I miss George .. helping suffering kids is a great way to keep his flame burning
constant for some kids. There are many children who just don’t have anyone to talk to about how they are feeling.
“Sometimes they don’t have that language in their family to talk about emotions or there’s a generational gap in understanding.
“And that’s why Childline is brilliant because it is saying, ‘We care and you matter and whatever is going on in your life, you are not alone.’ That can be life-saving.”
There have clearly been times in Geri’s past that she too felt very alone. But now, with a happy marriage to Red Bull Formula One racing boss Christian Horner, two children, a strong and supportive mother and a gang of great mates, those days are behind her.
She said: “I feel I am lucky and I have got people who are there for me.
“Life is never perfect for anyone but I try to look at the positives and focus on them.”
George’s death has made Geri reassess how she spends her life and juggles her work commitments. She said: “Time is the most valuable thing we have. I want to spend it well. I want to be present as a mother and with Monty while he is little and with Bluebell.”
But the former Spice Girl is also totally determined to carry on working. Filming is about to start for a new Saturday night show to be screened in the New Year.
She is also writing another children’s book.
And amid it all, there remains a determination to do what she can to carry on George’s work for children.
“I didn’t ask to get involved with Childline but it has come to me,” she said.
“It’s like George passing the baton to me. I think he has led me to it. It was meant to be.”
I think George led me to Childline. It’s like it was meant to be GERI HORNER