Mel B reveals the 'weird' moment Tom Cruise hijacked Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday bash to recreate his iconic Tropic Thunder dance

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Published: 02:10 EST, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 04:04 EST, 6 February 2025

Mel B has revealed the 'weird' moment Tom Cruise hijacked Victoria Beckham's birthday bash.

The Hollywood A-lister, 62, was the talk of the night after he shocked guests by recreating his famous over-the-top moves from Tropic Thunder, where he played the outrageous movie producer Les Grossman.

In the film, Cruise's character, delivers a hilariously cringeworthy hip-hop dance to Ludacris' Get Back during the end credits.

However, speaking at the Netflix's Celebrity Bear Hunt premiere on Tuesday, Mel, 49, admitted she didn’t fully understand the humour behind the performance.

She told The Sun: 'We were at Victoria's 50th birthday and her son, Cruz, started singing Mama on the guitar and David (Beckham) was like pushing us all up. All five of us were singing and then Tom Cruise made a circle and he did that dance from that movie, for some reason.

'We were all like dancing away and he goes ''Come on, man! Come on!'' He starts getting together this circle. So he goes in the circle first - Tom Cruise! - and starts doing all this...'

Mel B has revealed the 'weird' moment Tom Cruise hijacked Victoria Beckham 's birthday bash (pictured at the premiere on Celebrity Bear Hunt on Wednesday)

The Hollywood A-lister was among a star-studded guest list when Victoria celebrated her 50th birthday in April (pictured with the designer and her husband David)

Tom took to the dancefloor to deliver a recreation of his iconic dance as Les Grossman in the 2009 film Tropic Thunder (pictured performing the dance at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards)

Mel added: 'I went ''Oh my God!'' and that's why I left the circle. It was the weirdest dance.'

Mel is among 12 celebrities taking part in the survival series - helmed by Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls - which was filmed last year in Costa Rica.

It comes after the singer revealed if any of her fellow Spice Girls would ever take on Celebrity Bear Hunt.

Speaking to MailOnline at the screening, she even dished on what pal Victoria would say to the show.

She formed the Spice Girls with Victoria, Geri Horner, Melanie C and Emma Bunton - but wasn't sure if any of them would be brave enough to do the show.

The star said at the event: 'None of them. None of them. They'll be like, 'ewwww'.

'I thought I was going to be like that but I had to switch my mentality. Because you are in a jungle with strangers and you're all sleeping side by side with each other not knowing how the day is going to start.

'It is brilliant but it's mental.

Mel B has revealed if any of her fellow Spice Girls would ever take on Celebrity Bear Hunt (seen at Tuesday night's screening for the new Netflix show)

She formed the Spice Girls with Victoria, Geri Horner, Melanie C and Emma Bunton - but wasn't sure if any of them would be brave enough to do the show

Asked if she thinks Victoria, 50, might sign up for series two, Mel B said: 'You know what you can never say never.'

The stars of new Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt pulled out all the stops as they attended the premiere at the Odeon West End in central London on Tuesday night.

The show's host Holly Willoughby looked as stylish as ever in a gorgeous black plunging gown as she made her arrival to the red carpet along with the celebrities taking part in the show including glamorous Lottie Moss, Una Healy and Mel.

The former This Morning star, 43, has returned to screens for the new show after taking a break from TV following her departure from the ITV daytime show.

She showed off her elegant style in the sleek £1,800 number by London-based designer David Koma which featured velvet detailing and was teamed with matching simple heels to boost her height.

She was joined by the show's star and survival expert Bear Grylls, 50, who looked ready for action in all his gear and later pulled off an abseiling stunt.

The competition show sees a group of unlikely celebrities get dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world's most fearsome predators – Bear.

As Bear puts them through their paces, those who fail to impress will face the dreaded 'Bear Hunt'.

Mel is among 12 celebrities taking part in the survival series - helmed by Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls - which was filmed last year in Costa Rica

The star said at the event: 'None of them. None of them. They'll be like, 'ewwww'. 'I thought I was going to be like that but I had to switch my mentality'

The stars of new Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt pulled out all the stops as they attended the premiere at the Odeon West End in central London on Tuesday night

The Bear Hunt is said to be a brutal game of cat and mouse where they'll be hunted down by Bear himself and, if captured, face elimination from the show.

Elsewhere at the premiere model Lottie Moss, 27, turned heads in a busty white gown with a dramatic thigh split.

The Saturdays singer Una Healy, 43, meanwhile opted for a dark red vinyl dress covered in sparkly detailing.

Spice Girl Mel showed off her toned legs in a grey mini skirt which she teamed with a long camel coat.

Steph McGovern wore an all-black outfit for the occasion and sported a wrist support.

It comes after Bear admitted Holly was very nervous ahead of filming for the new show as she embarked on her TV comeback.

She took some time away from screens and the red carpet, aside from her role on Dancing On Ice, after a 'graphic' kidnap and murder plot against her was revealed back in 2023.

However the star is now throwing herself back into the spotlight with her most adventurous show yet, Celebrity Bear Hunt.

Asked if she thinks Victoria, 50, might sign up for series two, Mel B said: 'You know what you can never say never'

And her co-star Bear has explained just how nervous Holly was as he confessed: 'She was was in at the deep end.'

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Mel B reveals if any of her fellow Spice Girls would ever take on Celebrity Bear Hunt

Speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with The National Lottery on Virgin Radio UK on Tuesday morning, Bear chatted about working with Holly as he said: 'She was a dream.

'I've never really worked with anyone else like that before. She's just gentle, heart led. She was nervous. She was in at the deep end.

'What a great girl, and she added such a beautiful bit of empathy and love, a sort of warmth to the celebs when they're back at camp because they were nervous. Everyone's kind of high octane in it.

'And she was great. She was great.'

Show bosses have pulled out all the stops with their latest line-up which features Spice Girl Mel B, Strictly judge Shirley Ballas, Boris Becker and model Lottie Moss.

Also joining the A-list line-up is Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Steph McGovern, Una Healy, Kila Bokinni, Leomie Anderson and Danny Cipriani.