Geri Halliwell shares the importance of finding ‘courage’ amid ongoing scandal that has engulfed her marriage to Christian Horner

Geri Halliwell has opened up about the importance of finding ‘courage’ amid an ongoing scandal engulfing her marriage to Christian Horner.

The former Spice Girl, 51, said themes ‘in’ her, including finding ‘power’ in difficult situations and seeking support, are explored in her new children’s book.

She said: “There are themes within me that appear in the book that are about finding your strength in any situation.

“If you’re being bullied, and it doesn’t matter how old you are, if you’re feeling lonely or grieving a loss, it’s about finding courage.”

In her first public appearance since inappropriate text messages between her Formula 1 boss husband and his female assistant emerged in February, she spoke at the Hay Literature Festival.

To promote her latest children’s book, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen, she addressed an audience full of children.

She added: “It’s about saying maybe I have the strength, I have the courage and with a little support I can do anything.

‘I like honesty. Children have this honesty and simplicity, so I will always write for them.”

Dressed in a £695 white floral long-sleeved blouse and a matching £925 maxi skirt from Australian brand Zimmerman, she beamed as she held a book signing for her new novel with main character Rosie, which the star describes as ‘a new novel’. a kind of hero for today’s young readers.’

The mother-of-three had her seventh children’s novel published last year and said: ‘Writing lets me be a mother and be with my children because they are the most important thing in the world to me, but I also want to honor myself as a creative.’

An onlooker at the signing said: ‘Geri looked really smiley and happy. She had her picture taken with lots of children and even two female police officers who had taken their lunch break to meet her.

“There were a lot of people queuing to see their favorite Spice Girl.”

Before her talk, the former pop star hung out in the festival’s author tent, next to BBC football expert Gary Lineker.

According to an insider, Halliwell cheerfully asked staff ‘thousands’ of questions, took an interest in fellow speakers and asked for copies of books – in particular one on the importance of mushrooms.

However, she declined to comment on her fears over leaked flirty messages her husband of nine years allegedly sent to a female colleague when the email requested them.

He was investigated in February following an allegation of ‘improper conduct’, for which he was later acquitted.

The woman, in her forties, went to HR at the Formula 1 team after receiving messages from Horner, often late at night.

She accused him of ‘coercive behavior’, but an internal investigation led by an unknown KC, appointed by Red Bull, acquitted him. Horner has strongly denied all allegations.

On Wednesday, Ms Halliwell was mercilessly mocked by fans after she wished bandmate Mel B a happy birthday on Instagram.

Her Instagram account shared a slew of photos of the old friends together, but an error in the caption quickly revealed that Ms Halliwell was not the one who posted the message.

Next to the images was the caption: ‘I sent images to Pippa and this text asked her to make adjustments where necessary.

‘Happy birthday @officialmelb! I hope you have a great day! [party emojis].’

A few minutes later, the caption was changed to remove the first line, but not before eagle-eyed fans noticed and flooded the comments section with cheeky remarks.

Fans shared: ‘Brilliant! That’s a heartfelt birthday post!’; ‘I keep innovating and yet it is still there’; ‘Caption has changed…. But we’ve seen it all’; ‘Confirmation Celebs Don’t Even Post Legitimate Birthday Posts’;

‘When your social media person copies and pastes’; ‘*insert warm greetings*’; ‘Is anyone else singing ‘Goodbye, my Friend’?! while they read this?!”

Others expressed concern for ‘Pippa’ and joked: ‘Hi Pippa, I know you’re gone, you said you were gone, but I can still feel you here’; ‘When your social media person copies and pastes’; ‘Pippa you in danger girl’

‘Sending Pippa lots of love on this day, maybe she needs some wine glasses’; ‘Friendship never ends… unless Pippa gets involved’; ‘Pippa, I would edit it to add a little more sincerity’; “Honey, you need to sort out your social media manager.”

Ahead of her talk, the former Spice Girl hung out in the festival’s author tent, next to BBC football expert Gary Lineker.

According to an insider, Halliwell cheerfully asked staff ‘thousands’ of questions, took an interest in fellow speakers and asked for copies of books – in particular one on the importance of mushrooms.

However, she refused to comment on her fears over leaked flirty messages that her husband of nine years, Red Bull boss Christian, allegedly sent to a female colleague when asked by email.

He was investigated in February following an allegation of ‘improper conduct’, for which he was later acquitted.

The woman, in her forties, went to HR at the Formula 1 team after receiving messages from Horner, often late at night.

She accused him of ‘coercive behavior’, but an internal investigation led by an unknown QC, appointed by Red Bull, acquitted him. Horner has strongly denied all allegations.