Taking superfandom to the next level,Emma Stonedidn’t just have a favorite Spice Girl when she was younger, the actress actually asked to be called a different name because of the pop star!
Backtracking slightly, she added, “It wasn’t necessarily because of her but yes, in second grade, did I go up to the teacher on the first day and ask her to call me Emma? Yes I did. And was it because ofEmma Lee Buntonfrom the Spice Girls? Yes it was.”
Stone went on to add that although she’s already seen the beloved girl group in concert twice, she definitely plans to catch them on theirupcoming 2019 stadium tour, which they’ll be undertaking withoutVictoria Beckham.
“I saw them in concert in the ‘90s, I saw them at 02 Arena in 2008 and they recently announced a new tour and I will be going to that — somehow, ” the actress enthusiastically remarked.
“I don’t think tickets are on sale, but I’ll figure it out!” she added.
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Fallon then helped the Spice Girls fan take an online quiz that would reveal which member from the group she was most like.
And as the results came in, Stone seemed absolutely shocked with her results.
“I’m Posh Spice?” she gasped. “That is not — I’m shocked. I’m shocked.”
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Of course, adopting the name Emma wasn’t the only way Stone emulated her favorite pop star when she was a child.
“I wanted to dress like the Spice Girls [when I was a kid],” Stone toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2012. “I got platform Skechers. I had bell-bottoms. A lot of peace signs.”
Stone’s new movieThe Favouriteopens Nov. 23.
source: people.com
