Geri Halliwell offered handshake instead of kiss to Christian Horner
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 12:33 · Archive
Geri Halliwell declined to kiss Christian Horner when they first met on a Formula One grid, instead offering a firm handshake. The moment is recalled in Horner's new memoir, Drive, released on 22 October. Horner, the former Red Bull team principal, describes the exchange as unexpectedly frosty and says he could not understand why she responded differently to him than to other Formula One figures being introduced to her by Bernie Ecclestone.
In the memoir extract, Horner writes that Halliwell had kissed both Ron Dennis of McLaren and Eddie Jordan of Jordan Grand Prix on both cheeks before meeting him. When introduced to Horner, she stuck out her hand for a handshake instead and then walked off down the track.
Halliwell and Horner announced their engagement in 2014 and married in May 2015. They welcomed their son, Montague George Hector Horner, in 2017. The couple live in a mansion on the Oxfordshire border near Banbury.
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- Geri Halliwell 'refused' to kiss Christian Horner in awkward momentGeri Halliwell "refused" to kiss Christian Horner in an awkward moment during their first meeting.Oxford Mail · 22 Oct, 12:00
- Geri Halliwell 'refused' to kiss Christian Horner in awkward momentGeri Halliwell "refused" to kiss Christian Horner in an awkward moment during their first meeting.Oxfordshire Guardian · 22 Oct, 12:00
In this story: Geri Halliwell · Christian Horner · Bernie Ecclestone · Red Bull · Oxfordshire
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