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Master T: HERE WE ARE. HOW YOU ALL DOING?
Geri: WOW!
Master T: HERE WE ARE IN A VERY SPECIAL HOUR, GERI HALLIWELL LIFE AT Much. (Cheering and screaming) ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
Geri: IT'S SO OVERWHELMING. I REALLY DID NOT EXPECT THIS. IT'S SO NICE OF YOU TO RECEIVE ME LIKE THIS AND BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, I REALLY WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS STOOD BY ME AND ALSO, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT FINISHING THE WORLD TOUR. I REALLY WANTED TO AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T FINISH. I HAD MY REASONS AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THEM. BUT I'M HERE NOW AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME COME BACK. (Screaming and applause) OH, I LOVE YOU. THIS IS SO NICE!
Master T: THE BEAUTY OF TODAY, IT'S ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT YOUR FANS AND ABOUT SHARING A WHOLE HOUR. AS ALWAYS, ON MuchMusic, WE LIKE TO MAKE IT TOTALLY INTERACTIVE.
Geri: THAT'S GOOD! I LIKE INTERACTIVE.
Master T: WE'LL GIVE YOU THE PHONE NUMBERS AND STUFF LATER ON TO HOOK UP, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING ELSE WE'LL BE DOING FOR YOU. WE LIKE TO CALL IT A GERI-BYTE, LITTLE INFOBITS ABOUT YOURSELF.
Geri: YOU CAN TALK TO ME AND I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING.
Master T: WE'LL GET TO THAT.
Geri: I LIKE TO CHAT. WE HAVE A WHOLE HOUR.
Master T: TWO HOURS.
Geri: IS IT TWO HOURS?
Master T: WE EXTENDED IT.
Geri: FANTASTIC!
Master T: LET'S CHECK OUT THE FIRST GERI BITE! \M Thank you very much \M \M I need somebody with a human touch \M
New Speaker: SADLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT I HAVE LEFT THE SPICE GIRLS.
New Speaker: WHEN GERI LEFT, IT WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK TO ALL OF US. WE HAD NO IDEA. AS FAR AS WE WERE ALL CONCERNED, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ARGUMENTS THAT GO ON, BUT IT HAD NEVER RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAD FOR THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS. WE WERE ALL VERY HAPPY. THERE WAS NO TENSION WITHIN THE BAND, AND I THINK WE WERE TOTALLY, TOTALLY SHOCKED. ALL WE COULD SAY WAS, YOU KNOW, "WE WISH YOU LUCK."
New Speaker: DO YOU FEEL LET DOWN? DO YOU FEEL AS IF THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING?
New Speaker: I THINK WE FEEL LET DOWN AS A GROUP AND FOR THE FANS. BECAUSE WITHOUT THE FANS PAYING SO MUCH INTEREST IN US, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. IT GOT FIVE OF US TO GET HERE, NOT FOUR, FIVE.
New Speaker: DID SHE DO IT FACE-TO-FACE?
New Speaker: NO.
New Speaker: THAT'S PROBABLY THE SADDEST THING. YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO SAY, "WELL, GOOD-BYE."
New Speaker: WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL MISS MOST ABOUT GERI?
New Speaker: OH...
New Speaker: YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GO OUT AND YOU HAVE LIKE... THERE'S NO STOPPING YOU?
New Speaker: SHE ALWAYS LAUGHED AT MY JOKES! SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO LAUGHED AT MY JOKES.
New Speaker: SHE WAS VERY HONEST.
New Speaker: SHE WAS MY BIG SIS.
New Speaker: I DO REALLY MISS HER.
New Speaker: HAS IT BEEN TWO WEEKS?
New Speaker: YEAH. (Music) (Applause and cheering)
Master T: THAT WAS THE FIRST GERI-BYTE.
Geri: WOW!
Master T: JUST WATCHING THAT TAPE, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY SAD, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY...
Geri: WHEN I WENT AWAY -- YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU, I'LL EXPLAIN THE STORY OF WHY I LEFT THE SPICE GIRLS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. I THINK I OWE YOU ALL AN EXPLANATION. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THE SPICE GIRLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOUR. WELL, I TOLD THE SPICE GIRLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOUR THAT I WAS GOING TO LEAVE IN SEPTEMBER. I WANTED TO FINISH THE TOUR AND THE GIRLS KNEW THAT. THEY KNEW I WAS GOING TO LEAVE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. SO THAT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT WHAT THEY SAY THERE. BUT THEN I WASN'T -- I HAD THE BREAST CANCER INTERVIEW DURING THE -- THE FEW DAYS BEFORE I LEFT, AND I GOT VERY, VERY ANGRY BECAUSE I'M MEANT TO BE THE EVANGELIST OF GIRL POWER. I MEAN WHAT I SAY. IT'S MORE THAN A BAND. IT'S ABOUT SPEAKING UP AND FIGHTING FOR WOMEN AND I THOUGHT I WAS BEING CHALLENGED AND TESTED IN LIFE...
