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Posh & Geri's new secret fallout
Following reports that Victoria Beckham has been Geri Horner’s shoulder to cry on during an investigation into her husband’s behaviour at F1, insiders say Posh worries their friendship is one-sided
After it emerged that her husband, Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner, was facing allegations of “inappropriate and controlling behaviour” towards a female employee, Geri Horner has reportedly been “leaning on” fellow Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.
Fashion designer Victoria has not been without her own marital woes, as husband David was alleged to have had an affair with his former PA Rebecca Loos in 2003, and the couple faced relentless speculation over the state of their marriage.
And in light of the recent drama surrounding Christian – who married Geri in 2015 and vehemently denies any wrongdoing – insiders say that despite showing up for her ex-bandmate, Victoria is slightly miffed that the efforts she makes in their friendship have not always been reciprocated over the years.
A source says, “Naturally Vic was concerned when she heard the rumours about Christian and offered support to Geri, as she would to anyone in that situation. While they haven’t been the best of pals, they’ve been through so much and have a lot of history. Vic could probably relate to it more, as her marriage to David has been rocked several times with horrible accusations about him.
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“But Victoria has begun to feel that Geri wouldn’t have done the same for her and actually hasn’t in the past. Geri doesn’t really make much of an effort with Victoria anymore but Vic feels she may come running again if this all goes wrong for her and her marriage – and she refuses to be used. They’ve had to put a lot of issues behind them to make relations smooth between all the girls.”
Victoria, 49, and Geri, 51 – who is mum to Monty, seven, with Christian and Bluebell, 17, with ex-partner Sacha Gervasi – found fame together in the ’90s as part of the Spice Girls. Along with Mel B, Mel Cand Emma Bunton, the girls notoriously had their fair share of ups and downs, and Victoria didn’t hide her fury when Geri bowed out of the band halfway through their world tour in 1998.
She wrote in her 2001 memoir, Learning To Fly, “She was one of my best friends and now she had walked out without a word. What I felt was anger at the selfishness of it all, then betrayal.”
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And now, following reports that Victoria allegedly wasted no time reaching out to Geri as her husband’s investigation made headlines, an insider says that it’s l
