Geri Halliwell-Hornerhas nothing but love for her fellowSpice Girls.
Speaking to PEOPLE in 10’s Makho Ndlovu about hernewly released fictional novel, the former Spice Girl revealed what girl power means to her and opened up about her relationship with her “sisters.”
“Girl power to me actually means equality for everyone,” Halliwell, 51 — once known as Ginger Spice — said. “It’s not just for women, it’s for everyone. Whatever gender you are, whatever culture you are — real love is equal and it’s abundant.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Halliwell-Horner opened up about how the girl group — which also includesVictoria Beckham,Melanie “Mel B” Brown,Emma Bunton,Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm— has remained close after all these years.
Geri Halliwell-Horner.Santiago Felipe/Getty
Santiago Felipe/Getty
“If you went to school with someone or university, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been apart. Or your lives have gone in completely different directions,” she said.
Adding, “You find things in common like motherhood — but ultimately there’s always that affection. I feel love and protection towards them. They’re my sisters so it’s always a joy to see them. I love being around them.”
Halliwell-Horner — who is mom to daughter Bluebell, 17, son Monty, 6, and stepmom to husband Christian Horner’s 9-year-old daughter Olivia — also gave each of her kids their very own Spice Girl name.
“Monty, he does love LEGO and he built the Titanic LEGO which is for an 18-year-old. He is absolutely obsessed withCéline Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On,'” she said of her son. “He’s really quite precise and dedicated. I call him Precise Spice.”
She added of her daughter and stepdaughter: Olivia’s “adorable and she loves animals so I’d say Caring Spice. Bluebell, she’s very dedicated and hardworking.”
After taking a long pause to think about it, Ndlovu suggested “Boss Spice” — and she was in full agreement.
The Spice Girls.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Although the Spice Girls officially disbanded in 2001, they did release multiple new and expanded versions of their iconicSpiceworldalbum — featuring the hit singles “Spice Up Your Life,” “Too Much” and “Stop” — incelebration of the chart-topping album’s 25th anniversarylast year.
“TheSpiceworldera was such a fun time for us,” said the English girl group in a press statement at the time. “We’d just had a No. 1 album, we were traveling all over the world and meeting our amazing fans, we released our second album AND we had our very own movie! Who would’ve thought it? It’s crazy to think that 25 years have passed.”
The band also went on a13-date U.K. tourin 2019. Chisholm previously told PEOPLE that another tour “has to happen” and that she’s even hoping to get Beckham onboard this time.
source: people.com
