S Club’s Hannah Spearritt gives a rare look at her rustic life in Costa Rica – ahead of band reuniting for documentary

HANNAH Spearritt has given fans a rare look at her very rustic life in Costa Rica – ahead of S Club 7 reuniting for a documentary. The singer, 45, who shot to fame in the famous noughties band, relocated to the central American country last year after quitting the UK following a “tough time”. Hannah Spearitt has given fans a peek at her new way of life in Costa Rica with her family Credit: @hannahspearritt./Instagram The S Club 7 star has shunned the spotlight and is embracing the outdoors Credit: @hannahspearritt./Instagram Hannah is now enjoying the simple life with her partner Adam Thomas, and their two daughters, Téa, seven, and Tora, five. The family live in a beautiful property perched on a hillside overlooking mountains. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! Sharing a snippet of what life is like for the family in their new rustic way of living, the S Club 7 star posted a video which showed them all having fun outside. Hannah was dressed in hot pants and a crop top and could be seen throwing her head back in happiness and shaking it. read more hannah spearitt The star’s daughters were playing happily in the background, like they didn’t have a care in the world. Singer Nabila Moyo’s Wild Spirit played in the background of the short clip, and Hannah, who has shunned the spotlight, captioned the clip with: “Just #chilling, nothing glamorous, no red carpets, but these moments are what lights up my inner fire.” Hannah found fame in British pop group S Club 7 Credit: Getty – Contributor Hannah is now enjoying enjoying a simpler way of life Hannah decided to relocate to Costa Rica full time after falling in love with the country during a 2018 trip. Hannah Spearritt..First look at Hannah Spearritt’s new life in Costa Rica as she quits S Club AND the UK to become a ‘prepper and survivalist’ Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk The star then made the move after enduring a tough few years which saw her former S Club 7 boyfriend, Paul Cattermole, found dead at his home in 2023, which left Hannah devastated. Most read in Celebrity Speaking about her decision to “start a new beginning” in Costa Rica she said: “This magical place has really helped me recover from a challenging year,” Together with Paul, Hannah was part of S Club 7 along with Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, and Rachel Stevens. Hannah relocated to Costa Rica after a ‘tough year’ Credit: Instagram Hannah was left grief stricken after her former S Club boyfriend Paul Cattermole died Credit: Getty The band – who formed in 1998 – went on to have four UK No. 1 singles and one UK No. 1 album and were famed for hits like S Club Party, Don’t Stop Movin’, and Bring It All Back. Shortly before Paul died, Hannah was due to join the band on an S Club reunion tour, but she quit as she battled grief. It was recently revealed the famous noughties group are gearing up for a Netflix documentary. However, Hannah is yet to reveal if she will be taking part in the S Club 7 docu-series. A timeline of S Club's career to date 1998 – The group was formed by ex Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and was known as S Club 7 1999 – S Club 7 shot to fame in their TV series Miami 7, which aired between April and July that year. They released their debut single Bring It All Back in June 1999. 2000 – Their second TV series L.A. 7 began airing this year, followed by S Club 7 Go Wild! later that year 2001 – The band’s boys – Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole – were photographed smoking cannabis in Covent Garden. They were cautioned by police and released without charge, after which they issued an apology through their publicity firm 2001 – In May this year, the group’s first tour – the S Club Party 2001 tour – kicked off 2002 – Paul Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua, after which the group was renamed S Club 2003 – S Club released their first feature film, Seeing Double – 10 days after that they announced on tour that they were splitting up 2003 – 2008 – The group all took on solo projects, with Rachel enjoying a solo singing career and Jo appearing in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 2008 – Paul declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction 2014 – On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon 2023 – Hannah Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period February 2023 – The group announced on The One Show that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October April 2023 – Paul died aged 46 of several heart conditions May 2023 – The group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Hannah would not join them on their coming tour July 2023 – They released their first new single in more than 20 years, These Are the Days, in memory of Paul October 2023 – The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the Manchester Arena March 2024 – They released a new version of their son Good Times in honour of Paul, on his birthday 7 March 2024