Master T: WOULDN'T IT BE IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS TO HAVE YOU DO THAT?
New Speaker: I'M NOT JUDGING ANYBODY. EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, I COME FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE. I WAS READING A BOOK ABOUT IT AT THE TIME AND I'VE HAD A LUMP IN MY BREAST MYSELF, SO I WAS VERY INTENSE ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND, YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE A HYPOCRITE AND LIAR, AND SOMETIMES IN LIFE -- AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO BE ON STAGE, TO COME TO CANADA AND AMERICA, SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE MORE IMPORTANT. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES AND VALUES RIGHT AND I SAID, "I HAVE TO DO THIS. I HAVE TO GO SPEAK ABOUT BREAST CANCER. IF I CAN'T DO THAT, I'M A CHEAT. WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS ABOUT IS WORTHLESS IF I DON'T DO THAT." SO I WAS GOING TO LEAVE ANYWAY IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS ITS TIME FRAME. I LOVED THE SPICE GIRLS. I GAVE HEART AND SOUL TO THAT GROUP. WE HAD GREAT MOMENTS TOGETHER AND I'LL ALWAYS CARE ABOUT THEM BUT SOMETIMES LIKE YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH A BOYFRIEND AND YOU FALL IN LOVE BUT THEN MAYBE TWO YEARS LATER YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE ANYMORE. YOU LOVE HIM STILL AND CARE ABOUT HIM BUT YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. I'M TWO YEARS OLDER, 26 YEARS OLD NOW AND SOMETIMES THAT'S A BIG AGE GAP AND YOU SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
Master T: ONE OBSERVATION THAT I HAVE HAD IS YOU ALWAYS SEEMED IN CONTROL OF WHO YOU WERE AS A WOMAN AND AS A PERSON.
Geri: I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO BE HONEST. I'M NOT PERFECT. SOMETIMES I SAY THE WRONG THINGS; I'M TOO LOUD; I TALK TOO MUCH... BUT I TRY TO BE A GOOD PERSON. SOMETIMES I'M NAUGHTY AND I GO "OOPS" AND NEXT TIME I TRY TO BE THE BEST I CAN. I'M GROWING UP AND CHANGING...
Master T: AND YOU'RE HERE.
Geri: I'M HERE AND I'M SO GLAD TO BE. IT'S SO NICE! (Applause and cheering) WHEN I LEFT THE SPICE GIRLS, I WAS REALLY CRYING, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DO. THE LAST THING IN THE BACK OF MY MIND WAS TO DO MUSIC BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOOD ENOUGH. I HAD A VERY
STRONG PART IN WRITING THE SONGS, THE IMAGERY, BUT I
DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A SINGER, ALL OF
THAT, SO I HAD TO -- I THINK WE'RE DRAWN TO WHAT WE'RE
AFRAID OF, SO I HAVE TO DO IT. I'M SORRY I HAVE TAKEN SO
LONG IN COMING BACK BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS
GOOD. I DON'T EXPECT ANY OF YOU TO BUY MY RECORD JUST
BECAUSE IT'S MINE. I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT'S
FANTASTIC AND SOMETHING THAT'S INTERESTING AND
INSPIRING AND YOU THINK, "WOW! THAT'S GREAT!" SO I HAVE A
NEW SINGLE OUT AND I HAVE PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO IT
AND YOU CAN SEE IT... NOT TODAY! NEXT WEEK.
Master T: WE'LL SEE IT NEXT WEEK.
Geri: I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
Master T: BECAUSE THIS IS INTERACTIVE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE DIGITS AND NUMBERS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GERI.
Geri: BRILLIANT. HELLO, EVERYBODY AT HOME... (Cheering) HELLO OUT THERE!
Master T: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK HERE WITH YOU. WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE NEW PROJECT, NEW VIDEO AND EVERYTHING, THE BRAND-NEW GERI.
Geri: JUST NEW AND IMPROVED, NOT BRAND-NEW.
