Geri Horner parties with Spice Girls bandmates at her 50th birthday

Inside Geri Horner’s 50th birthday party! Spice Girl parties with bandmates including Victoria Beckham as they dance to their hit Say You’ll Be There at star-studded bash

Geri Horner was spotted dancing with her Spice Girls bandmates to their hit Say You’ll Be There at her star-studded 50th birthday celebration on Saturday night.

Ginger Spice turned 50 in August and had planned her party for September but postponed it due to the Queen’s death.

This weekend she was seen dancing with Victoria Beckham, 48, and Emma Bunton, 46, on the dance floor to their 1996 song at her lavish Oxfordshire home.

All stars: Geri Horner enjoyed her 50th birthday celebrations with her loved ones at her Oxfordshire home on Saturday night (Clockwise L-R: Geri’s husband Christian Horner, Geri, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Mel C, Geri’s daughter Bluebell, Rylan Clark)

Sporty Spice Mel C was also at the bash and, while she wasn’t pictured, Mel B was also thought to be in attendance, meaning all five members of the iconic band reunited at the event.

Geri hosted the party with her Formula One racing boss husband Christian Horner, 48, at the home they share together.

The singer was pictured with Christian, her daughter Bluebell, 16, who she shares with director and screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, her bandmates and television presenter Rylan Clark.

Tearing up the dance floor: was spotted dancing with her Spice Girls bandmates to their 1996 hit Say You’ll Be There

Glitterati: Spice Girls Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Mel C cut chic figures as they posed together at the party

Rylan, 34, was also seen on the dance floor and took to Instagram to share a picture of himself wearing the Union Jack coat he donned during his performance of a Spice Girls medley while competing on The X Factor in 2012.

This Morning host Holly Willoughby, 41, was also in attendance as was Geri’s ex, radio presenter Chris Evans, 56.

Virgin Radio host Chris, who attended with his professional golfer wife Natasha Shishmanian, 42, briefly dated Geri in 1999 when they were both at the height of their careers.

Dancing the night away: Victoria joined Emma and Geri on the dance floor to dance to their song

They were spotted together at numerous public events before going on to split later that year.

Chris went on to marry singer and actress Billie Piper and Geri went on to date pop star Robbie Williams.  

Geri turned 50 in August and was due to celebrate her birthday the following month but postponed the party due to the Queen’s death.

The party was held two months late after the ardent royalist, whose tribute to Her Majesty was broadcast as part of the Party At The Palace during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, cancelled the original celebration due to the Queen’s passing.


Friendship never ends: Victoria could be seen snuggling up to Emma as they enjoyed one another’s company at the party

Fame game: The Spice Girls were a smash hit in the 90s, achieving huge success worldwide (L-R: Mel C, Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri and Victoria Beckham pictured at the BRIT Awards in 1997)

Tribute: Rylan wore the Union Jack coat he donned during his performance of a Spice Girls medley while competing on The X Factor in 2012

Penny Lancaster and Holly Willoughby led the stars departing Geri’s extravagant birthday party.

Rod Stewart’s model wife, 51, cut a glamorous figure in a black strapless gown and coordinating heels while TV presenter Holly, 41, wore a glitzy onyx dress as she climbed into a car with her husband Daniel Baldwin.

Onlookers have claimed a live band could be heard playing jazz music and swing while fireworks shot into the sky, as it was Bonfire Night, while a three-course dinner was served for 160 guests. 

Birthday bash: Penny Lancaster (pictured) and Holly Willoughby led the stars departing Geri Horner’s extravagant 50th birthday party on Saturday night at her Oxfordshire mansion.

Alexandra Burke is said to have performed on the night along with Shirley Bassey, and with all five Spice Girls attendance – making a reunion since Victoria Beckham opted not to tour with the girls in 2019.

It was recently revealed the Spice Girls were set to get back together on Saturday night at the bash, after Geri postponed the do in September after the death of the Queen.

The singer is an ardent royalist whose tribute to Her Majesty was broadcast as part of the Party At The Palace during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.

Geri, who turned 50 in August, started her short speech at the time with: ‘Our Queen, kind, loving, strong, serving our country, the Commonwealth, uniting us all together.

Dazzling: TV presenter Holly, 41, wore a glitzy onyx dress as she climbed into a car with her husband Daniel Baldwin


Classy: Rod Stewart’s model wife, 51, cut a glamorous figure in a black strapless gown and coordinating heels

Stunning: Holly’s blonde tresses were swept up in an elegant updo, with several strands left down to frame her face


Flawless: Myleene Klass also attended the party, looking sublime in a high-necked dark dress, with her tresses scraped back in a chic updo that showed off her gold earrings

Beauty: She was chauffeured into the extravagant party, sporting a full face of glamorous makeup

Loved-up: She held tightly onto the hand of her fiancé Simon Motso, who looked handsome in his black suit and bow tie

Reunion: It was recently revealed the Spice Girls were set to get back together on Saturday night at the bash, after Geri postponed the do in September after the death of the Queen (pictured Mel C)

She added: ‘Always putting others before yourself, you’re truly inspirational, inside and out, we thank you…we love you.’

Other attendees as the bash included Carrie and David Grant, Chris Evans and his wife Natasha, and Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi. 

Meanwhile, David Walliams, Myleene Klass and Spice Girl Mel C were seen arriving at the star-studded event by car.

It comes as it emerged Geri is set to star in the film adaptation of Gran Turismo alongside Djimon Hounsou, as the newly-named singer attempts to relaunch her acting career after a memorable 2004 cameo in Sex And The City.

Glamorous: Carrie Grant was seen making a glamorous entrance in a red faux fur jacket that complemented her fiery red tresses

Dapper: She was accompanied by her husband David, who looked suave in a green velvet blazer and lime green tie

Funnyman: Leigh Francis aka Keith Lemon was spotted in a car making his way to the bash

She will take on her first lead role alongside Oscar-nominee Hounsou, 58, with the pair playing the parents of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an professional race-car driver, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

This marks Halliwell-Horner’s most notable acting role to date, following her much-derided cameo as socialite Phoebe in the sixth season of SATC.

Her sole scene saw her approach Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) and brag about just ‘going to Soho House for a dip!’ – before waxing lyrical about being ‘misted with Evian.’

Star-studded: Onlookers have claimed a live band could be heard playing jazz music and swing while fireworks shot into the sky, as it was Bonfire Night, while a three-course dinner was served for 160 guests (David Walliams pictured)

Other attendees as the bash included Carrie and David Grant, Chris Evans and his wife Natasha, (pictured) and Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi.

Fashion forward: Amanda Staveley made a bold statement in a pair of bright purple trousers and a black jacket, adorned with gold buttons

Suave: Her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi cut a sharp figure in a black tuxedo complete with a waistcoat and black bow tie

Gran Turismo will also star David Harbour as a retired driver who mentors the teen, played by Archie Madekwe, with Daniel Puig portraying his brother.

Daniel Puig will play the teen’s brother while Josha Stradowski will play a rival driver with Thomas Kretschmann playing his father, while Orlando Bloom and Darren Barnett will also appear in the film adaptation of the popular video game,

Neill Blomkamp will direct the movie which will be released on August 11, 2023 and is already filming in Hungary.

Back on screen: It comes as it emerged Geri is set to star in the film adaptation of Gran Turismo alongside Djimon Hounsou (Geri shown in Sex and the City in 2004)

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