THE GIRLS
GERI HALLIWELL (GINGER SPICE)
Full name: Geraldine Estelle Halliwell
DOB and Current age: 6th of August 1972 (age 43)
Current Occupations: Clothing Designer, Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Author
Personal Life:
On 14 May 2006, Halliwell gave birth to her daughter, Bluebell Madonna, at London's Portland Hospital. Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton are godmothers.
Halliwell began dating Christian Horner, the couple announced their engagement in November 2014. Their wedding took place on 15 May 2015 at St Mary's Church.
Halliwell has spoken out about her bulimia saying that she came close to death, weighing just 7 stone (44 kg), and was told by Robbie Williams to seek medical help. She has more talked about being comfortable with her body and her new found healthy relationship with food.
Early Years:
Halliwell was born at Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire, to Laurence Francis Halliwell (1922–1993), and his Spanish wife Ana María. Halliwell grew up on a council estate in North Watford. She was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls and Camden School for Girls.
Before starting her music career, Halliwell had worked as a nightclub dancer in Majorca, a presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make a Deal, and as a glamour model.
DOB and Current age: 6th of August 1972 (age 43)
Current Occupations: Clothing Designer, Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Author
Personal Life:
On 14 May 2006, Halliwell gave birth to her daughter, Bluebell Madonna, at London's Portland Hospital. Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton are godmothers.
Halliwell began dating Christian Horner, the couple announced their engagement in November 2014. Their wedding took place on 15 May 2015 at St Mary's Church.
Halliwell has spoken out about her bulimia saying that she came close to death, weighing just 7 stone (44 kg), and was told by Robbie Williams to seek medical help. She has more talked about being comfortable with her body and her new found healthy relationship with food.
Early Years:
Halliwell was born at Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire, to Laurence Francis Halliwell (1922–1993), and his Spanish wife Ana María. Halliwell grew up on a council estate in North Watford. She was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls and Camden School for Girls.
Before starting her music career, Halliwell had worked as a nightclub dancer in Majorca, a presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make a Deal, and as a glamour model.
EMMA BUNTON (BABY SPICE)
Full name: Emma Lee Bunton
DOB and Current Age: 21st of January 1976 (age 39)
Current Occupations: Fashion Designer, Actress, Presenter, Singer-Songwriter
Personal Life:Bunton has been in a relationship with singer Jade Jones since 1998. Bunton became engaged to Jones on 23 January 2011. The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones (born 10 August 2007) and Tate Lee Jones (born 6 May 2011).
Early Years:
Bunton was born in Finchley, north London. Her parents, Pauline, a karate instructor, and Trevor, a milkman, split up when she was 11, after which she stayed with her mother. She has a younger brother, Paul James. Bunton went to St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Primary School in Finchley. She appeared briefly in the BBC series EastEnders in 1992 as a mugger. In 1993, she appeared in the ITV police series, The Bill.
DOB and Current Age: 21st of January 1976 (age 39)
Current Occupations: Fashion Designer, Actress, Presenter, Singer-Songwriter
Personal Life:Bunton has been in a relationship with singer Jade Jones since 1998. Bunton became engaged to Jones on 23 January 2011. The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones (born 10 August 2007) and Tate Lee Jones (born 6 May 2011).
Early Years:
Bunton was born in Finchley, north London. Her parents, Pauline, a karate instructor, and Trevor, a milkman, split up when she was 11, after which she stayed with her mother. She has a younger brother, Paul James. Bunton went to St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Primary School in Finchley. She appeared briefly in the BBC series EastEnders in 1992 as a mugger. In 1993, she appeared in the ITV police series, The Bill.
VICTORIA BECKHAM (POSH SPICE)
Full name: Victoria Caroline Beckham
DOB and Current Age: 17th of April 1974 (age 41)
Current Occupations: Fashion Designer, Model, Singer, Business Woman
Personal Life:
Beckham began a relationship with Corey Haim in 1995, which ended.
In 1997, she started dating David Beckham after they met at a charity football match, prompting him to request a meeting with her.The couple announced their engagement in 1998 and were called "Posh and Becks" by the media.
Early Years:
Beckham was born at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. She is the first of three children born to Jacqueline Doreen, a former insurance clerk and hairdresser, and Anthony William Adams.
In 1980, she watched the musical film Fame and made the decision to pursue a musical career. Jacqueline and Anthony Adams enrolled her at Jason Theatre School. In 1991, Beckham entered Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, Surrey and studied dance and modelling. Beckham attended St. Mary's High School in Cheshunt, where she was embarrassed by her family's wealth and often begged her father not to drop her off outside the school in their Rolls Royce. Eventually, she became a member of a band called Persuasion.
DOB and Current Age: 17th of April 1974 (age 41)
Current Occupations: Fashion Designer, Model, Singer, Business Woman
Personal Life:
Beckham began a relationship with Corey Haim in 1995, which ended.
