06-08-98: GERI-GO-ROUND -- By VICTORIA NEWTON
Itchy feet . . . Geri relaxing at George Michael's plush St Tropez villa, called Chez Nobby GLOBE-trotting Geri Halliwell was flying to Los Angeles last night - which will mean she has clocked up 18,878 miles on planes since quitting the Spice Girls. Geri, now dubbed Air Miles Spice, packed her bags after a weekend at superstar George Michael's villa in St Tropez, South of France. At Nice airport she caught a plane to London - then immediately boarded a flight to LA. Geri, 25, will meet Hollywood moguls who want her to star in a movie version of '70s TV series Charlie's Angels. The two planes she caught yesterday bring her total number of flights to SIX since she sensationally quit as Ginger Spice less than a fortnight ago. Geri's first hideaway was in PARIS after she refused to appear with Posh, Scary, Baby and Sporty on BBC1's Lottery show. She flew out from Heathrow and checked into the 1,000-a-night Maurice Hotel for three nights under a false name. Then she jetted 5,859 miles to the isle of MAURITIUS in the Indian Ocean. Geri was determined to lie low after her decision to quit the group rocked the pop world. She spent last week holed up at the exclusive St Gerans resort. Her 1,000-a-night suite opened on to a private beach. On Friday she hopped on a private jet back to LONDON, then flew 645 miles to NICE - where George invited her to stay at his luxury villa, Chez Nobby. As she jetted to America last night, ex-colleagues Victoria, Emma, Mel B and Mel C were preparing for a charity concert in Rome with Pavarotti.