But why, Geri? Why?

The UK media are breathless with the news that Geri Halliwell has "posed for her first bikini shoot in 7 years!’
The Daily Mail reports:

She may be one of the most glamorous women in pop, but Geri
Halliwell admits to a self-conscious streak whenever she strips down to
her bikini in public.

The Spice Girl, whose weight has fluctuated over the years, recently posed for her first bikini photo shoot in seven years.

The 36-year-old shows off her toned beach body in this week’s issue of Hello! magazine.

She told the publication: ‘People think I’m really confident but I do
get self-conscious like many women about stripping off in public. I
haven’t been willingly photographed in a bikini for seven years – and I
don’t think I’ll do it again.

‘At the moment, I’m a bit curvier, having done the 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.’

I just don’t get it. I DON’T. GET. IT.

Surely, one of the worst things about being a celebrity these days is the constant media obsession with your weight and your body. It’s brutal and relentless. There are only two roles for women to have in the gossip mags: ‘too fat and hating it’ or ‘dangerously thin’.

So why would you do this, Geri? What are you proving and to whom?Why set yourself up for more focus on your body by posing in a bikini? Why would you do that?

Sure, I guess she’s proud of the fact she’s had a baby and she looks hot but why buy into all that shit? As women, are we defined by our bodies? STILL? Even as celebrities….is that all she’s got to sell?

And all that rubbish about being ‘a bit curvier than usual’ at the moment?!? Are you kidding me? All this whole exercise does is invite future scrutiny on her weight every time she leaves the house.

Eventually, she will gain weight. We all do. And then she’s provided a handy ‘before’ shot to compare with her pregnant body or her post-baby body or her just plain older body. It’s hard to feel sorry for celebrities who come under the media magnifying glass for their appearance when they take cash from magazines like Hello to pose on a beach in a bikini and talk about their weight…….