Biography
Distinctive Features
Long light red hair
Friends and Family
Melanie Chisholm
[Friend]
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George Michael
[Friend]
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Max Halliwell
[Brother]
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Paul Halliwell
[Brother]
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Karen Halliwell
[Sister]
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Natalie Halliwell-Jennings
[Sister]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 "My mother saw him on telly and said: "He looks so much like your father!" So now I think I`m Pete`s secret love child!" (Speaking about her fellow judge on Pop Idol: The Rivals, Pete Waterman.)Trivia
A former member of The Spice Girls along with Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, and Melanie Chisholm.
Among her many pre-stardom odd jobs was a stint as a cage go-go dancer in a Majorca disco, where she danced largely for rent money so she could stay in Majorca.
Gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, on May 14th, 2006 at London`s Portland Hospital. The father of the baby is her ex-boyfriend Sacha Gervasi.
Godfather of her daughter Bluebell is Kenneth Goss.
Godmother of her daughter Bluebell is Victoria Beckham.
In September 1999 Sotheby`s auction house in London featured her extravagant stage costumes, music awards, and personal belongings during her previous incarnation as "Ginger Spice". The items were part of a two day celebrity auction with proceeds going to a children`s cancer charity. Her famed Union Jack mini-dress she wore at 1997 Brit Awards fetched the most pounds a whopping $69,340 in American dollars, which she hand delivered to the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel.
Is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.
Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
With 11 singles (7 as a member of The Spice Girls, 4 as a solo artist) at #1 in the UK singles chart, Geri is the British female singer with most #1 singles in the UK chart history
Attended Callowland Infant School and Watford Grammar School for Girls.
Auditioned for a part in Tank Girl (1995), where she met future band mate Victoria Beckham (nee Adams).
Has a half brother Paul, a half sister Karen, a brother Max and a sister Natalie Halliwell-Jennings, all of whom are older than Geri.
Her dad was 50 when she was born.
Her half sister Karen helped make the infamous Union Jack dress Geri wore to the 1997 Brit Awards.
Mother became a Jehovah`s Witness when Geri was very young, which meant Geri didn`t get to celebrate birthdays or Christmas
On her father`s side: Grandmother was English and had a brief encounter with a Swedish merchant seaman, who turned out to be married and returned shortly after to his wife in Sweden.
On her mother`s side: Grandmother was a prison guard and grandfather was a prisoner.
She is the great grand daughter of the 1930s Mayor of Cordoba in Spain.
Was a hostess on the Turkish game show "Let`s Make A Deal".
Banned for driving for six weeks and ordered to pay a $580 fine and $50 court costs for driving twice the speed limit in Watford, England. [14 March 2001]
Friend of singer George Michael, guested in his house for a few months after leaving The Spice Girls.
Has two tattoos: One of a panther on the small of her back, and another of a star in between her shoulder blades
Her hero is Margaret Thatcher.
Pinched Prince Charles` bum.
She`s half Spanish (mother) and quarter English and Swedish (father).
Written an auto-biography titled "If Only..." in which she dedicated to her late father.
Announces that she is leaving The Spice Girls, citing differences with the other band members. [30 May 1998]
Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group, The Spice Girls.
Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe".
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