Formula Spice: how Geri and Christian became a power duo – Spice Girls’ Ginger and the Red Bull F1 boss were the ‘It’ duo in Drive to Survive, and attend A-list events from the BAFTAs to Wimbledon

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Apr 3 , 2023

Geri Halliwell with her husband Christian Horner. Photo: @therealgerihalliwell/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

What do you get when you put together a beloved pop star and a powerful Formula One boss? The hottest sports-entertainment couple, apparently: Geri and Christian Horner

Geri, who was previously romantically linked to Robbie Williams and Russell Brand, was first spotted with Christian in 2014, though media speculations suggest it kicked off with a ‘spicy’ start …

One’s a Spice Girl, and the other is one of the biggest stars in motorsports.

Geri Horner is one of the Spice Girls. Photo: @therealgerihalliwell/Instagram

Geri Horner (née Halliwell), also known as Ginger Spice, and Christian Horner, Red Bull F1’s team boss, have made their two worlds become one. “Wait, is that Ginger Spice?” was a common reaction when fans of the Netflix docuseries, Drive to Survive, were first introduced to Horner’s family.

Below we take a look at how the relationship has different entertainment worlds colliding.

Geri Horner’s Spice Girl roots

The Spice Girls meet Adele backstage at the final night of their Spice World UK Tour at Wembley Stadium, in June 2019. Photo: Backgrid

The Spice Girls rose to fame in the 1990s with their debut album, Spice, which became the bestselling album ever by a female group. Their first two albums produced several No 1 hits.

Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham take the applause on stage at the curtain call for Viva Forever! Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, in 2012. Photo: AP

While the Spice Girls have reunited at times, Geri has a number of other interests now.

The group reunited for tours in 2007 and 2018. It is estimated that the Spice Girls made US$75 million per year at their peak in the late 1990s, and Geri reportedly had a net worth of US$40 million in 2018. She has also appeared on TV shows, such as Sex and the City, and as a guest judge on American Idol and The X Factor.