She met everyone from Elton John to The Queen during her time in the Spice Girls.

But Geri Horner still couldn’t contain her excitement when she came face-to-face with her sporting hero, heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2017 on Tuesday night.

The petite star looked positively pint-sized as she posed next to the strapping sportsman, beaming with delight during their encounter on the red carpet at Berkeley Square Gardens.

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Picture of delight: Geri Horner couldn’t contain her excitement when she met her sporting hero, heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2017 on Tuesday night

Geri, 44, looked lovely in a simple yet sophisticated maxidress with a deep V neckline and a loose, empire line cut.

She dressed up her black attire with a string a layered necklaces, wearing her auburn hair down in loose waves to complement her bohemian look.

The star couldn’t believe her luck at meeting the newly-crowned IBF and WBA world champion, one of the nation’s most successful and beloved sportsmen.

I’m your biggest fan! The petite star looked positively pint-sized as she posed next to the strapping sportsman

The feeling’s mutual! The pair both beamed with delight during their encounter on the red carpet at Berkeley Square Gardens

Geri was seen fangirling over the handsome boxer, clutching at his hands in excitement.

Anthony secured the biggest victory of his career when he rose from the canvas to stop the former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans in April.

Meanwhile, Geri recently apologised for dashing the dreams of her fans, exactly 19 years after she sensationally quit the girl group.

Thumbs up! Geri was seen fangirling over the handsome boxer, clutching at his hands in excitement

You can let go now… The pair shook hands as Geri lavished the boxer with praise

She broke millions of hearts when she left the Spice Girls in the middle of their 1998 world tour, and finally addressed it on Thursday.

The singer replied to a fan group on Twitter, who pointed out the anniversary on social media.

She wrote: ‘I’m sorry about that… everything works out in the end, that’s what my mum says!’

Strike a pose: Anthony laced an arm around Geri’s shoulders as they posed up a storm together

Boho beauty: Geri, 44, looked lovely in a simple yet sophisticated maxidress with a deep V neckline and a loose, empire line cut

The fan group replied, ‘Exactly! you’re forgiven’, but others took a more light-hearted approach.

One person wrote, ‘Release a new album and we’ll forgive you’, while another tweeted, ‘How did you sleep at night?’

Geri’s departure from the band hit headlines across the world and the group went on hiatus two years later.

Minimal chic: She dressed up her black attire with a string a layered necklaces, wearing her auburn hair down in loose waves to complement her bohemian look

The Spice Girls shot to fame in 1996 when their debut single Wannabe reached number one in 37 countries.

The girl group reached the top of the UK charts nine times and had two number one albums.

Geri is a proud mother to Bluebell, 11, and Montague, who was born in January this year, who she raises with her husband Christian Horner.

She originally planned to reunite with Spice Girls band-mates Mel B and Emma Bunton for a reunion under new name GEM, but had to pull out when she became pregnant at the age of 43.

Going solo: Geri – who raises daughter Bluebell, 11, and 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 Montague – left her husband Christian Horner at home