August 2002 30/08 >Just For The Record's signings Geri will sign her new autobiography Just For The Record two times on September. First, she will be on the 18th at Trafford Centre, in Manchester, 5:00 pm onwards. Then, she will be on the 19th at Waterstone's Book Store, in London, 6:00 pm onwards. The book will be published on the 9th of September. >Geri at the Pepsi Charts show Geri is on the verge of going to Russia, to perform at the lastest Pepsi Charts show. Thus, she will be on the 1st of September in Moscow and on the 2nd of September in St Petersburg. Geri has already been to Russia at the beginning of 2002, namely to celebrate the opening of a famous jeweller. >A new Yoga video? It seems that Geri has decided to release a new video about Yoga. The video would be entitled "Geri Yoga 2" and would be out on the 18th of November. The video would follow "Geri Yoga", which was very successfull last year in England. >A new album expected It's not a rumor anymore, Geri is to record a third solo album. It will be produced by Pete Waterman, who is also a judge in the new Popstars serial, along with Geri. This album should be successfull as Pete Waterman has already produced a lot of hits, namely the British band Step's ones. 26/08 >Interesting interview I'VE FOUND A MAN WHO MAKES ME HAPPY
POP queen Geri Halliwell has finally found the lover who can help her change her life. She has swapped a string of celebrity boyfriends for quiet, self-effacing Demian Walker...and she couldn't be more pleased. "I think we all know that relationships haven't been one of my strong points," she says, shooting him a smile. "It's early days for us but Demian makes me happy and that's all I could ask for. That's enough for me. This is my first proper relationship for ages." Former Spice Girl Geri, whose astonishing new autobiography Just For The Record is serialised in the News of the World from next week, looks a long-overdue picture of health and happiness as we chat. She and Demian reportedly met in an LA rehabilitation clinic where they were both supposedly receiving therapy. The 26-year-old American is a subject that Geri prefers to keep private, but when pressed, she agrees to put the record straight. "We met in a pet shop in California, looking at puppies," she says. "And, if I remember rightly, I was looking pretty hideous. It wasn't a good hair day! "But they always say you meet someone when you least expect it, and that couldn't be more true for me. Finding a boyfriend was absolutely the last thing on my mind when I met Demian. "For the first month, I even got his name wrong, poor thing, and kept calling him Damian." But Demian had problems of his own—he didn't realise this girl called Geri was a star. "Then, one day, we were at a rodeo together," Geri smiles, "and someone screamed, ‘Oh my God, you're Geri Halliwell!' Demian thought it was bizarre that a complete stranger would know who I was but, after that, the cat was kind of out of the bag. "But we have a very normal, down-to-earth relationship. We still like going to the pet shop, getting the puppies out and pretending we're going to buy them. Screams "And the other thing we like doing is just going down the arcade, hanging out and playing the fruit machines. There's nothing remotely showbiz about us. "Over the last few months, I've remembered what it's like to be a human being again and I've really been enjoying it. "On the one hand, when you date someone famous they know exactly what it feels like to be in the glare of 10,000 people screaming at you and exactly how drained you feel at the end of the day. "But they can also get on your nerves because all they want to talk about is showbiz! "Life is a messy experience and, in the past, I simply wasn't ready to commit. I think becoming famous arrested my development. "I was emotionally immature and, as a result, unable to have strong, intimate relationships with men. "I appreciate that, for Demian, there's an awful lot of baggage to take on board and it requires a huge amount of tolerance. It's not glamorous. Only time will tell how he copes with my fame." And how is she coping with her new role as a judge, along with record producer Pete Waterman and Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, on TV's Popstars: The Rivals? "Pete called me on my mobile while I was driving down to San Francisco and asked me to be on the show," Geri explains. "He flattered me basically and we hit it off immediately. Pete is going to produce my next album. "And you know what the weird thing is? My mother saw him on telly and said: ‘He looks so much like your father!' So now I think I'm Pete's secret love child!" Geri is momentarily floored when I tell her that Louis hasn't been nearly so supportive, branding her a "talent-less, tone-deaf fame seeker". "You know