S Club have said their first single in 20 years is a ‘celebration’ of Paul Cattermole (Picture: REX)
The five remaining members of S Club have said new song These Are the Days is a ‘really emotional celebration’ of late member Paul Cattermole.
The British pop group enjoyed chart success as a seven-piece between 1999 and 2003 and had announced a nationwide reunion tour with the original line-up.
However, Cattermole died suddenly in April, aged 46, shortly after the tour was confirmed, leaving the band’s fans and remaining members devastated.
Group member Hannah Spearitt, who had been in a relationship with Cattermole from 2001 to 2006, then backed out of the upcoming tour for personal reasons.
Despite Hannah’s May departure, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee, Jo O’Meara, and Tina Barrett entered the studio for the first time in 20 years.
New song These Are the Days was released on Wednesday and S Club have paid tribute to Cattermole, calling it a ‘celebration’ of his time with the band.
S Club had announced a reunion tour earlier in 2023 (Picture: Getty)
‘It was really emotional watching the music video, but by that time we’d had a few months to come to terms with what had happened,’ Jon told Magic Radio.
‘It’s become a celebration of looking back and celebrating the fact that we have all those memories on film with him,’ he added, reflecting on their friendship.
Despite their success in music, S Club were originally formed to star in a TV series where they played fictional versions of themselves, visiting American locations.
The band achieved huge success between 1999 and 2003 (Picture: PA)
Cattermole died aged 46 in April shortly after the reunion tour was announced (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
TV series’ Miami 7, LA 7, Hollywood 7 and Viva S Club were all broadcast on CBBC from 1999 until 2002, and Jon said he’s grateful their memories were filmed.
Jon said of the TV retro shows: ‘From the moment we met him till the last tour, pretty much, everything we’ve done together has been on film.’
He continued, speaking about the shows that were filmed across the United States: ‘So we’re really lucky and really grateful that we’ve got all those memories.’
It was revealed on Wednesday that each member of the band was desperately trying to contact Cattermole on the day of his death.
Jo said she was trying to phone him and message him but received no response: ‘Everyone was trying to get hold of him and no one could.’
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Cattermole died in April aged 46.
