Spice Girls land all-star choreographer

The Spice Girl have hired choreographer to the stars Adam Shankman to help make their comeback tour a spectacular affair.

Victoria Beckham reportedly used her newfound Los Angeles connections to recruit Shankman, who worked on the recent Hairspray movie, and is a judge on So You Think You Can Dance.

A source tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror: "Adam will be starting rehearsals in October in LA. He has a lot of experience in film, and has done music videos for everyone from Paula Abdul to Janet Jackson.

"The Spice Girls were very lucky to get him."

Shankman will be a busy man in the build up to the tour, which starts in December - the band haven't toured in 12 years, and four of the five are now mothers.