Geri Halliwell-Horner criticises Madonna’s latest work as she reveals reason why the Spice Girls haven’t reunited yet
Geri Halliwell-Horner has criticised Madonna’s latest work as she revealed the reason why the Spice Girls haven’t reunited yet.
Speaking to Times Radio on Tuesday, the singer, 52, explained there is the prospect of new material from the band ‘if it felt relevant’.
Chatting to Fi Glover for the Off Air with Jane & Fi podcast, she was asked about the potential for new music and used Madonna as an example while explaining her reasoning.
Geri said: ‘If it felt relevant, but if not, either way is okay. Because I always come from a fan perspective.
‘Let’s say Madonna, right? I’m a massive Madonna fan. I would say I want to hear Holiday and Into the Groove, but I love Ray of Light.’
She continued: ‘Have I connected to her latest stuff? No. But she has every right to do that as an artist. It’s the relevance. So if it felt relevant…’
Host Fi clarified: ‘Then you would, yeah?’ to which Geri simply responded: ‘Yeah’.
Elsewhere in the interview, on dealing with the demands of fame and press interviews, the pop star said she takes inspiration from the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Geri quipped: ‘I always go from our late queen. There are times when we feel like, what do I do here?
‘And I always look to her and think, she handled her life with such good manners. I love that.
‘Sometimes the most powerful thing is to say nothing and let the circumstances unfold, even when we feel we want to shout or blah, blah, blah.
‘Actually, if you look at her as such a great role model with grace and strength… And you know, her life wasn’t, you know, like all of us, no one’s asking for perfection. I think sometimes we don’t know the answers.’
It comes just after revealed a shocking fact about her iconic Union Jack dress almost 30-years after it catapulted her to superstardom.
The singer wore the unforgettable outfit while performing with her bandmates at the 1997 BRITs and it now holds the the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing sold at an auction – after selling for £41,320 in 1998.