In 1997, she started dating David Beckham after they met at a charity football match, prompting him to request a meeting with her.The couple announced their engagement in 1998 and were called "Posh and Becks" by the media.
Early Years:
Beckham was born at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. She is the first of three children born to Jacqueline Doreen, a former insurance clerk and hairdresser, and Anthony William Adams.
In 1980, she watched the musical film Fame and made the decision to pursue a musical career. Jacqueline and Anthony Adams enrolled her at Jason Theatre School. In 1991, Beckham entered Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, Surrey and studied dance and modelling. Beckham attended St. Mary's High School in Cheshunt, where she was embarrassed by her family's wealth and often begged her father not to drop her off outside the school in their Rolls Royce. Eventually, she became a member of a band called Persuasion.
MELANIE BROWN (SCARY SPICE)
Full name: Melanie Janine Brown
DOB and Current Age: 29th of May (age 40)
Current Occupations: Model, Singer-Songwriter, Dancer, Actress, Presenter, Television Personality, Author, Television Judge
Personal Life:
While on the Spiceworld Tour, Brown began a romantic relationship with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar. After she became pregnant they married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 13 September 1998. Their daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, was born in Westminster, London on 19 February 1999. In 2000 Brown wanted a divorce, which was finalised later that year. Brown won custody but had to pay an alimony settlement of $2.8m to her ex-husband.
In February 2007 Brown began dating Stephen Belafonte Brown and secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas, and they renewed their vows with a ceremony in front of their families on 8 November 2008 in Egypt. On 1 September 2011 Brown gave birth to her third child, daughter Madison Brown Belafonte.
Early Years:
Melanie Janine Brown was born in Harehills and grew up in Burley, West Yorkshire, the daughter of Andrea and Martin Brown. Brown studied performing arts at Intake High School, before entering the entertainment industry. She worked as a dancer in the holiday resort. After seeing an advertisement for an audition in a newspaper, Brown started her music career in a band known as Touch. The group left the original management team and eventually teamed up with music manager Simon Fuller. She and the other girls became known as the Spice Girls
DOB and Current Age: 29th of May (age 40)
Current Occupations: Model, Singer-Songwriter, Dancer, Actress, Presenter, Television Personality, Author, Television Judge
Personal Life:
While on the Spiceworld Tour, Brown began a romantic relationship with Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar. After she became pregnant they married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 13 September 1998. Their daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, was born in Westminster, London on 19 February 1999. In 2000 Brown wanted a divorce, which was finalised later that year. Brown won custody but had to pay an alimony settlement of $2.8m to her ex-husband.
In February 2007 Brown began dating Stephen Belafonte Brown and secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas, and they renewed their vows with a ceremony in front of their families on 8 November 2008 in Egypt. On 1 September 2011 Brown gave birth to her third child, daughter Madison Brown Belafonte.
Early Years:
Melanie Janine Brown was born in Harehills and grew up in Burley, West Yorkshire, the daughter of Andrea and Martin Brown. Brown studied performing arts at Intake High School, before entering the entertainment industry. She worked as a dancer in the holiday resort. After seeing an advertisement for an audition in a newspaper, Brown started her music career in a band known as Touch. The group left the original management team and eventually teamed up with music manager Simon Fuller. She and the other girls became known as the Spice Girls
MELANIE CHRISHOLM (SPORTY SPICE)
Full name: Melanie Jayne Chrisholm
DOB and Current Age: 12th of January 1974 (age 41)
Current Occupations: Singer-Songwriter, Actress
Personal Life:
In 2014, Chisholm travelled to Ghana to support a charity campaign that provides African children with clean drinking water. The project involved the use of sachets that changes the water so that it is drinkable. "When we first arrived, three of the girls took us down to the local water supply, which is basically a big lake shared with animals, so that water can be very dangerous. Using the sachets, in half an hour the water goes from black to clear. We drank it as well. It's completely and utterly safe." she says.
Early Years:
Melanie Jayne Chisholm was born in Whiston, Merseyside. She attended Fairfield High School. She studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. During college, she replied to an advert in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. She left college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theatre dance.
DOB and Current Age: 12th of January 1974 (age 41)
Current Occupations: Singer-Songwriter, Actress
Personal Life:
In 2014, Chisholm travelled to Ghana to support a charity campaign that provides African children with clean drinking water. The project involved the use of sachets that changes the water so that it is drinkable. "When we first arrived, three of the girls took us down to the local water supply, which is basically a big lake shared with animals, so that water can be very dangerous. Using the sachets, in half an hour the water goes from black to clear. We drank it as well. It's completely and utterly safe." she says.
Early Years:
Melanie Jayne Chisholm was born in Whiston, Merseyside. She attended Fairfield High School. She studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. During college, she replied to an advert in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. She left college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theatre dance.