Master T: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S A LOT OF SOUL-SEARCHING AND A LOT OF THINGS I KNOW YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH... WELL, I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY BUT TO GET TO THAT POINT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NOW -- AFTER THE BREAK.
Geri: COME BACK. DON'T GO MAKE A CUP OF TEA.
Master T: WE'LL BE BACK WITH GERI HALLIWELL, LIVE AT Much.
New Speaker: AND WHO CARES WHAT'S IN THE PAPERS. DON'T BELIEVE IT!
New Speaker: HE BELIEVES IT! DON'T BELIEVE IT!
Master T: I'M JUST TRYING TO BE LIKE THE JOVIAL GUY I AM. EVEN THOUGH THERE COULD BE NEGATIVE HYPE, EVERYBODY LOOKS AT YOU AS BEING REAL PEOPLE AND COOL. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
New Speaker: OH, HE'S COMING AROUND...
New Speaker: OH! COME HERE!
New Speaker: COME BACK HERE, MASTER T.
Master T: EVERYTHING COOL THEN?
New Speaker: YEAH.
Master T: GOOD.
New Speaker: I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME, LOUD, A BIT OF AN ATTITUDE.
New Speaker: I DO LIKE THE GIRL POWER POSITION.
Master T: WHICH IS THAT? (Laughing)
Master T: IS THIS ON THE C.D. SOMEWHERE?
New Speaker: WE'LL LEAVE IT TO YOUR IMAGINATION. WORK IT OUT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IF THE ANSWER IS YES. From the Crowd: GERI! (Applause and cheering)
Master T: WE'RE BACK! LIVE WITH GERI HALLIWELL. DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK, YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE HAD A CAMERA.
Geri: MAYBE I'LL DO IT LATER IF WE'VE STILL GOT TIME.
Master T: YOU HAVE TO.
Geri: I WILL.
Master T: YOUR BRAND-NEW RECORD... I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THE VIDEO.
Geri: HOW DID YOU LIKE IT?
Master T: I LIKE IT! IT WOULD BE YOU -- EVERYONE CAN HAVE A PERCEPTION OF A PERSON, ONE INDIVIDUAL THING, WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY...
Geri: THE WHOLE SONG, "LOOK AT ME," IT'S ALL ABOUT PUBLIC IMAGE, HOW WE'RE OBSESSED WITH WHAT WE LOOK LIKE, WHICH IS FAIR ENOUGH, BUT LOOK AT ME, AT YOU... I DON'T SEE A BLACK MAN WITH DREADLOCKS BUT A HUMAN BEING. YOU CAN SAY "STRAIGHT, FAT, GAY, OLD, YOUNG," AND WE HAVE ALL THESE LABELS ON EACH OTHER AND WE SHOULD GO DEEPER THAN THAT, WHETHER YOU'RE A PERSON OR A PRESIDENT. I THINK WE RESPOND BETTER TO EACH OTHER. I'M LAUGHING AT MYSELF. "I'M A QUEEN, BABY. I CAN EVEN DO REALITY." AND I TAKE ON FOUR GENERALIZATIONS, STEREOTYPES, A VAMP, VIRGIN, SIS OR BITCH... YOU CAN BE ALL OF THEM, OR NONE OF THEM. YOU'RE MOTHERS, LOVERS, FIGHTERS... I SAY, "WHO IS GERI HALLIWELL?" WELL, SHE'S LOTS OF THINGS, LIKE WE ALL ARE.
Master T: AND YOU HAVE THAT CHEEKY GERI THING AT THE END... WE WON'T GIVE THAT AWAY.
Geri: THERE'S TWO VERSIONS OF THAT. THERE'S A NUDI BIT AT THE END. IT'S LIKE ME, A HUMAN BEING AND MY BUM IS KIND OF BLEACHED OUT... THERE'S ANOTHER VERSION KICKING AROUND I'M SURE BY ACCIDENT.
Master T: I'LL TALK TO THE RECORD COMPANY. THE OTHER THING IS THAT TO GO IN AND RECORD THE ALBUM, YOU'RE GOING IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
Geri: THAT WAS PRETTY --
Master T: THAT MUST HAVE BEEN KIND OF STRANGE?