what?" she says, recovering quickly, "Louis is a cutie and I get on with them both. We have this secret guessing game we play sometimes, called Spot The Song, because sometimes we can't even recognise the song that's being sung it's so bad. "And that's made me realise that sometimes we take our own talents for granted—because I'm thinking, ‘You know what? I'm really good!' She adds: "I feel very privileged to be in this powerful position. I have the power to make or break someone's life. I believe that I have a gift for spotting talent. "I can spot sparkle in someone but if I feel that someone can take me being a bit brutal then—without crushing their dreams completely—I'll say exactly what I feel. "I told one girl, ‘You're as good as someone I've just put through and you're equally as beautiful, but you're only half-hearted about this, so I'm not prepared to put you through because of your attitude'. Teeth "I'm interviewing for a very coveted pop job and I'm just not going to give that opportunity to someone who only half wants it. "But it swings both ways. There was this guy with a dreadful goatee beard who auditioned and didn't get picked. He hadn't been to stage school or anything—he was just a carpet fitter. But he had such ambition and raw talent that I told him to go away, shave off his goatee then come back and try again. And now he's through. That really lifted my spirits. "Sometimes you get these stage school showbiz luvvies and, even when you're telling them that they're not going through, they're still grinning, all eyes and teeth, going, ‘Oh, thank you very much', and being all redcoat about it. It's...interesting." But how does Geri cope with the famous people who criticise her? Robbie Williams described her as "a demonic little girl". Then, six months ago, George Michael accused her of being "obsessed with hype". He said: "The real truth is that Geri is a lovely girl and, in some ways, she's a remarkable person. "But it's very difficult to maintain a relationship with a person who lives for the press...when all I want to do is run away from that." Still, Geri clearly has a thick skin and what's said in the heat of the moment doesn't seem to have any lasting effect. "I last spoke to George on his birthday, back in June," she says. "I love George. He's like my older brother and I hope he's in my life forever. "As for Rob, he's the only living being in this whole planet who knows how I feel about leaving the Spice Girls. We have a relationship that's very brotherly-sisterly, very matey. "But people come in and out of each other's lives like travelling companions." So what about her old ‘travelling companions', the Spice Girls? "I loved being part of a team and I did miss being part of the band," she says. "I still dream about them. "But there comes that point in your life when you just have to move on. And I have." source: news of the world 16/08 >Geri Halliwell set to quit Britain for U.S. Pop singer Geri Halliwell has let slip that she is ready to leave Britain for the US to be with her millionaire lover, according to reports. Geri is in love with 26-year-old Chicago tycoon Damian Warner, who jetted into Manchester this week to be with her while she films the new series of Pop Stars. Now she has told friends and colleagues that she will be heading off to California in the next few months to spend more time with him, says Britain’s Daily Express. A close friend told the newspaper: “She has made it clear that she wants to spend more time with Damian. But it’s a real shame because she has been brilliant as a judge on Pop Stars. She called Damian over from America because she missed him like hell. And she’s decided she wants to spend more time with him.” Judges on the series are already admitting that the former Spice Girl will be missed. On Thusday, a senior executive on Pop Stars: The Rivals said: “Geri has been amazing… she knows the music industry inside out and has been an absolute godsend to the show. But we think it’s all short-term. She has confided in us that she will most likely base herself in Los Angeles from the start of next year. The ITV people are quite disappointed that she might not be available for a second series.” Geri, who turned 30 last week, first met Damian at Cottonwood rehabilitation clinic outside Tucson, Arizona, where she was allegedly being treated for bulimia and he was trying to recover from the use of illegal substances. The two have kept a low profile but insiders say the singer is very happy. One said: “The have tried not to be seen together but when they are, it’s clear they only have eyes for each other.” Pop Stars: The Rivals will be screened on ITV1 later this year. source: hello magazine 09/08 >Geri Halliwell finds missing child on English beach When three-year-old George Illingworth went missing at