NOT TRUE ROMANCE
Geri Halliwell finally breaks her silence after Mel B’s lesbian sex claims saying it is ‘very hurtful’ and ‘simply not true’
Geri insisted the Spice Girls tour will go ahead as planned
GERI Horner has hit back at claims she enjoyed a year-long relationship with Mel B calling the revelation "very hurtful".
Last night, the Daily Mail claimed the pair had been lovers for a year and it was also said the Spice Girls' reunion tour was in jeopardy as Geri is fuming with Mel.
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But Geri has now reassured fans the tour will go ahead - although she slammed reports of a fling with her bandmate.
The singer's rep said in a statement: "It has been very disappointing to read about all these rumours again, especially on Mother’s Day of all days.
"Geri is really grateful for your support and loyalty for so many years.
"She loves the Spice Girls: Emma, Melanie, Melanie and Victoria.
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"She would like you to know that what has been reported recently is simply not true and has been very hurtful to her family.
"Moving forward, Geri can’t wait to see the girls and all the fans on the tour, have an amazing time with everyone, and make some new memories.
"She wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day."
Mel caused shockwaves earlier this week when she revealed their fling on Piers Morgan's Life Stories.
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The host asked the singer: "You were coming here to be brutally honest - did or didn't you sleep with Geri?"
Swerving the question, Mel replied: "Yeah. We all slept in a bed together, but not like that, all of us."
Piers persevered, asking: "Did you sleep with Geri like that?"
Mel smiled and eventually nodded as Piers squawked: "Yes? Really?"
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The Spice Girl then said: "She's going to hate me for this because she's all posh in her country house with her husband."
Mel was quick to call Geri as soon as she finished filming for the show to confess what she had told Piers, with the star later claiming that they had spoken "at length" following her revelation.
Sources previously said Geri was denying the story, but she did not officially comment until last night's report.
An insider had told the Mail On Sunday that Mel and Geri didn't just enjoy a one-off romp, but a full-on relationship.
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They claimed: "It was in the very early days of the Spice Girls and their relationship lasted far longer than one night – it was at least 12 months.
"They deeply bought into the whole Girl Power phenomenon – they wanted to lead it.
"They felt what better way was there to do that than for girls to enjoy one another?"
Mel B reveals she had sex with fellow Spice Girl Geri Horner and says ‘she's going to hate me for this’ on Piers Morgan Life Stories
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Mel and Geri - who in 1994 were aged 18 and 21 during the formation of the band, initially named Touch - shared a "lust at first sight", the friend claimed.
And the "absolutely inseparable" they regularly slept in the same bed at a house in Maidenhead where they had been moved by music bosses, it was claimed.
The pal added: "They were together in every sense of the word."
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