Emma Bunton fends off demeaning questions in unearthed footage

It seems that with every passing day, a brighter light is being shone on the degrading situations women in the entertainment industry are faced with while simply doing their jobs.

From the women, who have come forward against Harvey Weinstein, to Blake Lively's admission that a make-up artist filmed her without her permission while she slept, countless stories are emerging which speak volumes of the power imbalance in the entertainment industry.

Yesterday, footage from 2005 was unearthed which saw Emma Bunton fend off degrading questions posed by Howard Stern and his co-host, Robin Quivers.

While appearing on Howard's radio show, the former Spice Girl was questioned about her virginity, her puberty and the arrival of her first period.

While clearly attempting to keep the mood light, Emma sidestepped a lot of the questions before outwardly insisting she wasn't going to answer some of them.

"I don't care, I'm not telling you about that. Absolutely not. I am being honest but I don’t want to tell you that," she responded when Howard asked her when she got her period.

Should watch this Emma Bunton/Howard Stern clip. Entertainment industry allows men w/power (like Harvey Weinstein) to treat woman like meat pic.twitter.com/FwB5GingFO

— That's nice that (@KulturVulture) October 11, 2017

The footage has caused outrage on social media, with one person sharing the video and writing: "Should watch this Emma Bunton/Howard Stern clip. Entertainment industry allows men w/power (like Harvey Weinstein) to treat woman like meat."

Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud fame also shared the video and expressed her disgust for the way in which a then 29-year-old Emma was treated while appearing as a guest on the show.

"This old tape is disgusting. Poor Emma. Don't let anyone ever subject you like this, you're well within your rights to tell him to GFH," Nicola wrote.