21-05-2025
Girl Power is no more! Geri Horner goes gender-neutral and declares an end to the Spice Girls slogan
It is a slogan of female empowerment made famous by the Spice Girls and shouted with pride by women everywhere for more than three decades.
But now, former band member Geri Halliwell Horner has declared 'Girl Power' defunct and said, in the interest of gender inclusion, it should be 'Inner Power'.
Speaking to an audience of young people at the launch of her latest children's book last month, the 52-year-old said: 'Girl Power was a sweet word for feminism.
'But if you look in the dictionary and see what feminism means, it means the 'equalisation between the sexes'.
'Therefore, to me it's irrelevant what your gender is, I want everyone to feel their power, so let's evolve that word from Girl Power to Inner Power.'
It has been 30 years since the Spice Girls, the UK's most popular girl band, were formed and it was Geri that came up with the name as she spoke famously about wanting to give 'feminism a kick up the arse'.
Mel C, 51, described Girl Power as 'being able to do things just as well as - or even better than - the boys, and be what we want to be. It's about spreading a positive vibe and kicking it for the girls.
'It's not about picking up guys, we don't need men to control our lives, we control our lives anyway.'
But much to the disappointment, no doubt of the millions of girls who grew up listening to the pop band, Geri, formerly known as Ginger Spice, has said Girl Power should no longer be about women.
The mother-of-three added: 'It's meant to be inclusive and celebratory of who you are and what I feel like is important as well is that none of us are perfect, we're all idiots at different times, we are.'
Geri, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Mel C are reportedly set to reunite for their 30th anniversary and have been secretly planning a world tour, though Victoria Beckham will not join them.
It is believed that music mogul Simon, 64, has been in talks with the group to get back together with the hope of helping foot the huge bills of his split from his wife Natalie Swinston, according to The Sun.
It comes after Geri's last year was plagued with scandal when her husband, the Formula One boss Christian Horner, was accused of sending inappropriate messages to his female employee, though he was found to have no case to answer.
Despite Geri's the public 'sexting' row, the pair, who were married in 2015 after less than a year of dating, remain in their relationship.
She revealed that Christian has adopted her daughter Bluebell, which had previously not been reported on.
Geri welcomed her oldest child Bluebell, 18, during a short-lived relationship with Sacha Gervasi, a journalist turned screenwriter and director.
The teenager is currently studying English literature and Geri gushed she is a 'brilliant writer' who she sometimes 'runs thing past' when she writes her own books.
Asked whether Bluebell gets her writing skills from her dad, Geri explained that Christian has officially adopted her daughter.
She said: 'Her biological father, yes. Christian formally adopted her. It's public knowledge.'
Christian and Geri also share a son and Christian's daughter from his previous relationship with Beverley Allen, a former pub landlady.
