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First look at Hannah Spearritt’s new life in Costa Rica as she quits S Club AND UK to become a ‘prepper and survivalist’
It has been a tough few years for the Reach songstress
HANNAH Spearritt has revealed her new life as a "survivalist and prepper" in the Costa Rican jungle.
The S Club 7 star, 44, re-located to the central American country back in January to start afresh after quitting the UK.
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The mum decided to relocate there full time after falling in love with the country during a 2018 trip.
Hannah and partner Adam Thomas, who have girls aged five and three, had previously looked at building a community in Central America.
Now it appears their dreams of a place in the sunshine have come true, with the family enjoying morning waterfall walks and an outdoor playground before heading to their new home with a balcony.
In her Instagram image caption she now describes herself as: "Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life."
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The outdoor space offered panoramic views across the forest and mountains and the Reach singer wrote in her Instagram image caption: "Looking out to new beginnings.. at our new #home!
"Next on the menu is to learn permaculture… and have a laugh at ourselves filming the planting of the fruit forest!"
Hannah then tagged their San Jose location and posted make-up free snaps of their life in the wild.
Talking about the impact on her wellbeing she wrote: "Morning walks down to the waterfall… trying to keep up with the little legs!
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"I’m putting together a little reel of this magical place that has really helped me recover from a challenging year and I’ll put the link in with it so you can enjoy it too if u like."
In another upload, Hannah captured herself and her daughters playing in the river to escape the heat.
She then told her followers how rainy season had started in the country, as she captured a huge rainstorm at night.
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Her followers were quick to react to the star's newfound happiness and one wrote: "Glad your having a great time, so happy to see you all happy! xx"
A second put: "Wow, looks like an amazing place to explore!"
A third then posted: "Love seeing you just be a mum, you suit it, miss you at S Club but this is more wholesome and shows how real you are."
Ahead of the move, Hannah previously admitted: "That’s the dream, to move to Costa Rica and buy some land or a farm and live the simple life with the girls."
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
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In 2022, she decided to set up Earth & Fire café in Twickenham, South West London with her partner Adam.
But the café was never ready to fully open and a pal of the star told The Sun that she was selling up amid rising costs.
They told us: "It’s the latest in a sequence of setbacks. The new plan is selling up and moving to Costa Rica to live off the land."
It came after an already difficult time for the Never Had A Dream Come True songstress.
She is best known for being a member of S Club 7 - along with Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, and Rachel Stevens.
The band - who formed in 1998 - went on to have four UK No1 singles and one UK No1 album and were famed for hits like S Club Party, Don't Stop Movin', and Bring It All Back.
Hannah dated her late bandmate Paul in the early 2000s.
The pair dated between 2001 and 2006 after meeting as teens at the National Youth Music Theatre.
They later reconciled for a number of months in 2015.
Tragically, on April 7, 2023, Paul was found dead at his home in Dorset, just weeks after the band revealed their plans to reunite.
Following his death, a devastated Hannah 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.
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"He just wanted to have fun and enjoy it.”
She then quit the reunion tour as she battled her grief.
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