So it looks like the S Club revival is really happening...

Oh I'd imagine it won't be kind to Simon

And they did have famously restrictive contracts remember, so he surely wasn't TOO KEEN
 
She was supposedly the last hold-out for the reunion, so I think it's fairly plausible she decided to do it because she also had a secret tell-all book deal waiting in the wings :disco:
 
Well I’m glad she sacrificed her place on the tour for what will just be a reverse pop version of this

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EVERYTHING'S FINE

And new music on the way?

 
Are they not just recording “live vocals” to lip sync over on tour?
 
Did we know Hannah did a "breaks her silence on Paul's death" sit-down interview with The S*n the week after he died? Feels a bit odd but we all grieve in different ways, don't we



Reading the links there doesn't appear to be anything scandalous in it re: S Club, even if just her doing it will have put her at odds with Team Fuller / S Club.
 
Finn said:
Did we know Hannah did a "breaks her silence on Paul's death" sit-down interview with The S*n the week after he died? Feels a bit odd but we all grieve in different ways, don't we



Reading the links there doesn't appear to be anything scandalous in it re: S Club, even if just her doing it will have put her at odds with Team Fuller / S Club.
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Don’t ever judge someone on how they grieve.
 
Well QUITE. I didn't even mention that side of things (she's a mum who's had well documented money problems; ultimately this isn't harming anyone greatly - though I hope it didn't cause further upset to the family and she had their consent at least)

But when we've previously touched on the fact that Hannah's not doing the tour, and wondered if the book deal might have a connection to that and things may have soured between her and the band/Fuller, it felt like a relevant bit of info?

And let's not pretend that a sit down chat with The Sun IS a totally unremarkable thing to do in any circumstance.
 
It’s getting MESSY!

STABBED IN THE COMEBACK Real reason ‘devastated’ Hannah Spearritt won’t appear on S Club reunion tour as band are ‘ordered’ not to speak to her

GUTTED Hannah Spearritt has sensationally claimed she was left out of S Club’s reunion tour.

She told trusted sources the rest of the band have apparently been “ordered not to speak to her directly”.

Hannah — still reeling over the death of her former bandmate and lover Paul Cattermole — claims she realised she was not being included only when the band went behind her back and filmed a social media post without her.

She was about to sign her contract but says she was then “blindsided” after bosses went ahead with the launch.

Hannah turned to lawyers, sparking weeks of tense negotiations between the two sides.

Frantic band bosses finally asked her to rejoin the group and tour — but by then she felt “betrayed” by what had happened.

And sources said that though she has now put pen to paper on an agreement, they worry that there is “little to no chance” of her making an appearance due to the “bad blood” among the group.

An insider with a ringside seat at the extraordinary infighting behind the scenes of the band’s 25th anniversary tour told The Sun: “Hannah is devastated.

“She was pushed out, and doesn’t understand why. The rest of S Club has been told not to contact her.”

The claims wildly clash with the united front portrayed by the band in their first chat since the tragic death of Paul.

They vowed last week to press ahead with their arena tour despite his sudden death in April aged 46.

Tina Barrett seemed to skate over the fact that Hannah would not be joining the comeback, reducing the original S Club 7 to S Club 5.

She said: “It’s nothing bad. It’s just that everyone needs their own space.”

But insiders claimed that Hannah was “binned” following a series of bust-ups with bosses working for the band’s creator Simon Fuller.

The Sun’s source said: “The rest of the band signed their contracts to go on tour in the blink of an eye and said Yes to everything.

“For various reasons, Hannah took her time and pushed back on a few details.

Suddenly, without her knowledge, S Club’s comeback was launched without her.

“The announcement was made on social media, and she knew nothing about it. It was incredibly hurtful.”

The immaculately placed source went on: “A ton of lies are being written about poor Hannah, who very much wanted to be part of the tour. But she had issues which needed resolving.

“The rest of the band are not even speaking to her.

“The truth needs to emerge. It’s outrageous what’s going on. Hannah is going through hell. It’s so sad it had to come to this, and fans will find it unbelievable.”

Hannah, 42, is now writing a book, which is expected to touch on her devastation.

She dated Paul from 2001 to 2006 and they briefly rekindled their romance in 2015.

But The Sun is aware of a troubled relationship between the pair in the build-up to the reunion announcement.

And Mr Fuller’s team ordered the warring pair to meet up to settle their differences.

The source said: “Lawyers are involved. It’s a complete mess behind the scenes.

“Hannah knows her own mind and hasn’t been as easy to manage as the other band members, who signed up for the tour without hesitation.”

Last week the band revealed the emotional moment they believe Paul’s spirit visited as they filmed the video for their first single in 20 years.

Tina said: “We were all sat down and a butterfly came from nowhere. It was a really bright, beautiful butterfly which flew down and went off.

“I don’t know why, but I just thought, ‘That’s Paul’. It came from nowhere.”

Agents for the band yesterday acknowledged Hannah did not sign the initial contract presented to her.

They said all S Club stars have now signed agreements, which could enable Hannah to join the tour at a later date.

They added Hannah had not spoken to the band.
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The Hannah thing is 🥴 and the song isn't great BUT otherwise I'm enjoying this reunion quite a lot so far - and I love them as a 5-piece
 
Wasn’t she in the promo for the stuff before Paul died? So she was signed up?
 
They were asked about it on This Morning apparently. SWIFT change of subject it seems
 
So they remain as manufactured now, in their 40s, as they were in their teens? Yikes!
 
It's the lack of solidarity that gets me. I know they need the money, but the fact that they chose to throw their (grieving!) bandmate under the bus rather than stand together leaves a really nasty taste.
 
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So they remain as manufactured now, in their 40s, as they were in their teens? Yikes!
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I think that's more or less how I feel.

So many acts of their time are away from major labels and able to speak a little more freely about their experiences. And it's not even as if many of them have anything particularly scandalous to say; but it's the fact that it still feels like S Club have no agency and need to stay on script at all times.

I wouldn't expect any act to sit on TV and talk about contract squabbles. It's just that they appear to lack any control over the situation around them, which does feel quite odd when we're so used now to seeing pop stars (current and nostalgia) have a much bigger voice.
 
"Look - we've got to talk about Hannah" at the 5:05 mark 🥴
 
Seeing as it's a speculation FREE FOR ALL, [REDACTED but I still think it]
 
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Can everyone BE CAREFUL please, we've already lost Holly Valance to dark forces beyond our control, we don't want to have to cancel Rachel Stevens.
 
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