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Sophie McLaughlin

Derry Girls' Spice Girls dance routine was inspired by Lisa McGee's own teenage years


The world welcomed back our favourite Derry Girls and the wee English fella to our screens last week and it is all anyone seems to be talking about.

And while Liam Neeson's stint in Episode 1 sent the country into shock, Episode 2 packed just as much punch and heart as previous episodes.

While Ma Mary's "romance" with the plumber provided some of the most hilarious and touching moments of the episode, the gang's dance routine is one for the history books.

Read more: Review: Derry Girls series 3 starts the beginning of the end

Desperate for their 15 minutes of fame, Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James put their heart and soul into their 'Stars in their Eyes' routine and it is not one we will forget soon.

In full-blown 90s nostalgia, their transformation into the Spice Girls not just shocked jealous Jenny but audiences across the country as they nail the performance (James as Posh Spice was a classic.)

Writer and creator Lisa McGee revealed that this girl power decision was not by chance but actually inspired by her own teenage years.

Speaking at a Q&A held in the Guildhall in Derry after the show's premiere, Lisa's friends aka the real-life Derry Girls couldn't let her get away without mentioning her Spice Girls connection.

When the floor was opened to questions, one asked: "Do you still remember the dance moves from the Spice Girls?"

Laughing with the crowd, Lisa said that a "horrific" video did exist of her and her friends' own Spice Girls routine that they had rehearsed for months.

She said that how the girls' performance ended up in the show was how she had dreamt she and her friends looked when they made up their routine.

"We were so bad - I mean spectacularly bad but we thought we were amazing," she laughed.

Derry Girls continues on Channel 4 on April 26 at 9.15pm

Read more: Liam Neeson makes Derry Girls surprise appearance in new series

Read more: Watch: Derry Girls say goodbye to show that 'changed their lives'

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