THEY'RE still the most successful girl group on the planet and girl power was at its peak when The Spice Girls made their foray into the film industry with Spice World 21 years ago this week.

And right in the thick of it all, was Dorset PR consultant Jackie Phillipson from Wimborne who runs Route PR with husband Richard.

Back in the nineties, Jackie was working for Poole-based company Sunseeker when she received a highly confidential fax from a film company who wanted to borrow a power boat.

It was only after some digging around that Jackie discovered it was the famed girl band and her task was to supply an Apache 45ft powerboat called Hellrazor, worth around £250k, owned by a Poole business family.

Here are six things Jackie says she learned from the experience...

1. What The Spice Girls were really like: "They were a force to be reckoned with! The power they wielded was surreal at times.

"Although there were terms and conditions from their management telling us not to approach them, the girls were really approachable and down to earth. It was interesting to see how quickly they could get into character when required though! One minute you would be sat having a cup of tea together and a chat and the next minute they were these cheeky, forces of nature we all know as The Spice Girls. They were great fun - really lovely.

"I remember Scary and Geri were all over the skipper! I loved Ginger because she was so outrageous. Posh Spice was seen as more reserved at the time, but she had a wicked sense of humour. I used to see Baby hanging out with her mum when she wasn't on set.

"I think Mel (Sporty Spice) was really quite shy but I was lucky enough to work with her during her solo career so I got to know her better later. I've worked with a couple of the girls since and they always remember me as 'the boat lady!'"

2. How the film industry works: "We were involved on set for a couple of days. There was a lot of down time in between takes and we ended up being involved in some of the crowd scenes. There were so many different people coming and going. We got to meet some of the other celebrities who were involved in the film too like Frank Bruno and Richard E Grant. Although the girls had their own trailers and always had a team of people around them they were very much in it together. I didn't see anyone arguing, there wasn't any controversy."

3. The power of celebrity: "It was chaotic and crazy at times - a bit like Beatlemania. It never ceased to amaze me how kids would find them. You would be in an undisclosed location in the middle of London, when all of a sudden crowds of people would start appearing and they would be hanging over bridges or climbing over barriers shouting: 'Do you know Ginger Spice or do you know Baby?' it was surreal."

4. How PR has changed from the 90s: Back then it was all about posting press releasing or sending them by fax or you would go up to London and hand deliver them to editors.

Social media has changed all that. Now it's about writing emails and posts on social media. I would never have asked anyone for a selfie or an autograph though because that was not part of the my job. It was seen as uncool back then. We are much more intrusive now. In many ways we were more respectful of people."

5. How celebrity opens doors: "It was the launch pad for other film and TV projects. We were involved in the next James Bond film and also got involved in the world of Formula One working with racing driver Nigel Mansell and more recently Harry Styles."

6. That wrap parties are awesome. "It was held at a private house in London - the location was top secret. The house had different quirky rooms - there was even a hugging tree and a psychedelic room. And there were so many famous faces. You would be having a drink at the bar and find yourself stood next to David Beckham or Stephen Fry!."