a water carnival and was restored to his father by former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and a friend, the tot's dad was in such a state that he didn’t even recognise the pop star at first. “I was so relieved to see him safe and sound that I didn’t notice anything unusual about either of the women,” says 37-year-old Peter Illingworth. “I thanked them profusely and as they were walking away someone told me one of them was Geri. I went after her, and sure enough it was definitely her. She said she was glad we had George back safe.” The Look At Me singer, who was staying with friends in South Devon, was out for a day of fun at the carnival in Shaldon, near Teignmouth. She and a friend spotted George wandering around some shops and recognised from his dinosaur T-shirt that he was the missing boy. The former Ginger Spice posed for a photo alongside a relieved Peter and his lost little son, ensuring the grateful dad won’t forget the day he met the 30-year-old pop singer by surprise. “You don’t expect to meet somebody that famous,” he says, “on an obscure beach in Devon.” source: hello 08/08 >Nice Spice GERI HALLIWELL helped reunite a lost child with his frantic parents. The ex-Spice Girl spotted two-year-old George Illingworth after he wandered away from a beach carnival near Torquay, Devon. She had heard his description in a public announcement. George’s dad Peter, 40, said: “I was so relieved to see George I didn’t notice it was Geri with him at first. “Then I recognised her and I was amazed. She said she was glad we had George back safe and well.” source: the sun >Geri comes to the rescue A lost child was reunited with her parents on a South Devon beach - thanks to pop star Geri Halliwell. The former Spice Girl came to the aid of the child who had wandered off from her parents at Shaldon Water Carnival. Organisers of Saturday's event had put out an appeal by loudspeaker after worried parents reported their daughter missing. A few moments later she turned up safe and well - with Geri at her side. Event secretary Kim Davies said: "We'd heard rumours that Geri was somewhere on the beach. "We put out an appeal for the lost child and just a few moments later she turned up with Geri. I don't know if she had recognised her or not." Geri also visited the village's main beach on Saturday and was spotted in Teignmouth earlier in the day. She visited a Teignmouth nail parlour and took the ferry from Back Beach over to Shaldon. It is believed she was staying at a local hotel and visiting friends who live in Shaldon. She was also spotted in the village walking her pet dog Harry. source: this is devon >Spicy surprise for Carnival A surprise visit by pop star Geri Halliwell and an equally unexpected downpour made for a memorable Shaldon Water Carnival. The former Spice Girl arrived at the main beach on the Shaldon Ferry from Teignmouth while the carnival events were in full swing. She went unnoticed by many carnival-goers but made her presence known when she found a lost child moments after an appeal had been made over the loudspeaker system. Geri, who was visiting friends in the village, stayed around to watch some of the carnival events. The packed programme of activities started with an official opening by carnival queen Rosie Ramsden in the morning. A village quiz, pavement drawings and children's fancy dress were followed by pillow fights and novelty games. The second unexpected visitor turned up just before the highlight of the day, the parade of decorated floats. Torrential rain fell on the village half an hour before the starts of the parade. It cleared the beach and meant fewer than normal spectators were present when the rain finally stopped and the parade got underway. Ten floats took part including entries based on the World Cup and the film The Italian Job, which featured a bus being followed by a Mini. source: this is devon 06/08 >Happy Birthday to Geri! Geri is 30 today! Let's sing her a very happy birthday! >Louis Walsh denies reports of Geri jibe Louis Walsh has denied reports Geri Halliwell made cruel comments to one of the contestants auditioning for Popstars: the Rivals. One hopeful claims Geri insulted her by saying she was "larger than life." But the Westlife manager says the only person who has been making any snide remarks is him. "Geri's a very nice girl and some of her one-liners are very funny, he told Radio 1. "The only problem with Geri is that if she fancies one of the guys, she wants to put them through to the next round, even if they can't sing." Geri had originally promised to be "honest but with compassion" when dealing with the pop wannabes. She joined Pete Waterman and Westlife manager Louis Walsh on the first day of auditions for the series in London. source: ananova >Geri blasted by pop judge Star makers ...
