Geri Halliwell's Life
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, better known as Geri Halliwell or Ginger Spice, was born on 6 August 1972 in Watford, Hertfordshire.
In her time, Geri Halliwell has been a club dancer in Majorca, a TV presenter in Turkey, an aerobics instructor, a cleaner, a barmaid, and a topless model.
That's not to mention Geri Halliwell's role in The Spice Girls as Ginger Spice, whose debut single, Wannabe was released in 1996.
The other Spice Girls were Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham.
The girl band became the pop phenomenon of the late 1990s with popular singles including "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1". The Spice Girls also starred in a 1997 film "Spiceworld".
In 1998 Geri Halliwell split from The Spice Girls. Amid rumours of ructions, she left in May (although she did feature on the August hit, "Viva Forever").
Geri Halliwell launched a successful solo career with four number ones. Her debut single in May 1999 was "Look At Me".
Her image changed and she also became a UN Goodwill ambassador. She published her autobiography, If Only. Soon after she wrote her second book, "Geri Halliwell, Geri: Just for the Record", which discussed her battle against bulimia.
In 2004 Geri Halliwell resumed her solo career with "Ride It".
In an interview with Jonathan Ross, she talked about her attitude to the opposite sex:
"As I've got older I've got to trust my instinct a bit more. I'm interested in the man himself... I've dated a lot... I like a real male, an alpha male. I think we're designed to be with the perfect mate."
In May 2006, Geri Halliwell gave birth to a girl. The baby's father is reported to be Hollywood scriptwriter Sacha Gervasi, who was introduced to Geri by Robbie Williams. They dated in 2005 but split after only six weeks.
In 2008, starting on May 2, Geri Halliwell had her Ugenia Lavender children's books published by Macmillan in a six book deal, following the adventures of nine-year-old Ugenia and her friends.
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