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GERI Halliwell shared an awkward hug and a cringey kiss with hubby Christian Horner amid the sexts leak — but there were “fireworks” behind the scenes, sources said.
The Spice Girl, 51, presented a united front with the under-fire F1 Red Bull boss before and after Saturday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
She had landed in the Middle East on Thursday night, as a torrent of sexually suggestive WhatsApp messages and pictures between Horner, 50, and a female employee began to circulate worldwide.
Sources said furious Geri “read the riot act” to him but put on a brave face for the cameras — to her husband’s “relief”.
Ginger Spice — in high heels, a white designer dress and clutching a Hermes bag — strode hand-in-hand with her husband to a hospitality area ahead of the race on Saturday.
Horner then leaned in to plant an awkward kiss on his wife’s cheek while putting his arm around her back.
After Red Bull’s world champ Max Verstappen stormed to victory in the season opener yesterday, Geri was clasped tightly by her husband as she flashed a forced-looking smile for the cameras.
Horner gushed: “It’s been the best possible start to the season, very clinical and well-executed. The perfect start.”
The public displays of affection came as showbiz sources said Geri had considered the future of her nine-year marriage to Horner, father of her seven-year-old son.
One close to the singer said: “A lot of people who know her are astonished by this show of support. There is absolutely no doubt she is furious and has read him the riot act over what has happened.
“There are questions about her future with him and she let him know in no uncertain terms. It’s uncertain whether their marriage will survive but she is giving it a good chance by showing him support, at least in public.
“But deep down she must be hurt, humiliated and very, very angry. However, this does at least show she hasn’t gone nuclear and run to the first expensive divorce lawyer she can find.”
The messages were leaked after Horner was cleared last week in a Red Bull probe.
Some of them seemed to show him asking the woman for pictures and in others he appears to discuss a solo sex act in a plane toilet.
The source continued: “The texts leak moved the goalposts — and Geri was furious about it.
“When Christian first told her about the situation, he said he had fallen out with a woman who wanted promotion and more responsibility in Red Bull.
“So he sold it to Geri as a workplace row and she accepted that. So Geri is now fuming that there appears to be more to this.”
An F1 paddock source said: “Christian is relieved and thrilled by Geri’s show of support.
“He was really happy she had flown out and was with him.
“They had time to discuss everything and she must have accepted his explanations to a point to turn out to support him.” -Sun
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