EX-SPICE Girl Geri Halliwell was last night branded a talentless fame-seeker — by a fellow judge in ITV’s new Popstars series. Louis Walsh — manager of Boyzone and Westlife — told The Sun: “She won’t know about finding a singer because she is tone deaf. “All the Spice Girls are tone deaf and that’s why their solo careers failed. “Geri has no talent, can’t sing or dance and — like a lot of the kids who audition — is desperate for fame.” “She did that Turkish TV show and these kids will have tried stuff like that too. She is just very glad and grateful to be on TV — she has a book coming out, after all.” Louis, 47, launched his attack as he joined Geri and original judge Pete Waterman, 55, to audition wannabes for Popstars: The Rivals. But Geri — 30 today — was completely unaware of the pop svengali’s tirade as they watched 400 hopefuls take a shot at stardom. The stick-thin blonde, who is getting a reported £500,000 for the series, said she enjoyed her stint at London’s Wembley Conference Centre. She added: “I’m keeping Pete and Louis in check. We have had a few disagreements but nothing major — so far. “I’m looking forward to the next couple of weeks.” And show host Davina McCall, 34, said: “There’s going to be lots of crying and lots of kissing - it will be an emotional rollercoaster.” The judges will select 10 people from the show — to be screened this autumn — to form a boy band under Waterman and a rival girl band run by Walsh. Both will release debut singles in time for the lucrative Christmas market. And the lucky ten can expect to storm to the top of the charts if previous winners of the Granada shows are anything to go by. The first Popstars series made stars of Mylene Klass, Suzanne Shaw, Kym Marsh, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan when they formed Hear’Say. Kym has since left the band. The second series — Pop Idol — launched Gareth Gates, Will Young and current No1 Darius Danesh. Yesterday’s audition for 16 to 24-year-olds was the first of five in London and will be followed by four in Manchester and two in Glasgow. But the odds are stacked against stardom — only eight of the first 100 to be seen were invited back for a second audition. Millionaire Irishman Walsh revealed the number would have been higher if it had been down to Geri. He said: “If she fancies the guys she says, ‘He’s cute’ and wants to put them through.’ “Then I have to say, ‘Yeah, but he can’t sing’. “She is very honest — but I think she is feeling very sorry for a lot of people.” The auditions are for people shortlisted by producers from more than 30,000 applications. But many missed the deadline — and are being given a second chance. They can turn up at the Wembley Conference Centre this Friday or at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester a week on Friday from 8.30am. Auditions are on a first-come-first-served basis. source: the sun >Geri blasted by fellow Popstars judge! Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has been branded a talentless fame seeker by Louis Walsh, her fellow judge on the new Popstars series. Walsh, the man behind Boyzone and Westlife told The Sun: 'Geri won't know about finding a singer because she is tone deaf. All the Spice Girls are tone deaf and that's why their solo careers failed. Geri has no talent, can't sing or dance and - like a lot of the kids who audition - is desperate for fame. She is just very glad and grateful to be on TV. She has a book coming out, after all!' Walsh, 47, will join Geri and fellow judge Pete Waterman on the new panel for the new ITV series Popstars: The Rivals. The judges will select 10 pop wannabes from the show to form a boyband under Waterman and a rival girl band run by Walsh. The show will be screened in the autumn and both bands will release debut singles in time for Christmas. The first round of auditions were held yesterday in London and will be followed by four in Manchester and two in Glasgow. Over 30,000 wannabes applied for the auditions.The next batch of auditions, for those who missed the application deadline, are at London's Wembley Conference Centre this Friday or at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester on 16 August at 8.30am. source: worldpop 02/08 >Hear'Say criticise Geri Halliwell as new Popstars judge Hear'Say have criticised the choice of Geri Halliwell as a judge on upcoming talent show Pop Rivals. Myleene Klass says Halliwell shouldn't be allowed to put together a new band because she instigated the Spice Girls split. Hear'Say were speaking on online celebrity chat show AOL Live this morning. Myleene said "I'd find it quite ironic auditioning for Geri Halliwell. She instigated the split with the Spice Girls. I don't know that she's the right person." Hear'Say colleague Noel Sullivan said: "I don't see how you can be a judge about putting a band together when you're the person who walked out of it." Danny Foster agreed with his two bandmates. He said: "It sums up how it's going. Before, the judges were record company executive and management companies." Myleene added: "Now it's the blind leading the blind." And Noel finished by saying: "...and they might not necessarily be so talented themselves." source: ananova >Geri pulls out of books battle with Scary Spice Geri Halliwell has delayed the publication of her second autobiography. It means Just For The Record will not now hit the shops on the same day as Mel B's new book. Scary Spice's diaries Catch A Fire will still come out on September 2. Geri's book, the follow-up to If Only, has now been moved back a week to September 9. Advance sales figures show Mel is outstripping her former fellow Spice Girl by almost two to one, reports The Sun. A spokesman for Geri said her publication date had been changed for serialisation reasons. source: ananova >Geri's lost the plot GERI HALLIWELL has pulled out of a book battle with former bandmate MEL B — and has moved her release date back. The ex-SPICE GIRLS’ autobiographies were set to go head to head on September 2 with Geri widely expected to be the winner. But pre-sales figures show Mel is outselling her rival by nearly two to one. Geri’s book, Just For The Record, will now come out a week later on September 9. A publishing source said: “Everyone was astounded when pre-sales figures showed Mel’s book, Catch A Fire, was way ahead. “On the Amazon chart Mel has sold 6,802 copies while Geri is only on 3,631.” Last night Geri’s aide said the date had been changed for serialisation purposes." source: the sun 01/08 >If Only released again
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