Hannah Spearritt breaks silence over death of ex Paul Cattermole

Freelance Reporter Alison Jones 16/04/23

S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearritt has told of her heartbreak after the death of  bandmate and ex-boyfriend Paul Cattermole.   Paul Cattermole, 46, was found at his home in Dorset on Thursday, April 6, and was pronounced dead later that afternoon.  

Spearritt, 42, who dated Cattermole for seven years, said: “It’s still so raw. I have these moments where I don’t quite believe it’s real".

Hannah learned that Cattermole had died after receiving  a text from their tour manager.  

She said: “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.”  

Hannah who now lives with partner Adam Thomas, 42, and their two children Taya, four, and Tora, two.   She told the Sun on Sunday that her “heart was broken for Paul and his family”.  “

He was happier than he had been in years, so for this to happen now, makes it even more heart-breaking,” 

Hannah also  said..“ 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 heart-warming. 

They have helped bring a little ray of sunshine within the darkness.”  Cattermole has been hailed as a “beacon of light for a generation of pop music fans” in moving tributes from other stars.