Geri to add touch of spice as stand-in X Factor judge
The 37-year-old singer is understood to be standing in for pregnant Dannii Minogue at auditions in Glasgow later today.
Halliwell was previously a judge on Popstars: The Rivals, which discovered X Factor judge Cheryl Cole and her Girls Aloud bandmates. It is thought that the former Spice Girl will stay for just one day of auditions but could return in the future.
Meanwhile, chart star Dizzee Rascal is also turning TV talent judge.
The rapper, who is making a bid for this week’s British number one with his World Cup single, is to be on the panel for new Sky1 series Must Be The Music.
Also judging the search for a new music act will be jazz star Jamie Cullum and former Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri.
Auditions later this month are open to performers of any age and any style.
Mercury Music Prize winner Dizzee said he knows how “hard it is to break into the music industry and am giving all you fellow musicians out there a chance to come and show me, the other judges and the rest of the UK that we really do have some of the best musicians in the world right under our noses, who deserve a break”.
The series is to be screened by Sky1 and Sky1 HD in August and will give support, advice and a £100,000 top prize.
