New detail makes Christian Horner ‘sext’ scandal so much worse

Inside information has leaked out about the woman involved in the Formula 1 “sext” scandal — and it would be crushing for Geri Halliwell to read.

Christian Horner and Geri Horner walk in the Paddock holding hands. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images.

This is getting Spice-y.

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is reportedly friends with the woman her racing boss husband Christian Horner is accused of sending “sext” messages to.

Horner, the team principal of the Red Bull F1 team, was cleared on Thursday in a workplace harassment investigation after being accused of “coercive behaviour.”

Saucy texts allegedly sent to an unnamed female colleague subsequently leaked online, The New York Post reports.

Horner has denied all wrongdoing.

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Halliwell — who has been married to Horner since 2015 — is reported to be humiliated by the scandal, which has been made worse by the fact that she is reportedly friends with the recipient of the racy messages.

According to an insider, the 51-year-old even vouched for the woman to work with her husband at Red Bull.

Christian Horner and Geri Horner walk in the Paddock holding hands. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images.

“They actually have a mutual friend and Geri liked her,” the source told the Daily Mail on Sunday.

“In fact, she would speak positively about her.”

“She heard she was in line for the job and randomly, one of Geri’s old friends from her Spice Girls days knows this woman, so Geri put a word in,” the insider added.

“Geri likes to think she is a girl’s girl in many ways and thought she was doing a good thing back then. You can only imagine how she may regret that now.”

Publicly, at least, Halliwell is standing by her man, even after the suggestive texts leaked online.

On Saturday, the singer was seen smooching Horner after the first race of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain.

The couple made a definitive statement. Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images.

The couple share a seven-year-old son together.

In the alleged messages, Horner talked about a range of things with the female co-worker, including requesting selfies of her and asking her what she was wearing.

“What’s the outfit of choice today,” Horner allegedly texted the colleague, who responded, “Skirt.”

He then wrote, “Which one? Have I seen?” before asking the woman to send him a pic to “remind me.”

In another message, Horner allegedly asked the woman about her flexibility, writing, “might need to be slightly flexible … like you ,” before telling her to “take a selfie” after she said she could get one of her legs behind her head.

“Still in the spanx?” he allegedly asked, adding, “You look very attractive in them.”

When the colleague said they were “just leggings,” Horner allegedly replied, “But it’s what’s in them that counts.”

Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner

The scandal certainly didn’t unsettle Horner and his team in Bahrain, with Red Bull world champion winning the race comfortably.

In a quick interview after the race, an elated Horner said: “We’re a very strong team, we’ve got tremendous support.

“You don’t achieve this type of support by not being supported.”

After being quizzed on what his future could look like after weeks of investigations and allegations, Horner made it clear he was set to remain at Red Bull.

A reporter asked if he was feeling confident about staying as the team’s principal for the coming season.

To which he replied: “Yes absolutely. I wouldn’t be here otherwise.”

— This story originally appeared on nypost.com and has been republished with permission