1. Geri Halliwell rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Spice.
63 Facts About Geri Halliwell
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Geri Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998, citing exhaustion and creative differences, but rejoined when they reunited for a greatest hits album and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls and Spice World.
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Geri Halliwell's recording contract with EMI was not renewed and she stated that she was not interested in recording another album.
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In 2013, Geri Halliwell returned to the music industry in Australia with the release of her first solo single in eight years, "Half of Me".
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Geri Halliwell has served as a judge on television talent shows, including Popstars: The Rivals, The X Factor UK, and Australia's Got Talent.
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Geri Halliwell has appeared in films, including Spice World, Crank: High Voltage, and Gran Turismo.
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Geraldine Estelle Geri Halliwell was born on 6 August 1972 at Watford General Hospital in Watford, Hertfordshire, the daughter of Ana Maria and Laurence Francis Geri Halliwell.
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Geri Halliwell's mother is a Spaniard, hailing from Huesca, while her father was of Swedish, Finnish, English and a "bit of French" descent.
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Geri Halliwell's paternal grandfather was a Swedish-speaking Finn Mathias Karlson Sjovik, born in Korsnas, Finland, who emigrated to Sweden.
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Geri Halliwell grew up on a council estate in North Watford.
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On 31 May 1998, Geri Halliwell announced through her solicitor that she had left the Spice Girls due to depression and differences between the group.
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Geri Halliwell's action aroused controversy as her former group was due to embark on a North American tour, which they eventually completed without her.
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In 1999, one year after leaving the group, Geri Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut album Schizophonic, with the lead single "Look at Me", produced by Absolute and Phil Bucknall.
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The album was preceded by a 90-minute documentary titled Geri Halliwell, released in May 1999 for the British television channel Channel 4 by Molly Dineen.
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Geri Halliwell was nominated at the BRIT Awards ceremony in 2000 for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best Pop Act; she performed "Bag It Up" during the show.
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In October 1999, Geri Halliwell released the autobiography If Only, in which she described her life as a Spice Girl.
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Geri Halliwell donated the advance she received for the book to a London-based breast cancer care organization.
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In 2001, Geri Halliwell released her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster.
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Geri Halliwell's cover version of the Weather Girls' 1983 hit, "It's Raining Men" was released as the lead single from the album and was included on the Bridget Jones's Diary film soundtrack.
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Geri Halliwell released a French version of "Calling" titled "Au Nom de L'amour".
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In January 2002, Geri Halliwell was nominated at the BRIT Awards, this time for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Single for "It's Raining Men".
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In late 2002, Geri Halliwell was featured alongside Pete Waterman and Louis Walsh as a judge on the television series Popstars: The Rivals, which created Girls Aloud.
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Geri Halliwell was featured as a guest reporter on the television program Extra in the US.
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In late 2004, Geri Halliwell made a return to music with the single "Ride It", which reached number four in the United Kingdom and number one on the dance charts.
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Geri Halliwell planned her first solo tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, but low ticket sales led to the cancellation of the tour.
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On 12 April 2007, it was announced that Geri Halliwell had signed a six-book deal with Macmillan Children's Books.
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In 2009, Geri Halliwell appeared in the film Crank: High Voltage and on the BBC One's The One Show on 7 May 2009.
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In 2010, Geri Halliwell stood in for Dannii Minogue as a guest judge on The X Factor at the Glasgow auditions alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl.
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In March 2010, vocal coach and singer Carrie Grant announced on ITV1's The Alan Titchmarsh Show that Geri Halliwell would be making a return to music.
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In 2012, Geri Halliwell returned as a guest judge on The X Factor at the Liverpool auditions, standing in for Kelly Rowland.
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In October 2012, Geri Halliwell made her first solo performance in seven years at the Breast Cancer Care, debuting a new track called "Phenomenal Woman".
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On 3 October 2013, Geri Halliwell premiered her first solo single in nearly eight years, "Half of Me", with a performance on Channel 9's NRL Footy Show grand final show in Australia.
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In 2015, Geri Halliwell continued to work on new material for a fourth studio album.
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Geri Halliwell guest presented an episode of The One Show in October 2015.
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In November 2016,13 new songs by Geri Halliwell which were reportedly recorded for an album titled Man on the Mountain were leaked onto the internet.
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That year, Geri Halliwell appeared on episode three of the 2016 series of Sport Relief Bake Off.
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In March 2017, Halliwell presented the BBC Two documentary Geri's 90s: My Drive to Freedom as part of the BBC Music: My Generation series.
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In June 2017, Geri Halliwell released a charity single, "Angels in Chains", a tribute to George Michael, to raise money for Childline.
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Geri Halliwell sat in for Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 in July 2017.
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Geri Halliwell guest presented an episode of This Morning in August 2017 with Rylan Clark-Neal.
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In November 2020, Geri Halliwell debuted the original YouTube series Rainbow Woman for which she wrote, directed, and served as an executive producer.
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The series features Geri Halliwell taking part in series of vignettes that follow her on different adventures.
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Geri Halliwell was in the cast of the 2023 film Gran Turismo, playing the wife of Djimon Hounsou.
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In October 2022, Geri Halliwell announced a new book deal with the UK branch of Scholastic.
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Alongside its release, Geri Halliwell released the original songs "Ghost in My House" and "Beautiful Life" to promote the book.
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That same month, Geri Halliwell went to the United States on a book tour.
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On 6 October 2023, Geri Halliwell appeared on an episode of CBeebies Bedtime Stories, reading "I Love You Because I Love You" by Muon Thi Van.
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On 10 April 2025, Geri Halliwell revealed in an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show that the rights had been bought to turn the Rosie Frost series into either films or television series; she added that Rosie Frost had always been imagined as a trilogy.
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In 2010, Halliwell partnered with British retailer Next to create a swimwear collection named "Geri by Next".
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In 1998, Geri Halliwell became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund.
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In 2000 Halliwell appeared in the two-part documentary series Geri's World Walkabout for the BBC, which followed her work with the UN and other travels.
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On 25 October 2015, the Mail on Sunday reported that Geri Halliwell had been in talks with the Department for Education with a view to establishing a free school in north London, scheduled to open in 2018 and specialising in the arts and business.
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Geri Halliwell was definitely the original Spice Girl rising from the greengrocer's daughter to Prime Minister.
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Geri Halliwell had the courage to stand by her convictions.
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In 2019, Geri Halliwell named Winston Churchill as a historical British figure she admired.
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In 2001, Geri Halliwell was in a short-term relationship with the pop singer Robbie Williams.
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The child's father is screenwriter Sacha Gervasi with whom Geri Halliwell was in a relationship in 2005; Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton are godmothers.
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Geri Halliwell began dating Christian Horner, the team principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team, in February 2014.
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In October 2016, Geri Halliwell said that she and Horner were expecting their first child together.
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Geri Halliwell released a statement saying that the press reports following the interview had been "hurtful to her family".
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Geri Halliwell later adopted Daisy, who survived life-saving liver surgery at just six months old, as seen on Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs.
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Geri Halliwell has spoken out about her experiences of bulimia, saying that she came close to death, weighing just 7 stone, and was advised by Robbie Williams to seek medical help.
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In 2022, Geri Halliwell was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University.