Fresh blow for Geri Horner after husband Christian is sacked from F1's Red Bull
The team principal's sudden
r on from his sexting scandal with an employee.
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Geri Horner found fame in the Spice Girls before working as an author most recently
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Geri with her husband Christian Horner who was sacked this week
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After The Sun told how it'
s claimed to have prompted
Geri
to make a
, it's now been reported the Spice Girls' book company is in £1million debt.
business
, Falcon Queen Productions, had sunk a further £750,000 in the year ending August 2024, compared to a £276,000 deficit the previous year.
Geri set up the firm in 2021 and launched her debut novel, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen two years later.
In April this year she released a second title, Rose Frost: Ice On Fire.
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There are no such concerns withher main company, Won-derful Productions, which earned £2.16m in 12 months.
Geri also has a jaw-dropping £440million net worth between her and Christian.
When Christian's
She was
race
.
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But behind the scenes it seems she had already subtly started to focus on herself and cultivating her own brand, separate from her racing boss husband.
We revealed last year that the singer had begun using her maiden name for penning her children's
books
.
Christian Horner SACKED by Red Bull F1! Shock Departure After 20 Years
At the time Geri attempted to dismiss any meaning behind the name change, telling
"I haven't legally changed anything — Horner is the name on my passport."
But the bombshell
news
of Christian's Red Bull sacking yesterday has reportedly prompted Geri to speed up her plans to claw back her own identity.
It comes amid Geri's hopes of a Spice Girls reunion for the girlband's 30th anniversary next year.
A source revealed: "She's totally focused on her writing career with kids books and is trying to get the series made into a film.
"Meetings in Hollywood have happened and she's really pushing that. She'll have her head down and be focused on trying to make more of a name for herself there."
Christian was the longest reigning F1 boss after becoming head honcho of the Austrian team during its inception in 2005.
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him in February 2024 by a female team member were dismissed following a three-week internal probe.
He was accused of sending
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