Christian Horner F1 News: Wife Geri Halliwell hails ICON in emotional meeting

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Geri Halliwell hails ICON in emotional meeting

Christian Horner's wife Geri Halliwell is currently touring the US promoting a solo project

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Thursday 10 April 2025 21:59

Geri Halliwell-Horner, former Spice Girl and wife of Red Bull's Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner, has hailed a pop icon during an emotional meeting in America.

Halliwell recently embarked on an exciting book tour across the pond for her latest release, Rosie Frost Ice on Fire which was made available to the public earlier this month.

During her tour abroad, 'Ginger Spice' appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show with pop icon Kelly Clarkson, where the duo discussed Halliwell's new book and her life, discussing how she balances being a mother with pursuing her creative writing.

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The 52-year-old shares an eight-year-old son with Red Bull boss Horner, who she married in 2015 in Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom, but the family will be temporarily apart as Halliwell continues on her stateside book tour, which is set to conclude later this week.

Geri Halliwell-Horner in emotional meeting with Kelly Clarkson

In her recent appearance on the popular show, Halliwell praised Clarkson for her career and professional pivot which has evidently paid off given the popular status of her TV show.

"I know I'm here to talk about me but actually I want to talk about you," Halliwell greeted Clarkson, stopping her in her tracks with an array of compliments, leading to an emotional exchange.

She continued to say: "How amazing you have been in your life, really, everyone needs to acknowledge.

"Kelly, sometimes we get along in our lives and we just get on with it, and to acknowledge your path from going where you were as a singer, before that you were talking about your upbringing, and then being an idol and then you've had two children, and you've pivoted and made your own show, you've had books out, then she's got her own record company, she's amazing," Halliwell said, leading the crowd to conduct a large round of applause for Clarkson who became emotional over Halliwell's praise.

The singer and TV host responded: "I'm having an out-of-body experience because I'm playing it real cool, obviously I'm a huge Spice Girls fan," she chuckled, before Halliwell stood up to embrace the fellow star.

The wholesome clip displaying Halliwell's support of pop icon Clarkson was posted to The Kelly Clarkson Show's Instagram page where the caption read: "The love is mutual!."

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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