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What happened to S Club 7 – from bankruptcy and babies to getting bottled on stage
THERE ain’t no party like an S Club party, so the famous lyrics goes – but what happens when the party stops?
The sunny pop group had an astonishing four No1 singles and a chart-topping album, before announcing in 2003 that they were calling it quits.
S Club 7’s Hannah, Jo, Jon (top) and Rachel, Paul, Bradley and Tina (bottom)[/caption]
Now, the group – Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. are poised to reunite.
They have even set to record their first new music in 20 years as a seven-piece group if plans come to anything..
But what have the stars been up to in the meantime? We found out if those dreams ever did come true…
Rachel Stevens
Rachel Stevens, here with then-boyfriend Jeremy Edwards, went on to even greater fame[/caption]
The singer had a successful run on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008[/caption]
Now the star is a busy mum-of-two having married her childhood sweetheart Alex[/caption]
Rachel bagged herself a mega-money album deal once the S Club days were over, making an instant impact with her No2 first single Sweet Dreams My LA Ex.
She had been dating Hollyoaks and Holby City actor Jeremy Edwards, becoming very much the Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright of their day.
He proposed on Valentine’s Day in 2002 but they broke up two years later and she had a series of other high-profile romances.
Rachel, a superstar in the era of the lads’ mags, went on to even greater fame thanks to a turn on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
The 42-year-old now married her childhood sweetheart Alex Bourne the following year and the pair share daughters Minnie, six, and Amelie, ten.
Jo O’Meara
Jo O’Meara was often hailed as the vocal powerhouse of S Club 7[/caption]
She was among the stars criticised on the 2007 series of Celebrity Big Brother[/caption]
The star said this week that she had ‘signed my first publishing deal’[/caption]
Always regarded as the vocal powerhouse behind S Club 7, Jo launched a solo career once the band split.
Her then-manager, Spice Girls supremo Simon Fuller, described her as the “next Christina Aguilera” but the hype didn’t quite come to pass.
In 2007, Jo appeared in Celebrity Big Brother where she was accused of ganging up on, with Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd, the Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.
The following year she was struck by a bottle and had to be rushed to hospital while performing with S Club co-stars Bradley and Paul in Bradford.
Her son Lenny Slate, who is now 13, was born the same year.
This week Jo told fans she’s about to release some new music, posing in front of a series of gold discs signing a contract saying: “New music coming soon …. I promise.”
Bradley McIntosh
Bradley McIntosh and the group after they were signed up as the faces of Pepsi in 2001[/caption]
South Londoner Bradley has remained one of the core members of the Reach For The Stars merchants – soldiering on in recent years as S Club 3.
He also formed boyband Upper Street (remember them?) with Dane Bowers, Jimmy Constable from 911 and a few other former stars.
In 2008, 39-year-old Bradley also launched into a solo career under the name City Boy, releasing the single No Regret and written tracks for JLS.
The star has a three-year-old son called Kairo, who was born in 2017.
Hannah Spearritt
Hannah appeared in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London after S Club ended[/caption]
The 39-year-old star still acts and sings and is now a devoted mum of two[/caption]
Hannah, a budding actor before S Club – which let’s not forget was a hit TV show too – had a film career when the band folded, appearing in Agent Cody Banks 2 and one of the terrifying Chucky movies.
She later appeared in Primeval, ITV’s glossy dinosaur series where she met co-star Andrew Potts-Lee – having split from S Club co-star Paul, whom she’d dated for five years.
After the S Club reunion tour in 2015 Hannah first joined Casualty as Mercedes Christie then EastEnders as Karen Taylor’s little sister Kandice.
Despite being engaged for years, things didn’t work out with Andrew and Hannah, 39, now has told children, Tora and Tea, with Adam Thomas (not that one).
Paul Cattermole
Paul with his co-star shooting an episode of S Club’s TV show, Miami 7 in 1999[/caption]
His most recent TV appearance was on Channel 4’s First Dates Hotel in 2019[/caption]
Singer and songwriter Paul also performs for fans on his YouTube channel[/caption]
S Club heartthrob Paul had a roller coaster after leaving S Club, saying on Loose Women in 2018 that he’d run out of money and had to borrow a shirt for the show.
The 44-year-old singer, who dated co-star Hannah for five years, even put his Brit Award on eBay saying: “There’s bills to pay.”
Paul, who was bankrupt in 2015, said he contacted Strictly Come Dancing producers and asked for a spot on the show.
He did pop up on First Dates Hotel in 2019 and, while his date wasn’t keen for anything romantic, S Club fans were thrilled.
Tina told OK! this week: “I’m always here for Paul. It is hard when you see someone you’ve worked with look like they’re struggling.”
Paul is still involved in music, uploading new music to his Soundcloud page, and recently treating YouTube fans to a rendition of You Sexy Thing.
Jon Lee
Jon Lee at the launch of S Club’s comeback tour in 2015[/caption]
After S Club, Jon went back to his musical theatre roots, playing Les Mis’ Marius about a tonne of other roles.
In 2010 he came out, telling Gay Times: “It’s never needed to be a huge change that I’ve had to tell everyone about.”
Like Paul he attempted to find love on a reality show, popping up on Dinner Date to the surprise of a line-of shocked singles.
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