The Spice Girls copied Take That! Gary Barlow goes toe to toe with Geri Halliwell as rival X Factor judges turn on each other
The show kicked off in Liverpool where Gary Barlow was looking forward to auditions but he was in for a battle with guest judge Geri Halliwell.
The excitable Spice Girl arrived sitting on the window of her chauffeur driven car hoping to make a big impression with the locals.
She said: 'My father was from Liverpool so I'm one of you!' but the unimpressed crowd didn't respond at all as they pretty much ignored her.
Love hate relationship: Gary Barlow became incensed with Geri Halliwell as the two band members clashed on the X Factor
Battle of the egos: Geri Halliwell and Gary Barlow were at loggerheads during their time on X Factor
Her first conflict with Gary came as he accused The Spice Girls of copying Take That's pop style and example.
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Gary told Louis Walsh that there was never a rivalry between the two bands because: 'we made the blueprint and then they copied it.'
First up on stage was The It Girls, formed of Mia, 20, Sophie, 20, Cherie, 20, and Marni, 18, all studying at dance schools.
Epic fail: Geri tried to make a big entrance at the Liverpool auditions but was left feeling flat when the crowd failed to respond to her
Chalk and cheese: Geri and Gary clashed several times throughout the show in 2012 and seemed to genuinely dislike each other
Better luck next year: The It Girls confessed to being big Spice Girls fans but ultimately flopped with their rendition of Stop
Big fans of the Spice Girls they really wanted to impress Geri and wanted to audition with Stop.
While Geri joined in with dance moves and backing vocals from the safety of her judges chair, the group failed to impress.
As Gary began to tell the girls that they weren't very good, Geri interrupted rudely and was rebuffed sternly by the Take That singer.
Geri said: 'Not everybody in Take That could sing, sorry, I’m just being honest,' to which Louis said 'Hey Geri, not everybody in The Spice Girls could sing.'
Big mouth: Geri interrupted Gary as he tried to give his opinion on the It Girls, and cut him off mid-conversation
Adding fuel: Louis Walsh was quick to point out to Geri that some of the Spice Girls couldn't sing
Undeterred, Geri continued her assault and said: 'Gary, when I first started I could not sing, I can sing now. Two of your members could not sing.'
Their antagonistic ways didn't go unnoticed by their fellow judges and Tulisa said: ' Gary and Geri are having a little battle of the bands, a little bit of rivalry going on.'
Offstage, Ginger Spice couldn't resist making another dig at the boy band member: 'I mean I know that I'm competitive but he hides it, I'm just more honest about it.
Backstage backstabbing: While Geri boasted that she had achieved 11 number one singles, Gary quipped he couldn't keep count of all of his
In fighting: Even Tulisa commented on the apparent rivalry between Gary and the guest judge Geri
'I think he’s intimidated because you know, I sold more records.'
With Geri boasting that she had 11 number singles, Gary put her in her place when he said he couldn't even count the amount of number ones he had secured.
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