Since S Club 7 broke up back in 2003, the ex-members have got up to a whole range of activities—from pursuing solo music careers to moving into acting or reality TV. Rachel Stevens took to the ice forDancing On Ice 2022, and Hannah is following in her footsteps this year.
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She made her debut yesterday, on Sunday 14 January, to a crowd that was eager to see her perform with professional partner Andy Buchanan. During the performance, she got emotional about her late bandmate and former boyfriend Paul Cattermole. She explained:
Me and Paul, we grew up together, he was part of the band. When he died, it was just hard. It's been a challenging year.
Things will never be the same again.
Paul was found dead in his Dorset home at the age of 46 last year. There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. His death brought S Club 7's iconic members back into the spotlight, as has Hannah's appearance on Dancing on Ice. This is what she was doing before the show started.
Hannah Spearritt's varied career
After S Club split, Hannah focused her career on acting. She had her first post-S Club film role as Emily Sommers in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination Londonand went on to play the starring role of Abby Maitland in Primeval between 2007 and 2011. She appeared inDeath In Paradise and Casualty and made several appearances as Karen Taylor’s sister Kandice in EastEndersbetween 2017-2018.
If you know anyone who’s a big S Club or Primeval fan, we may just have a perfect present idea for you as Hannah is currently offering personalised videos on Cameo. However, her focus now is of course her journey on Dancing on Ice - which has not been without its challenges as she has been battling an autoimmune disease
Hannah Spearritt personal life
Over the last three years, Hannah has welcomed two daughters with her now-fiancé Adam Thomas. Their first daughter, Taya, was born in December 2018 and Hannah surprised fans at the end of 2020 by announcing that she had welcomed a second daughter named Tora. Hannah is also a stepmum to Adam’s older child.
In December, said spoke warmly about spending some much-needed time as a family after a challenging year:
This will be the first time both girls are fully aware of Christmas and they’re super excited and bouncing off one another. They’re at an age where they’re taking it all in and it’s so nice for us, as adults, to see Christmas through their eyes and experience the magic again.
Hannah's former bandmates are set to start their first tour in North America this year, starting on February 16 in Toronto and heading to Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. As Paul passed away and Hannah has left the group, they are now going by the shortened name S Club.
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Hello!:S Club star Hannah Spearritt looks forward to a family Christmas and tells why she wants to put 2023 behind her
Daily Mail: Dancing On Ice star Hannah Spearritt fights back tears as she discusses S Club 7 bandmate Paul Cattermole's tragic death during launch show
