I’ve got an image of me at the bottom of my garden sitting under my silver birch tree reading, while everyone else had gone somewhere exotic. – Geri Halliwell
I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I’m so much more balanced than I was. – Geri Halliwell
There will always be a few people who just want to knock you down or are jealous or just want to be horrible for the sake of it. I don’t know what drives someone to be nasty. – Geri Halliwell
I think it’s unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love. – Geri Halliwell
I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I’ll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her. – Geri Halliwell
I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone’s taste. – Geri Halliwell
Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis – it takes all the playfulness away. – Geri Halliwell
It is a blessing to have pretty people around me. I like people who are sparky, positive. Evil, dark people are repelled by me: ‘Oooh no! Too much sunlight.’ – Geri Halliwell
‘Spice Girls’ is about unifying the world – every age, every gender, everyone. It’s woman power, it’s an essence, a tribe. – Geri Halliwell
Some people are naturally thin and some people are naturally heavier. It doesn’t mean that bigger is healthier, or much thinner is healthier, it’s on an individual basis. – Geri Halliwell
I have never sung a whole song on my own before and I am not the best dancer in the world, but I would rather try and fall than not not try at all. – Geri Halliwell
I’m so supported, and I’m so privileged. So many women today are single parents; I don’t feel different. I think you get out of life what you put into it… and Bluebell was a beautiful accident. I feel blessed to have her. I’m learning every day as a mother. – Geri Halliwell
Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it’s not working for yourself. – Geri Halliwell
I have been wearing black, which was a reaction to the Ginger thing. But now I have hopes and I can be anything. Tomorrow I might be naked with a feather boa, who knows? – Geri Halliwell
It’s really important to remember that most people in the public eye are human for a start and a lot of things that you read in the media get slightly misconstrued and manipulated. – Geri Halliwell
The thing is, when I feel like I have to lose weight, the opposite happens. I remember stuffing loads of chocolate on the plane to the shoot, and I thought, ‘Why don’t you have the courage to show up in a body that’s natural, not overly worked out?’ – Geri Halliwell
The truth sets you free. It’s a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It’s amazing. – Geri Halliwell
We’re all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we’re growing up. – Geri Halliwell
I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn’t dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears. – Geri Halliwell
I have got one of those faces that change every day: you can dress me up, make me look vampy and then make me look 12 years old. But don’t all women do this thing? We all take on these roles. – Geri Halliwell