Christian Horner’s Red Bull tears ‘were for Geri’ say pals as she faces fresh crisis after sexting scandal

Published on July 10, 2025 at 05:49 PM

HE’S been flying high for two decades as thelongest-serving F1 boss, married to one of the most famous pop stars in the world, with a jaw-dropping £440million net worth between them.

But – a year on from his sexting scandal with an employee – is claimed to have prompted wife to make a decisive move about their future.

Christian Horner and Geri Horner holding hands.
Geri put on a united front with husband Christian in the wake of his sexting scandal
Christian Horner kissing his wife Geri Horner at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Geri planted a kiss on Christian at the Bahrain Grand Prix in a show of solidarity
Christian Horner giving a farewell speech.
Christian was said to be in tears during his goodbye speech at Red Bull
Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner leaving their wedding.
The Spice Girls star, pictured on their wedding day, is said to have been quietly distancing herself from her husband of 10 years

Despite putting on a united front with the 51-year-old when leaked messages revealed his inappropriate behaviour towards a female co-worker, the star has begun seemingly distancing herself from her husband of 10 years.

Now friends of the power couple are worried their worst fears will be confirmed after Christian’s tearful goodbye speech to Red Bull staff yesterday.

A source told The Sun: “Christian is of course desperately sad that his career has ended this way.

“He also had the shock news about .

“But the emotion he showed during his teary speech was actually about Geri.

“He fears his sacking is yet another crisis for his marriage to face after anincredibly difficult year.

“Geri has already begun distancing herself by going by Halliwell-Horner when writing her books.

“Although she’s still totally invested in her marriage, she wants to focus on herself and protecting her own image.”;

When Christian’s in February last year, Geri put on a very public show of support for her husband – despite it reportedly leaving her “heartbroken”; and “utterly humiliated”;.

She was for the beginning of the Formula One season in Bahrain, with the couple pictured hand in hand, cuddling and even seen sharing an intimate kiss before the race.

But behind the scenes it seems she had already subtly started to focus on herself and cultivating her own brand, separate from her racing boss husband.

We revealed last year that the singer had begun using her maiden name for penning her children’s books.

At the time Geri attempted to dismiss any meaning behind the name change, tellingThe Sunday Times: “That’s a load of c**p. It’s my writing name.

“I haven’t legally changed anything — Horner is the name on my passport.”;

But the bombshell news of Christian’s Red Bull sacking yesterday has reportedly prompted Geri to speed up her plans to claw back her own identity.

Christian fears his sacking is yet another crisis for his marriage to face after anincredibly difficult year

Source

“Geri is the ultimate independent woman known for her girl power catch phrase,”; our insider said.

“She knows she needs to keep her own identity at the forefront of her mind.”;

Another source revealed: “She’s totally focused on her writing career with kids books and is trying to get the series made into a film.

“Meetings in Hollywood have happened and she’s really pushing that. She’ll have her head down and be focused on trying to make more of a name for herself there.”;

Reunion rumours

Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls performing at the Brit Awards in a Union Jack dress and red boots.
Geri is now almost unrecognisable from her Spice Girl persona
Christian Horner and Beverley Allen on a red carpet.
She has carefully cultivated a new ‘lady of the manor’ image
Christian Horner and Beverley Allen on a red carpet.
Christian’s dramatic sacking comes 10 days after the death of his ex-wife, mother to his daughter

Geri’s image is now unrecognisable from her wild years as Ginger Spice – having swapped her infamous Union Jack dress and red leather platform boots for an exclusively white wardrobe to suit her ‘lady of the manor’ vibe.

She and Christian share in Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, with mum-of-two Geri seemingly content to spend her time tending to their horses and baking.

The couple share an eight-year-old son, Monty, but are a blended family.

Geri has daughter Bluebell, 19, from her previous romance with a Hollywood screenwriter, and is stepmum to Christian’s daughter Olivia, 11, whom he shares with his late wife Beverley, who from cancer.

Despite working hard to cultivate her new sophisticated “clean and ladylike”; look, Geri is now said to be “more determined than ever”; to make sure the rumoured Spice Girls reunion goes ahead.

Negotiations about what it will look like are now expected to intensify, with Geri at the helm.

Brand and culture expertNick Edereckons reuniting with her bandmates is a “great opportunity to burst back into the media spotlight and re-ignite interest in her away from just being Mrs Horner”;.

The Spice Girl reunion is a great opportunity to burst back into the media spotlight and re-ignite interest in her away from just being Mrs Horner

Nick Ede, brand and culture expert

He told The Sun: “Brand Geri is a confusing one – on one hand you have the personality that made her an icon, and for which many people still know her.

“On the other you have the Lady of the Manor who has cultivated a very different persona, from her voice to her style.

“But the world loves Geri as a Spice Girl, and if there was ever a time to remember what Girl Power stands for, it’s now.”;

Geri was, however, a notable absentee from last weekend to Rory McPhee at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Fellow Spice girl – the member of the band said to be least interested in reuniting as she’s focused on her fashion business, and arguably preoccupied by the ongoing family drama with son and his wife – was also not there.

Posh was celebrating her 26th wedding anniversary with husband , with the pair marking it with a series of loved-up Instagram posts.

Our source said: “It was brutal that in the same week her friends were celebrating relationship milestones, Geri was facing another crisis with Christian.

“She loves him and their life together, but she’s had to make a strategic, decisive move to protect her own image and brand going forward.”;

Battle-hardened

Nick believes Geri is battle-hardened enough to handle this latest drama, and may take the opportunity now to lie low and take stock of her relationship and their future.

“Geri has had quite a turbulent life with many ups and downs, and this latest blow to her whiter-than-white persona will be a stain she will want to clean off as quickly as possible,”; he told us.

“She’s been on the publicity trail with her book, but now she has to manage the fallout from her husband’s very public and humiliating firing.

“But Geri is very proud of her family and has stuck by Christian before, and I think she will do just that through this latest upset.

“She’s riding high on her own personal success as an author both here and across the pond, and her star power isn’t going anywhere.”;

Christian and Geri Horner on a beach.
We revealed last year that the singer started using her maiden name for book writing
Geri Horner and Christian Horner at the F1 movie premiere.
In the same week her friends were celebrating relationship milestones Geri was facing another crisis with Christian
Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner at an F1 party.
The latest bombshell has forced Geri to allegedly speed up her plans to scrape back her own identity

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