SPICY FIGHTS

Geri’s determination to be the group’s unofficial leader didn’t always sit well with the band, according to Mel, who confesses Geri was often up against Mel Brown – who also had big ideas for their future. “They didn’t always align with Geri’s... neither of them was afraid to express how they felt, and tempers flared,” she writes, describing herself as something of a peacemaker who was often forced to come between them during some heated disagreements.