Geri Halliwell was red-eyed and wore a string bracelet ‘to ward off evil and misfortune’ in her defiant display of unity with husband Christian Horner…so was her kiss in full view of the cameras at the F1 ‘just for show’? writes KATIE HIND [Video]

Geri Horner put on a defiant show of unity with her husband yesterday amid her anguish over leaked flirtatious messages he allegedly sent to a female colleague.

Her eyes appeared to be reddened but the former Spice Girl walked hand-in-hand with husband Christian at the launch of the Formula 1 season in Bahrain.

The beleaguered couple also kissed passionately in Mr Horner’s team Red Bull’s paddock before the grand prix in what seemed an attempt to show the world their nine-year marriage was intact.

It’s been under strain since Mr Horner was accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by a female colleague at the start of February.

Just as he was cleared of wrongdoing, a tranche of WhatsApp messages allegedly between him and the woman were leaked to the media.