Geri: IT WAS PRETTY SCARY. I NEVER HAD TRAINING AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN A OR SUNG A WHOLE SONG. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. BUT A DEEJAY WENT ON AIR AND SAID, "I THINK GERI SHOULD BE A POP STAR," AND THEN GEORGE MICHAEL, HIS FRIEND DAVID AUSTIN, WHO WROTE "DIFFERENT CORNER," HE GAVE ME A SONG TO TRY OUT, AND IT WAS KICKING AROUND AND IT WAS ON THE BACK OF MY NERVES AND THAT WAS GREAT FOR ME AND AFTERWARDS, I WENT AND WROTE ALL THE SONGS AND I DID IT AND I WROTE SONGS FOR MY VOICE SO I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE.
Master T: SO WHEN'S THE ALBUM OUT?
Geri: OUT IN JUNE, JUNE 7th IT'S OUT.
Master T: TITLE?
Geri: I'M NOT TELLING YET BUT YOU CAN KIND OF GUESS. IT'S GOT EMOTIONAL MOOD SWINGS, ONE MOMENT ON THE FLOOR THINKING "OH, GOD DAMN IT!" AND THEN IT'S UP THERE AND HIGH AND OUTLANDISH. I TRY TO PAINT PICTURES WITH IT. ONE MINUTE YOU'RE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE NEXT MINUTE I'M TAKING YOU TO SWITZERLAND AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT TRACKS ON THERE, ALL SORTS.
Master T: SO YOU WORKED FOR THE PRODUCTION TEAM...
Geri: NOT THE MAIN ONES BUT THE GOOD THING IS THEY LEFT ME JUST RIP. I KIND OF TRIED TO MAKE AN ALBUM THAT WAS ALMOST CINEMATIC, WAS KIND OF -- YOU KNOW, TOOK YOU SOMEWHERE. NOT LAZY AT ALL.
Master T: WHERE ARE YOU NOW IN YOUR LIFE?
Geri: WHERE AM I NOW? I'M HERE WITH YOU, MASTER T. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, MASTER T?
Master T: IT'S A LONG STORY! IT'S LONG AND NOT THAT EXCITING.
Geri: OKAY. WHERE AM I?
Master T: YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING, MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME SOUL-SEARCHING?
Geri: YEAH, I DID. I THINK I GREW 100 YEARS DURING THAT TIME WITH THE SPICE GIRLS. I LEARNED A LOT BUT IT MADE ME -- MY FATHER DIED SIX MONTHS BEFORE I WAS WITH THE SPICE GIRLS AND I NEEDED IT VERY BADLY AND WAS VERY INTENSE ABOUT IT, BUT IT MADE ME QUESTION LIFE A LOT AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PRINCIPLES AND VALUES RIGHT, WHICH I LEARNED THROUGH BEING IN THE BAND, WHICH IS GREAT; IT REALLY IS. I'M 26 YEARS OLD NOW AND SOMETIMES I FEEL 12 AND SOMETIMES I FEEL 72. THERE YOU GO. I THINK I'M STILL A BIG KID. YOU SHOULDN'T LOSE THAT.
Master T: WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT A VIDEO AND THEN COME BACK AND OPEN IT UP FOR ALL YOU GUYS TO TALK.
Geri: EXCELLENT!
Master T: GERI HALLIWELL. (Applause and cheering)
New Speaker: I WANT TO SAY, RICHARD, THANK YOU FOR TAKING US TO THIS POINT.
New Speaker: THANK YOU. RIGHT BACK AT YOU. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST... \M We've come a long, long way together \M \M Through the hard times and the good \M \M I have to celebrate you, baby \M \M I have to praise you, like I should \M \M We've come a long, long way together \M \M Through the hard times and the good \M \M I have to celebrate you, baby \M \M I have to praise you, like I should \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... like I should \M \M I have to praise you... \M
New Speaker: I THINK WE'VE REALLY GOT IT.
New Speaker: WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT AGAIN WITH THE B-BOY, GUYS. WE HAVE SOME B-BOY MOVES! \M Praise you \M \M I have to praise you \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M Like I should \M \M I have to praise you \M
New Speaker: YEAH!
New Speaker: WHOO! \M I have to praise you \M
New Speaker: YEAH!
New Speaker: WHOO! WHOO-HOO-HOO! \M I have to praise you \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M (Applause)
New Speaker: ALL RIGHT!
New Speaker: WHOO! \M We've come a long, long way together \M \M Through the hard times and the good \M \M I have to really celebrate you, baby \M \M I have to praise you like I should \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you... \M \M I have to praise you like I should \M \M I have to praise you... \M (Applause)
New Speaker: A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL US THAT WE HAVE A VERY HIP-HOP FEEL, AND GROWING UP IN MANHATTAN, I PERFORMED WITH SEVERAL B-BOY POSSES AND DIFFERENT GROUPS SO THAT'S OUR BACKGROUND, AT LEAST SOME INSPIRATION.
