MEL B has revealed how the Spice Girls have have rallied around Geri Halliwell in the wake of husband Christian Horner’s sexting scandal.
Mel said it’s been “horrible” to see her friend suffer and that she, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham would “take a bullet” for her.
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Mel told The Mirror: “We would literally take a bullet for each other… She knows that she has the four of us with her.”
Geri, 51, has suffered through weeks of turmoil surrounding accusations of her husband’s inappropriate behaviour with a female colleague.
Although Red Bull cleared the Formula One boss of the claims in a barrister-led probe, a dossier of his seedy messages were leaked online just hours later.
Geri was then forced to face the crowds at F1’s Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend – putting on an awkward display of support for her husband.
Mel said: “Oh God, we are all so supportive of each other, we would literally take a bullet for each other.
Between the four of us we’ve all been messaging her… she knows she has us four that are with her
Mel B
“Between the four of us we’ve all been messaging her, I sent a message to her earlier.
“I just feel for her, and… oh my God. I just feel sad. But she knows she has us four that are with her.”
Geri, who shares a son with Horner, was not expected to join her husband in Saudi Arabia for the next F1 race following last week’s bombshell leak.
But following news that the woman who accused Horner was suspended from Red Bull, she is now set to join him tomorrow.
Mel said she doesn’t know the “ins and outs” of what the pair are going through – but it has been “really tough”.
“Because I don’t really know the ins and outs, all I see is: ‘That’s my friend and I know what she’s going through is really tough.’
“All you can do is be there, just like the girls have been there for me, all I can do is be there for Geri.
“But it is horrible to see your friend going through something – something that you don’t quite know what it is – but that’s your friend and you want to protect her, no matter what.”
When Horner was initially hit by the “sexually suggestive” messages allegations the other four Spice Girls were said to be rallying around Geri.
A source said at the time they were all quietly supporting her behind the scenes making sure she was okay.
Geri reportedly laid down ground rules over her husband’s future behaviour and demanded he cut contact with the employee before her suspension.
And yesterday Horner piled support on Geri, saying: “My wife has been phenomenally supportive throughout this as have my family.
“It’s obviously been a very trying period. I’m married and have three children.
“When that intrusion includes your children and the scrutiny that is placed on my marriage, I’m very fortunate that I have a beautiful family and a very supportive wife.
“And I’m the only one that has been named in this.
“It’s very challenging, because when there’s children involved, when there’s families, parents involved, it’s not pretty.
“It is time now to focus on why we are here, which is to go Formula One racing.”
Ex-racing driver Horner fielded a dozen questions about the scandal, and said he was keen to “draw a line” under it.
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