Halliwell names baby Bluebell Madonna
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has named her newborn baby Bluebell Madonna after being stunned by the spring flowers in the park during her pregnancy.
The ginger singer (aged 33) gave birth to her first child at Portland Hospital in London, on May 14.
Halliwell has long separated from the tot's father, scriptwriter Sacha Gervasi.
"As I walked around the park in the last few weeks of pregnancy, I seemed to see bluebells everywhere," said Halliwell.
Although news of the birth was reported last Wednesday, Halliwell withheld the name of the baby after signing an exclusive magazine photography deal with British magazine Hello!.
"Scarlett was a name I loved, as Scarlett O'Hara was my fictional heroine," said Halliwell. " I seemed to recall she had a daughter who was called Blue."
"I thought that was cute - and Bluebell was even cuter.
"There's a good reason I picked Madonna as a middle name, too. As she came out of my tummy, Bluebell had both arms wide in the air as if announcing, 'Hi, I'm here.'
"She was screaming her head off, as though she was shouting, 'Hello Wembley!'.
"No one else has that name, apart from the Virgin Madonna and the singer, who I love."
