Yes, the Spice Girls Really Are on ‘The Circle’ Season 4

The Circle knows a thing or two about stunt casting. Remember back in Season 2 when they let players believe that the real Lance Bass was in the game with them, when in reality it was his personal assistant Lisa? That was truly a moment for the Circle history books. But if you thought that was a gag, then you are not going to be able to handle what Season 4 throws at you. SPOILERS ahead for the first week of The Circle Season 4 episodes!

The first episode of The Circle plays out as expected as 7 new players move into their apartments and start sending messages to each other. Some alliances are formed and there’s a little bit of skepticism tossed around regarding who is and isn’t a catfish. Everything is business as usual right up until that final moment. If you somehow have avoided all of the season’s trailers, then this reveal probably caused you to scream.

Oh yeah — the Spice Girls are on The Circle Season 4. More accurately, 2/5ths of the legendary girl group is on Season 4. Those members are Mel “Scary Spice” B and Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton. This is kinda like if that Lance Bass twist had been, y’know, the actual Lance Bass. Maybe throw in a Chris Kirkpatrick, too.

Who are the Spice Girls playing on The Circle Season 4?

Mel B and Emma are not playing themselves, obviously. These two pop stars are becoming one catfish. Their profile was selected by the very first top-rated player in the game, Frank, who had no idea that he was actually choosing a persona to be played by the Spice Girls. He thought he was actually letting a children’s book author and stuffed chicken enthusiast named Jared into the game. Nope! That’s who Mel B and Emma will be playing as for the duration of their stay!

What are Mel B and Emma Bunton doing in The Circle?

Uh, aside from spicing things up and having a great time? They’re mixing it up in the chat as 28-year-old Jared, sending some flirty DMs, decorating a four-tier cake — all the usual Circle stuff.

But these international pop stars have an ulterior motive. Their mission is to remain completely undetected in The Circle — and that becomes significantly harder for them to do when The Circle makes them out themselves with a video message during a ’90s-themed party. Emma and Mel B tell the cast that they’ve been catfishing as one of the profiles, but they don’t tell them which profile. The reactions from the cast are instantly priceless because they all know that the Spice Girls are a huge deal. Good thing the mystery celeb wasn’t Rod Stewart, huh?

Are the Spice Girls playing for prize money on The Circle?

The Spice Girls are playing for prize money — but not for themselves. Mel B and Emma are told that if they can successfully evade all the catfish hunters, an additional $50,000 will be added to the prize fund. That means the winner of Season 4 could win $150,000! But first, the Spice Girls have to make it through their allotted time on the show without being found out. The moment of truth begins at the end of Episode 4 when, after a day of investigation and interrogation, each player is asked to vote on which profile they believe to be spicy.

Will Emma and Mel B fool enough people in order to add that $50,000 to the prize? You’ll have to wait and see what happens in next week’s episodes of The Circle Season 4. Netflix adds new episodes of The Circle on Wednesdays at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT.