Geri Halliwell

Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It’s much more intense.

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.

I am absolutely blessed and I’m very grateful for where I am today.

Obviously Victoria and Mel B have become mothers and there is a part of me that wants to be a mum.

We are obsessed with image. I don’t think we should take it that seriously.

Being mean about other people isn’t on my radar.

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.

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.

I won’t mention the word tired. This is the 20th century and I can go around a little faster.

I know that I’ve overfed myself trying to prop myself up because I’m exhausted.

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.

We’re all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we’re growing up.

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it’s not working for yourself.

I don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m damn well gonna do it!

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?

I want to communicate through my music. If you want to know Geri Halliwell listen to my album: it tells you more about me than a documentary ever could.

I’m never getting too lonely because it’s the kind of disease where you might sit in front of the TV with three bags of biscuits, rather than communicate with the world.

I’d never choose to turn the clock back.

There’s always going to be that pressure when you’re in front of the camera. When you’re famous it’s just an extreme version of reality and there’s a pressure to look a certain way.

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.

Everyone has a mad half-hour once a month.

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.

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.