New Speaker: AND HIS CHOREOGRAPHY, ALSO. LET ME TELL YOU, ORIGINAL STUFF! (Applause)
Master T: YOU CAN TALK. THAT WAS YOUR PICK.
Geri: THE REASON I PICKED IT IS HE HAS SUCH A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR, TAKING THE MICKEY OUT OF HIMSELF, WHICH I LIKE TO DO, TOO.
Master T: NOW WE GET TO INTERACT. WE HAVE THE FIRST AUDIENCE QUESTION FROM LINDSAY.
Geri: HELLO.
New Speaker: HI, GERI. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO CANADA.
Geri: THANKS SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME.
New Speaker: I WAS JUST WONDERING, SINCE YOU ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH ALREADY AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE?
Geri: I THINK I WOULD BE A LIAR NOT TO SAY I WANT MY ALBUM TO BE A SUCCESS. PERSONALLY I FEEL PROUD OF IT BECAUSE I MANAGED TO FINISH THE ALBUM AND AT THE BEGINNING I
WASN'T SURE I COULD. BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO LIKE IT AND I
WANT IT TO BE A SUCCESS, TO DO WELL. I THINK IT'S -- YOU
KNOW, THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS I HOPE AND DREAM BUT KIND
OF KEEP THEM TO MYSELF UNTIL I'M READY TO KIND OF SHARE
IT. I THINK WE ALL HAVE THOSE KINDS OF SECRET LITTLE
THINGS. I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT LATER WHICH I THINK
YOU'LL ENJOY. IT'S A PERSONAL BOOK, QUITE REAL AND
GRITTY. Master T: JUICY?
Geri: JUICY -- NOT JUICY -- JUICY ABOUT ME BUT NOT KISS-AND-TELL. I THINK THE WAY TO GO INTO THE MILLENNIUM, FROM GIRL POWER TO WOMEN POWER AND REAL POWER. LET'S BE REAL ABOUT WHO WE ARE, NO MORE BULLSHIT, SHOW OUR HOPES AND FEARS TOGETHER, I THINK. CALL ME A GOOD OLD HIPPIE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK ANYWAY.
Master T: THANKS, LINDSAY.
Geri: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Master T: WE HAVE A FAX QUESTION. "HELLO, GERI. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KICK ASS!"
Geri: DO I? BEND OVER, MASTER T! (Laughter and applause)
Master T: THAT WAS GOOD! I WOULD BUT I HAVE TO TAKE THE PANTS BACK! "WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD "GOOD-BYE" BY THE SPICE GIRLS?" THIS IS FROM LINDSAY LEFFLER.
Geri: THAT SONG, I WAS THERE WHEN THEY WROTE THAT. I WROTE THAT WITH EMMA AND ONE OTHER GIRL AND A GUY ON THE PIANO. SO I KNEW THE SONG ALREADY. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING TO HEAR IT AND WAS KIND OF SENTIMENTAL. IT WAS SWEET. I MEAN ANYONE THAT SOMEONE HAS DEDICATED A SONG TO WOULD SAY IT'S VERY NICE.
Master T: WE HAVE ANOTHER AUDIENCE QUESTION FROM MEGAN. HELLO, MEGAN.
New Speaker: HELLO. IF YOU EVER HAVE A BABY WILL YOU HAVE IT BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED OR AFTER?
Master T: OOH! (Applause)
Geri: THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. HAVING BABIES IS A VERY BIG RESPONSIBILITY. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT, LOT OF WORK. AT THE MOMENT, I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY LEARN TO LOOK AFTER IT. I THINK BEFORE YOU HAVE A BABY YOU HAVE TO FEEL A VERY RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING AND I STILL HAVE A BIT OF GROWING UP TO DO. I WOULD LIKE -- I THINK IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL -- YOU CAN NEVER SAY -- IT'S WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. I WOULD PREFER TO BE MARRIED AND HAVE A HUSBAND BUT YOU NEVER KNOW... WHO KNOWS. I MIGHT ADOPT SOME CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, IF I CAN'T FIND A MAN. I WOULD LIKE TO BE LIKE THE WALTONS, YOU KNOW, "YOU CAN ALL COME AND LIVE WITH ME!" (Applause and cheering)
Master T: THANK YOU. THANKS, MEGAN.
