How Geri Halliwell stole pole place in Christian Horner’s life

Geri Halliwell‘s relationship with Christian Horner has been rocked in current days by claims of his inappropriate habits towards a subordinate feminine worker – however it appears the beginning of their relationship was simply as dramatic. 

While all eyes are usually on the monitor throughout Formula 1 races, it was within the paddock the place all of the motion between Geri and Christian befell – and it is there the place all eyes will stay this week in hopes of seeing the duo step out in public collectively for the primary time because the scandal unfolded.  

Earlier at present, the previous Spice Girl, 51, landed in Bahrain on a non-public jet to satisfy along with her husband who was hauled in for disaster talks with F1 bosses after texts that alleged to point out the exchanges had been leaked. 

Horner, 50, was cleared to proceed as Red Bull group principal on Wednesday following an inside probe into ‘inappropriate habits’ – which he has all the time denied. 

But simply 24 hours later, the WhatsApp messages apparently exchanged between Horner and the complainant had been despatched from an nameless electronic mail to 149 journalists and main figures in F1 – resulting in buddies warning that his marriage to Geri was ‘in query for the primary time.’

As properly as placing his marriage underneath menace, Horner, 50, can also be susceptible to falling foul of the ethical habits code set by F1 governing physique the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). 

Yet, Halliwell and Horner’s partnership has seemingly been marred with controversy from the beginning after it emerged from the embers of a home drama. 

The Red Bull supervisor had initially cast apart his long-term companion, Beverley Allen, who solely gave beginning to his daughter, Olivia, six months prior in favor of the pop star.

Halliwell had reportedly been eager to strike up a friendship with Horner for years and was caught on digicam inching ever nearer to the Red Bull boss, The Mail on Sunday beforehand reported. 

In 2009, Ginger Spice attended the Monaco Grand Prix and was pictured on the arm of Bernie Ecclestone with Horner hovering within the background.

But Halliwell remained decided to strike up a friendship and two years later she was again in Monaco as soon as once more.

This time she had one arm flung round flamboyant former group proprietor and commentator Eddie Jordan with the opposite clasping the again of a seemingly nervous Horner. 

Leaning away, with a minimum of a foot between them, his expression was one thing between a smile and a grimace.

But what a distinction one other two years made. 

By the time the British Grand Prix at Silverstone got here round in 2013, the pair appeared very shut. 

Halliwell smiled straight into the digicam whereas Horner appeared pleased and relaxed. 

It’s not clear how the connection between Formula 1’s best-loved couple descended into difficulties at what ought to have been a time of such pleasure. 

But sources beforehand mentioned Geri had clearly set her sights on the sporting boss as a good friend of Horner’s claimed she had been following him ‘for a number of years.’

Beverley gave beginning to Horner’s little one on the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, whereas he was away on the Japanese Grand Prix.

He later defined he had hoped to fly house in time however Beverley went into labor sooner than anticipated.

He advised reporters on the time: ‘Olivia arrived about 3.30am Tokyo time. 

‘We went out for some karaoke on Wednesday and wetted the child’s head. 

‘Fatherhood will in all probability be my greatest problem.’

Not lengthy after, Beverley, a former pub landlady, was closeted behind the gates of the couple’s sprawling Oxfordshire mansion the place in happier instances the couple stored chickens, geese, canines and miniature ponies.

She and Horner divorced and one crew member, who noticed Halliwell and Horner collectively on the British Grand Prix in 2013, mentioned: ‘It was actually bizarre. Geri simply form of appeared – I imply appeared all over the place.

‘So after the race, Christian was giving an interview and he or she simply wandered into the shot. She wasn’t presupposed to be there and nobody was anticipating her, however then she was given a microphone and simply form of gatecrashed the interview.’

It was reported on the time that Halliwell had been telling buddies that ‘Christian’s the one,’ though she has notoriously unfortunate in love, as soon as admitting: ‘I feel everyone knows that relationships have not been one in every of my sturdy factors.’

Her earlier boyfriends have included Chris Evans, Russell Brand and Robbie Williams however she was additionally as soon as engaged to Italian delivery tycoon Fabrizio Politi.

Halliwell and Horner had been engaged in 2014 after simply months of relationship however are mentioned to have briefly cut up whereas he tried to rescue his 14-year relationship with Beverley, which reportedly left the singer devastated.

But the couple had been ultimately reunited earlier than tying the knot in 2015 and welcoming son Monty collectively in 2017.

Horner had been with Beverly for 14 years. Six years his senior, she had been by his aspect all through his skilled ascent whereas he acted as a stepfather to her two sons from a earlier relationship.