Geri Halliwell criticized for birthday tribute blunder to Mel B

Fans criticized Geri Halliwell on Instagram for making a mistake in a birthday message to her Spice Girls bandmate Mel B. The message accidentally included a note meant for her publicist. The post was later edited to remove the note, but fans still made fun of Geri for the error. People wondered why Geri needed help from others to write a birthday post for her friend. They thought she should have written it herself to make it more personal, especially considering her history with Mel B. Some fans joked about the situation, while others commented that the post now seemed more sincere after the edit. The photos on Geri's Instagram showed her and Mel during their time in the Spice Girls in the '90s and a more recent picture from 2019. They toured together in 2019, but Victoria Beckham did not join them. Fans noticed the mistake in the caption and joked about the involvement of a person named Pippa. There was tension between Mel B and Geri at a party where all five Spice Girls reunited. Before the reunion, Mel claimed that Geri had lied about her age for years and was not actually 51. Despite their past friendship, there seemed to be some awkwardness between them at the party. Mel tried to make amends, but it didn't go as planned.