Geri Halliwell turns 51! Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel C wish their ‘soul sister’ a happy birthday with sweet tribute: ‘Love you to bits ginge’

Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel C took to Instagram to share touching tributes to Geri Halliwell as their former bandmate turned 51 on Sunday.

Baby Spice Emma, ​​47, shared a slew of throwback snaps from their time together in the iconic girl band and declared them soul sisters.

Meanwhile, Sporty Spice Mel C, 49, posted her own tribute where she affectionately referred to Geri as “ginge.”

Set to the band’s 1996 hit Say You’ll Be There, Emma’s montage documented their friendship with fun BTS clips and a photo from Geri’s wedding to Christian Horner in 2015.

She captioned the post: ‘Love you to bits. Happy birthday my soul sister @gerihalliwellhorner. I hope you get spoiled and send lots of hugs.”

Friends: Sporting Spice Mel C, 49 (R) affectionately referred to Geri as ‘ginge’ alongside old snaps and a recent photo of them together as England’s Women’s Euro finals

Mel C shared her own throwback photos with one that showed Geri playfully pretending to strangle her as they playfully posed for the camera.