Geri shared a loveable awkward snap of herself as a child. Source: Supplied

The singer shot to fame as the most brash and buxom member of the biggest pop group of the 90s, the Spice Girls. But way back in the 1970s, before she united with Sporty, Baby, Scary and Posh, she was a little tomboy with a pudding bowl haircut:

BABY GINGER! Source: Twitter

We love a good awkward childhood photo from an otherwise attractive celeb — just recently we’ve seen Paul Rudd as a poodle-haired student and a young Zac Efron with tragically crimped hair. But Halliwell’s adorable retro pic might just be our favourite yet.

Halliwell tweeted the picture with the caption “We all sparkle eventually.” That’s certainly true for the 42-year-old at the moment — she just last month announced her engagement to F1 Red Bull boss Christian Horner.