Geri Halliwell – Bikini Photoshoot in Florida – behind the scene candids

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The tousled hair, suntan and white swimwear are almost unchanged.

But Geri Halliwell seems to have become a much more rounded woman in the nine years that separate these pictures.

The 38-year-old former Spice Girl looked in enviable shape in Key West, Florida, in a top that performed a decidedly more functional role than the skimpy one in which she frolicked in Oman in 2001.

Curvy and tanned: Geri Halliwell looked stunning in a white bikini on a photoshoot in Florida at the weekend

Fuller figure: Geri looked much happier and healthier than she did on holiday in a white bikini 2001 (right)

The singer battled bulimia and became addicted to exercise after launching her solo career in 1999, slimming down to seven stone.

Now, however, with four-year-old daughter Bluebell to nurture and a fledgling romance with 31-year-old Henry Beckwith, she looks the picture of health and happiness.

In 2008, Geri told Hello! magazine that she often struggled with being self-conscious about her figure.

And... pose! Geri shows off her curves in the tiny two-piece as she poses in Key West for the shoot

Artfully styled: A make-up artist ensures Geri is entirely ready for the next shot as she shows off her curves

She told the publication: 'People think I'm really confident but I do get self-conscious like many women about stripping off in public.

Stage star: A much curvier Geri pictured in 2004

'I haven't been willingly photographed in a bikini for seven years - and I don't think I'll do it again.

'At the moment, I'm a bit curvier, having done the Spice Girls tour, so it was a big mental step forward for me to show my natural self, rather than my worked-out, honed self.

'Obviously, I'm still vain, that's still in there.

'I wanted to look my best and I wore a bit of fake tan but what woman wouldn't if they're being honest?

'I did strive to have my most perfect body and, in moments when I lack confidence, that voice is always there waiting to tell me, "You are not good enough, do better," but I'm more conscious of it.

'It used to be the loudest voice in my head but now I just tell it, "Shut up..." '

Geri also admitted she doesn't limit her food intake as much any more, and is much happier following a relaxed diet.

She said: 'I don't have a strict diet any more. I eat cake, crisps, sugar-free chocolate and chips if I want to.

'I can't be bothered to follow a gruelling food plan. I'm a petite person and if I eat relatively healthily I'll stay that way.

'It's simple really. When I feel under pressure, I do eat cake but I don't punish myself for that like I used to.

'I just eat more healthily the next day.'

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As a millionaire former pop star and an aristocratic boyfriend on her arm, you'd think Geri Halliwell could afford a decent swimsuit.

But as she relaxed on a boat off the coast of St Tropez yesterday, it appeared the 38-year-old was wearing a red bikini slightly too small for her ample cleavage

As she boarded a speedboat to take her from her yacht to the beach, a paranoid Geri examined her cleavage to make sure everything was in place... just.

Over-exposed: Geri Halliwell suffers from 'under cleavage' as she shows off her figure in a red bikini in St Tropez... which appears a few sizes too small for her

Is everything in place? Geri keeps a close eye on her ample cleavage

But despite looking in fantastic shape as she enjoyed her second trip to the French Riviera this year, it looked like the former Spice Girl may have been wearing a bikini bought during her skinnier days.

The result saw her expose her 'under cleavage', otherwise known as 'neathage'.

Once on the beach, Geri and boyfriend Henry Beckwith, 31, showed their affection for each other as they frolicked in the waves and cuddled each other.

Red hot: Despite her bikini faux pas, Geri was looking toned and tanned

In the 16 months they've been together, Geri and Henry have enjoyed many holidays together with her daughter Bluebell, including several trips to the French Riviera, snowboarding in Courcheval, a Mediterranean cruise and a romantic holiday for two to the Italian island of Sardinia.

Fortunately this time round, there appeared to be no arguments for the couple, who were spotted exchanging harsh words in St Tropez last month.

Geri erupted in anger as she caught Henry giving another woman the eye as they walked back to their boat.

Overspill: Geri's two-piece fights to contain her ample curves as she enjoys a cuddle with Henry

Lift me up: Geri lay back on Henry as they cool off in the Mediterranean

She started shouting at him, waving her arms in the air and even pushing him away from her at one point.

The drama attracted the attention of another man on the beach, who came over to see what was going on.

An onlooker told Mail Online: 'Geri was absolutely fuming. She was shouting at him and telling him what for.

Tender: Geri shares an embrace with Henry

'Clearly, she was not happy about his wandering eye.'

The couple have been dating since March 2009 - just 10 days after Halliwell ended her whirlwind engagement to Italian yacht owner Fabrizio Politti.

Prior to Beckwith, Geri's longest romance was six months with American dancer Ivan 'Flipz' Velez, who she met on the Spice Girls reunion tour.

The pair enjoyed a transatlantic romance, visiting each other in Los Angeles and London.

Practising safe sun: Geri sprays her boyfriend with sun tan lotion as he pulls muscle man poses on the speedboat

Life on an ocean wave: Geri and Henry head off from their yacht on their speedboat

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