Spice Girl signs up for CBeebies Bedtime Stories and says Im thrilled
Spice Girls star Geri Halliwell-Horner is the latest celebrity to sign up for CBeebies Bedtime Stories and will read children’s tale I Love You Because I love You.
The singer and children’s author will recite the book, written by Muon Thi Van and illustrated by Jessica Love, in an episode set to air on Friday evening (October 6).
The book is billed as a celebration of love and details all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do.
Speaking about the opportunity, Geri said: “I was thrilled to read for CBeebies as I take great delight in telling children’s stories and sharing my love of reading. There’s nothing better than getting lost in a wonderful book and escaping to a magical world.
“Which is what inspired me to write books myself.”
Geri follows in the footsteps of McFly’s Tom Fletcher, comedian Guz Khan, England footballer Leah Williamson and the return of popular Tom Hardy reading tales on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.
Actor Tom Hardy has taken on the role of narrator for his CBeebies story numerous times and has read the likes of There's a Bear in My Chair, Under the Same Sky, and The Problem with Problems to viewers.
Country music icon Dolly Parton, 76, also rose to the challenge as children took in her soothing Southern voice as she read Dog Loves Books and the ultimate classic – Stuck in the Mud.
Reese Witherspoon, David Schwimmer and Avengers star Tom Hiddleston have also read a bedtime story.
The story will air at 6.50pm on Friday on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.
It comes as the first book in Geri's children’s adventure series titled Rosie Frost And The Falcon Queen was published.
The book follows orphan Rosie Frost who is sent to a mystery island home to extraordinary teenagers and also a sanctuary for endangered species. Geri signed a two-book deal with Scholastic UK and Penguin Young Reader imprint Philomel Books in the US.
Geri was heaped with praise from her celebrity pals recently when she recently posted a video to her Instagram of herself unboxing freshly-printed copies of Rosie Frost, which came out on Oct 3.
Fellow Spice Girl Emma Bunton wrote, “Yay, so proud my clever friend. Xxx”. X Factor star Alexandra Burke, who welcomed her second baby this week, added, Congratulations my darling!!!”.
The series comes after the success of her Ugenia Lavender series, which was first published in 2008.
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