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Geri Halliwell Profile |
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Birth Date: August 6, 1972
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Birth Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Geraldine Estelle Halliwell
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Height: 5'3"
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Biography |
The product of a Spanish mother, Anne-Marie, and a
Swedish-English father, Lawrence, who was 50 by the time she
was born on August 8, 1972, the Watford girl describes
herself as "a mongrel".
She grew up listening to Madonna, Michael Jackson and Abba,
but was also influenced by the music and films her father
loved: Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Bassey.
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell has been a club dancer in
Majorca, a TV presenter in Turkey, an aerobics instructor, a
cleaner, a barmaid, a model and a Spice Girl. She always
wanted to be in the spotlight and got her big break with the
Spice Girls who stormed both British and American charts
with numerous number one singles and two number one albums.
Geri Halliwell joined the Spice Girls after responding to an
ad in the newspaper for an "all girl band". She used to work
as a dancer in a go-go club, and she posed nude several
times when she was very young because she had bills to pay,
which is the reason why you can find nude pictures of her
all over the Internet.
Geri was part of the Spice Girls for the first two albums
and the movie Spice World. She was known mostly for her
outrageous outfits and antics (like when her breasts came
out of the red dress you see above, at the Brit Awards), not
to mention her strong belief in "Girl Power".
She even pinched Prince Charles' bottom and sang "Happy
Birthday" Marilyn Monroe style at his 50th birthday party.
She left the Spice Girls in 1998, apparently "forced out" by
Scary Spice, who hated her singing and dancing skills.
The former Ginger Spice released a solo album this year that
was received with critical and commercial success. Although
her music didn't hit such a high note with North American
fans, her album shot straight to number one in the UK.
Geri's next move involves serious film roles in major
movies. For some reason, we don't envision any Oscars coming
her way anytime soon. Geri is set to star in a film entitled
Therapy.
Although she has already starred in the movie Spice World,
this will actually be her first movie role playing someone
other than herself. Geri will be receiving 1 million pounds
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Other
Information |
Announces that she is leaving the Spice Girls, citing
differences with the other band members. [30 May 1998]
Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance
Video, "Wannabe".
Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group,
Spice Girls.
Pinched Prince Charles' bum.
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.
Written an auto-biography titled "If Only..." in which she
dedicated to her late father.
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]
She's half Spanish (mother) and quarter English and Swedish
(father).
She is the great grand daughter of the 1930s Mayor of
Cordoba in Spain.
On her mother's side: Grandmother was a prison guard and
grandfather was a prisoner.
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.
Has a half brother Paul, a half sister Karen, a brother Max
and a sister Natalie, all of whom are older than Geri.
Her half sister Karen helped make the infamous Union Jack
dress Geri wore to the 1997 Brit Awards.
Her dad was 50 when she was born.
Mother became a Jehovah's Witness when Geri was very young,
which meant Geri didn't get to celebrate birthdays or
Christmas.
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).
Was a hostess on the Turkish game show "Let's Make A Deal".
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.
Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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.
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. |
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