GERI TAKES CONTROL

Often criticised for becoming something of a “pseudo manager” to the girls, Mel explains that she often sensed that Geri Halliwell felt she was on “borrowed time”, being a few years older than the other girls. “There was an urgency that meant she would bump heads with people... but this... propelled the group forward to success,” Mel writes, revealing Geri was much more comfortable as a “boss” than a performer.