Geri Halliwell Accused Of Taking Shot At Girl Over Weight

Sky News reports former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has gotten herself into a controversy in her stint as a Popstars judge, after she was accused of making a jibe about a contestant’s weight. Carol Lynch, 19, from Basildon, Essex said: “When I finished singing, Pete or Louis said I was a larger-than-life character. Then Geri said: ‘yeah, very larger than life’ in a sarky way. I was all smiles and just walked out, but I couldn’t believe it.” A Popstars spokesman insisted that Geri wasn’t talking about the size-16 girl’s weight. “She commented that she had a larger than life personality and a huge show-stopping voice but didn’t allude to her physical appearance at all.” Read more.