Geri Horner doesn’t care about being liked on ‘All Together Now’.
The Spice Girls star is set to return for the second series of the BBC One show, which asks talent hopefuls to get the 100 judges – from every walk of life – up on their feet and singing along for a chance to bag £50,000.
And the ‘Wannabe’ hitmaker has admitted she would rather deliver "honest" and "firm" feedback than say something "nice" if she doesn’t think a contestant has performed well.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, she said: "I do feel it’s about being honest, caring to be honest – that’s more loving than saying something nice just so they like me back.
"I think that I’m going to say something that might sound firm, but fair.
"That’s more important than whether someone likes me back.
"And they might think that I’m not such a big star after that.
"I just think as a respect to the show and to all the other contestants, I don’t think it’s fair if I just say nice things just so people like me."
Geri says that saying "no" to people who are less deserving of the huge cash prize is "really important" so it’s fair on the singers who are worthy of winning.
She added: "We’ve got £50,000.
"That’s a lot of money, so actually every ‘yes’ is taking it away [from someone else].
"That ‘no’ is really important in life.
"’No’s’ are really important so when you do say ‘yes’ it really means something."
The 46-year-old star – who is joined on the show by co-host Rob Beckett – previously revealed she signed up to ‘All Together Now’ because it is an uplifting talent show.
She said: "I discussed it with the producers and it was like, ‘I know you don’t want to be mean – let’s be kind to people.’ You’re just judged on the performance and that’s it, pretty much. What I love is it’s not promising anything – just a moment and the money. Modern Britain is very multicultural and this show is reflective of that. Given the last few years, let’s remind each other that regardless of our political views or our classes, our colour, our races or our genders, we all really like each other. That’s what really attracted me to it."
‘All Together Now’ returns to screens on March 2 from 8pm on BBC One.
Geri Horner doesn’t care about being liked on All Together Now
