Christian Horner shares rare insight into Geri marriage after F1 scandal rocked romance

Christian Horner and Geri Halliwell person been joined since 2015 but their narration was tested this twelvemonth aft a pistillate worker made allegations astir the F1 star

Christian Horner has shone a airy connected the authorities of his matrimony to Spice Girls icon Geri Halliwell aft their romance was rocked by misconduct allegations earlier this year.

Back successful February, millionaire Formula 1 brag Christian, 51, was accused of "inappropriate, controlling behaviour” by a pistillate Red Bull employee. The athletics brag furiously denied the allegations - and was yet cleared of immoderate wrongdoing and granted the chequered emblem to proceed successful his relation arsenic Red Bull squad principal.

The ungraded drew antagonistic attraction to his matrimony to Ginger Spice Geri, 52 - but she loyally stood by him passim the scandal. When they appeared astatine the Bahrain Grand Prix successful March, successful the midst of the allegations, the brace precise firmly stood together, walked manus successful hand, and kissed successful beforehand of the world's cameras.

Now, months aft the shocking allegations were made, Christian has peeled backmost the covers of his matrimony and has praised his wife. The F1 brag and Geri person been joined since 2015 and they welcomed a lad successful 2017, who is the younger member of Geri's daughter, Bluebell Madonna, who is present aged 18.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Christian said: “What happened astatine the commencement of the twelvemonth felt similar a cleanable storm. In life, it is simply a large acquisition that the much occurrence you have, the much of a people you become. Anything that tin beryllium utilized to unsettle and destabilise you and the squad and the business. What disappointed maine much than thing was the steps that radical went to successful bid to effort and execute that. You conscionable enactment existent to yourself and I americium precise fortunate that I person got a tremendous family. My woman has been unbelievable, fantastic."

He continued: “Your spouse is ever the 1 you stock your difficulties with. She has been perfectly outstanding and hugely supportive. She saw done a batch of things from having an extracurricular position and it is bully to person that value and measure. It is hugely important. You larn astir yourselves successful times of trouble and I was perfectly determined that we would navigate done the hard waters.”

Geri and Christian archetypal met successful 2009 owed to Geri's relationship with F1 brag Bernie Ecclestone, but it was ne'er suggested determination were immoderate romanticist feelings astatine this signifier arsenic Christian was with his semipermanent spouse Beverley Allen. Geri antecedently described her hubby arsenic her champion friend, saying: "He knows maine wrong out. I don't edit myself with him. It was a large learning curve."

And Christian has antecedently gushed astir his marriage, telling The Telegraph successful the past: "Life works successful mysterious ways. didn't wed Geri due to the fact that she's a Spice Girl. I joined her due to the fact that I fell successful emotion with her. It volition beryllium 10 years this clip adjacent year, and we've been happily joined for seven. We're precise antithetic characters, but we complement each different well."

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