Geri Halliwell poses for bikini shoot as “natural self”

Geri Halliwell has said she’s got a better hold on her body image these days.

The former Spice Girl is said to have been obsessed with maintaining a tiny physique during her solo career and the group’s reunion last year but now she’s posed showing her “natural self” in a bikini shoot for Hello magazine.

She explained: “At the moment, I’m a bit curvier, having done the [Spice Girls reunion] tour, so it was a big mental step forward for me to show my natural self, rather than my worked-out, honed self.

“Obviously, I’m still vain, that’s still in there. I wanted to look my best and I wore a bit of fake tan but what woman wouldn’t if they’re being honest?”

“I did strive to have my most perfect body and, in moments when I lack confidence, that voice is always there waiting to tell me, “You are not good enough, do better,” but I’m more conscious of it.

“It used to be the loudest voice in my head but now I just tell it, ‘Shut up…’

“I don’t have a strict diet any more. I eat cake, crisps, sugar-free chocolate and chips if I want to. I can’t be bothered to follow a gruelling food plan. I’m a petite person and if I eat relatively healthily I’ll stay that way.

“It’s simple really. When I feel under pressure, I do eat cake but I don’t punish myself for that like I used to. I just eat more healthily the next day.”