S Club reveal if Hannah will rejoin band – after Paul Cattermole’s tragic death
S CLUB have insisted Hannah Spearritt is welcome to rejoin the group at any point, after she quit in May following Paul Cattermole’s death.
The seven-piece group reunited in February and announced a 25th anniversary tour, which will go ahead in October.
But Paul tragically died aged 46 in April and then Hannah, who previously dated him for several years, withdrew from the reunion.
However, bandmates Bradley McIntosh, 41, Jo O’Meara, 44, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, 45, 41 and Tina Barrett, 46, insist she could return in the future.
Asked about Hannah’s departure, Jon said: “I guess that’s a conversation for Hannah to have.
“She’s not going to be joining us on this tour but we’ve got loads of stuff that’s happening next year so the door is always open.
“She might join us on the project next year at some point.”
Tina added: “It’s nothing bad. It’s just that everyone needs their own space.”
The group will drop their first single in 20 years, These Are The Days, in tribute to Paul on Wednesday, ahead of their concerts later this year.
They have renamed it The Good Times Tour, in reference to a 2001 song which Paul had lead vocals on.
Hannah, who now has two children with her boyfriend Adam Thomas, spoke about her heartbreak at Paul’s passing in an interview with The Sun on Sunday in April.
She said: “It’s still so raw and I have these moments where I don’t quite believe that it’s real. I still can’t believe I will never see him again.
“It’s all the more tragic because he was looking forward to the tour the most out of all of us. He just wanted to have fun and enjoy it.”
Hannah, 42, continued: “My heart is broken for him and his family. He was happier than he had been in years, so for this to happen now, makes it even more heartbreaking.
“And with Paul being famous, it makes it more difficult emotionally as it’s a lot harder to block it all out, which is my coping mechanism.
“Having said that, the messages of support have been heartwarming, they have helped bring a little ray of sunshine within the darkness.”