Geri: THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST GROWN-UP QUESTION I'VE HAD ALL WEEK; IT REALLY IS.
Master T: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SWITCH SEATS?
Geri: KIDS ARE SMARTER THAN ADULTS AND SO DEAD HONEST. I LIKE THAT.
Master T: AND YOU HAVE TO ANSWER.
Geri: I HAVE NO CHOICE.
Master T: WE HAVE AN E-MAIL QUESTION. "CONGRATS ON YOUR SOLO SUCCESS..."
Geri: I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH SUCCESS YET. BEING VERY OPTIMISTIC.
Master T: "I'M NOT REALLY A SPICE GIRL FAN BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WAS THE CRAZIEST THING YOU EVER DID WHILE A MEMBER OF THE BAND?" THIS IS FROM ALLISON.
Geri: I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CRAZY, BUT I'M VERY CLUMSY, SAY THE WRONG THING AND PUT MY FOOT IN IT, LIKE THIS CHARACTER PATTY PICKLE, "OH, GOD, WHY DID I SAY THAT? WHY DID I DO THAT?" AND I LOOK KIND OF NERVOUS ALMOST. PINCHING PRINCE CHARLES' BUM WAS KIND OF CRAZY. I'VE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT MOMENTS BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU SHOULD NEVER LOSE THAT. YOU KNOW, BONKERS... IT'S FINE.
Master T: WE HAVE ANOTHER GERI-BYTE. SIT TIGHT.
Geri: ALL RIGHT. WELL DONE. (Music) \M Look at me \M
New Speaker: EVERYONE KNOWS MY WHOLE C.V. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FROM WORKING A BAR TO A CLEANER TO A NUDE MODEL TO A DANCER. I'VE BEEN LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. \M So now I see through your eyes \M \M All that you did was love \M
New Speaker: DON'T CRY! DON'T CRY! GIRL POWER! \M Mama, I love you \M \M Mama, my friend \M
New Speaker: AS WELL AS PUT MY FACE TO THIS, I CANNOT JUST DO THAT. I HAVE TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY. I REALLY WILL. AND I'M GOING TO REALLY, REALLY TRY AND LEARN A LOT ABOUT THIS. AND I HOPE THAT THE WHOLE WORLD WILL LEARN WITH ME IN A VERY DIGESTIBLE MANNER. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. I DON'T CLAIM TO INTELLECTUALIZE AND GIVE YOU LOTS OF FACTS AND FIGURES BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY, THAT GOES RIGHT OVER MY HEAD AND MOST PEOPLE AS WELL. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS REACH TO THE AUDIENCE... JUST IN A VERY DIGESTIBLE MANNER, BASICALLY, TO BRING AWARENESS. I THINK WE CAN ALL LEARN... (Applause and cheering)
Master T: THAT WAS A GERI-BYTE THERE. YOU ACTUALLY BECOMING A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR... DO YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION?
Geri: THEY JUST ASKED ME, WHICH WAS SO FLATTERING. I GET AS MUCH OUT OF IT. IT'S GOOD FOR MY SOUL. I THINK ANYBODY, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, WANTS TO DO GOOD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND WE ALL CAN. IT'S BRILLIANT; IT REALLY IS.
Master T: I LOOK AT YOU AND YOU'RE ALSO INVOLVED WITH STUFF TO DO WITH CANCER --
Geri: BREAST CANCER, YES. IT'S A DREADFUL DISEASE. I THINK ONE-IN-NINE -- DIFFERENT FIGURES ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT IT'S THE BIGGEST KILLER FOR WOMEN. AND THE WHOLE U.N. THING -- THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES LIKE AFRICA, THERE'S WOMEN WHO DON'T GET CONTRACEPTION, EDUCATION, CAN'T READ AND WRITE... ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. THERE NEEDS TO BE AWARENESS FOR THAT. WE LIVE IN A FANTASTIC WORLD. CANADA IS BRILLIANT, REALLY IS. YOU GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND YOU'D BE SO SHOCKED AND SURPRISED WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW LUCKY WE REALLY ARE.
Master T: WE HAVE A CALL FROM BILL.
Geri: HELLO, BILL.
Caller: HELLO THERE. YOU LOOK FANTASTIC TODAY BY THE WAY.
Geri: THANK YOU VERY MUCH! GOD, I FEEL GOOD! (Applause and cheering)
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