In 2024, a female colleague accused Christian Horner of ‘inappropriate, controlling behaviour’, which the Red Bull team principal denied.
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As per The Independent, screenshots of an alleged WhatsApp conversation between Horner and the employee were leaked anonymously. These screenshots appeared the day after a three-week external Red Bull investigation absolved him of the allegations.
The female employee then appealed the findings of the external investigation, but Horner was once again exonerated.
During the scandal, Geri Halliwell stood by her husband. Recently, she shared what life behind closed doors is like for them after being married for 10 years. She also addressed the rumours that she changed her name amid the scandal.
Geri Halliwell on their relationship
The former Spice Girls singer spoke with The Times and cleared the air concerning rumours she had changed her name following the scandal involving her husband. The media had reported that she changed her name from Horner to Halliwell-Horner.
Geri held up her latest book Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire and explained that Halliwell is her ‘writing name’ and that the rumours were ‘a load of cr*p’.
I haven’t legally changed anything — Horner is the name on my passport.
Geri goes on to share what their life is like away from the media, claiming that her and Christian’s relationship is ‘silly’. She explains that they both enjoy nature and regularly walk their dog. The former singer gifted Horner a Goldendoodle for his birthday.
We walk the dogs together, we like walking. I bought him a Goldendoodle for his birthday. I hid the puppy in a phone box and handed it to him.
She adds that they are ‘old-school’ and her husband ‘loves doing barbecues’. They also have the typical relationship dynamic where one is messier than the other:
He’s very tidy. I might leave things around, which makes him a bit cross.
Finally, she revealed that as a couple, they enjoy playing games:
We like playing games too. The other day, in the kitchen, we were playing 20 Questions – you’ve got to guess what the object is. We’re quite silly.
Geri Halliwell hasn’t commented on her husband’s scandal
As mentioned above, Christian Horner was involved in a sexting scandal in February 2024. Almost a year later, the former Spice Girls singer still has not addressed the scandal but continues to support her husband.
In the same The Times interview, Geri talks about her daughter, Bluebell, instead of her husband’s scandal. She revealed that she is a ‘brilliant writer’ and even asked for her help when writing her own books.
The interviewer asked if Bluebell, 18, takes after her father, Sacha Gervasi, a journalist turned screenwriter and director. Geri responds that Christian is her father as he adopted her, but she does take after her biological father.
She told The Times:
Her biological father, yes. Christian formally adopted her. It’s public knowledge.
Geri and Christian share a son, Monty, 8, and Horner has a daughter, Olivia, 11, from his previous relationship with Beverley Allen, a former pub landlady.
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Sources used:
Daily Mail: ‘Geri Horner addresses if she changed her surname as she gives insight into her marriage a year on from husband Christian's sexting scandal - and says he legally adopted daughter Bluebell’
The Independent: ‘Geri Halliwell shares insight into married life with Christian Horner after F1 texting scandal’
The Times: ‘Geri Horner: ‘Christian and me? We’re quite silly’
