9 June 2003 2237SST - 0800GMT

FROM CUDDLY TO RAUNCHY, EMMA IS SEXIEST

UK (THIS IS LONDON) - As a Spice Girl she was always
more cuddly than raunchy. Emma Bunton's appeal was
strictly of the fresh-faced girl next-door variety.

Now, though, while one-time bandmates Geri Halliwell
and Victoria Beckham struggle to maintain successful
solo careers, Baby Spice has quietly transformed
herself into Britain's sexiest female pop star. She
was the top-scoring Briton in a nationwide viewers'
poll for the cable and satellite music channel VH1.
The result follows a strict diet and exercise regime
prior to the release of her comeback single, Free Me,
for which she has also slimmed down her name by
dropping her surname.

Emma, now 27, claims to have lost a stone and a half,
though there are those who claim her sleek new look
also owes something to the wonders of digital special
effects. Yesterday she said: 'I'm really flattered to
be voted Britain's sexiest woman. I'm glad to see that
curves are coming back.' Free Me is currently at No.11
on the UK singles chart.

News compiled by Spice Girls Asia News Team

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Spice Girls Asia. The Asian Insights Into The Spice Girls.
http://www.spicegirlsasia.cjb.net

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