Spice Girl has been unable to eat over husband’s ‘sext’ investigation

A Spice Girl icon has left members of the legendary group worried with news emerging she has been unable to eat.

Spice Girls (L-R) Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown. Photo by Getty Images.

Geri Halliwell has been left “flattened” by the “sext” probe into her husband Christian Horner, friends close to her have claimed.

The pop icon is set to skip the first Formula 1 race of the season while her husband and Red Bull Racing boss continues to be investigated by the team over his alleged behaviour towards a female colleague.

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The 50-year-old strongly denies any wrongdoing.

Halliwell is said to be taken aback by the probe but is vowing to stand by her husband, The Sun reports.

But now the ex-Spice Girl may skip next week’s Bahrain Grand Prix as she doesn’t want to face the ongoing scrutiny, a pal has claimed.

A source said: “Geri is devastated and has been struggling to eat and sleep.

“Her family and fellow Spice Girls are worried.

“I hear Christian is trying to pep her up to stay positive, but she has gone to ground in the way she did after she left the Spice Girls.”

Spice Girls (L-R) Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown. Photo by Getty Images.

“She’s not speaking to anyone,” they told the Daily Mail.

Geri is supported by her Spanish mother, Ana Maria, and her sister, Natalie, but she has “just a few” other friends on whom she can count on.

Meanwhile, she is doing her best to be there for her adoring husband. The source said: “I believe she is in on all the lawyers’ calls.”

“Christian has been telling her that everything is fine — and will be fine — but she just wants it to go away.”

The insider continued: “It’s a real problem as her focus is absolutely him.

“She is completely loyal to him; that remains.”

Christian Horner’s fate at Red Bull will reportedly be decided within 10 days - leaving the F1 boss potentially out of a job ahead of the season opener.

His future at the all-conquering team of world champion Max Verstappen still hangs in the balance after shock allegations of “inappropriate and controlling behaviour” were made by a female staffer.

But in recent days, fresh claims allege that Horner also sent the colleague “sexually suggestive” texts.

Red Bull arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday evening for pre-season testing, with Horner still in his reported $15-million-a-year role.

Horner and Geri. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

So far, it has been “business as usual” in the pit lane - the team principal’s go-to phrase since news of the scandal broke.

However, results of the independent inquiry will reportedly be handed over to the Red Bull board in the next few days.

The probe threatens to overshadow the start of the new F1 season - but a final decision is expected before the opening Grand Prix race kicks off on March 2, the Mail reports.

On Thursday, he addressed the new bombshell sexting probe and declared he wanted a conclusion as “soon as possible”.

He refused to comment directly on the allegations made against him during the press conference, stating “I cannot comment on the process or the timescale.”

“I think everybody would like a conclusion as soon as possible but I am really not at liberty to talk about the process,” he added.

The racing boss, who has led the Austrian team since its formation in 2005, was all smiles yesterday as he signed autographs, posed for selfies with fans and spoke to his drivers.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.