired us to do it.”
Brit ice dance legends Torvill and Dean won gold at the 1984 Olympics with their classic Bolero routine, before getting a bronze in 1994.
Meanwhile, Team GB’s mixed doubles curlers Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds stayed on course for gold yesterday with triumphs over heavyweights and the US.
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