ALISON BOSHOFF: Victoria Beckham is ‘amazed’ that Geri Horner calls her the ‘dad of the Spice Girls’
Geri Horner, the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice, has caused controversy among the Spice Girls by citing Victoria Beckham as the band’s father.
Victoria, aka Posh Spice, is highly unimpressed, if not stunned, by the comment.
The comment came after the interviewer asked which band member Geri was closest to, prompting the media-trained queen to dodge the question with great skill. She said: “Emma, I feel the most protective, I always have.”
“Victoria and I are the parents of the band together – she’s dad, I’m mom.”
“Mel C was my best writing partner ever.”
Confused: Victoria Beckham is said to be ‘stunned’ at Geri Horner calling her the ‘dad of the Spice Girls’
On stage: Geri Horner, the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice, has caused controversy among the Spice Girls by calling Victoria Beckham the band’s father
“Melanie B is a brave warrior who stands by your side.” They are all brilliant in different ways.’
In a newspaper interview with The Times last weekend, Geri said she asked writer William Boyd (“Any Human Heart,” “The Romantic”) for help with her Rosie Frost manuscript after she invited him to a reception at the Buckingham Palace had hit.
He told her to rewrite the whole book. “Giving him that draft was like giving Humpty Dumpty to Mozart,” she said.
However, it seems that not everyone shares her ebullient enthusiasm for her new career… as a novelist.
Geri, 51, is keen to sell the TV or film rights to her new children’s book, Rosie Frost And The Falcon Queen. It took her a staggering nine years to write it and it will be published by Penguin in October.
However, it is not easy to believe anyone in the story of her heroine, an orphan who attends a school for extraordinary teenagers on a mysterious island.
I heard she spent at least a year knocking on doors to no avail. Netflix was wooed — and said no thanks. Other big players have apparently politely declined.
It is unclear whether this has anything to do with the fact that Geri wanted to write the adaptation himself.
Gutted: It comes after Victoria said she would not be reuniting with the band at Glastonbury next year due to recent speculation (picture of the Spice Girls from 2007)
Geri, who is married to Red Bull Formula One team boss Christian Horner, says someone has since bought the book but nothing has been announced and a spokesperson has not responded to requests for comment.
Geri previously published a six-book series for younger readers about a heroine named Ugenia Lavender, which she co-wrote with author Rian Hughes.
Before that, she was with the Spice Girls, the best-selling female group of all time.