Hannah Spearrit does not feature in the new Good Times Tour (Picture: PA/SplashNews.com)
S Club appeared to ‘snub’ former bandmate Hannah Spearritt as they took to the stage with their long-awaited comeback tour.
The 42-year-old chose not to rejoin the pop group – who have reunited in celebration of their 25th anniversary – following the death of bandmate and her ex-boyfriend Paul Cattermole in April, aged 46.
Instead, Rachel Stevens, 45, Jon Lee, 41, Bradley McIntosh, 42, Jo O’Meara, 44, and 47-year-old Tina Barrett have continued as S Club (formerly S Club 7) and took to the stage with their first concert in Manchester this week.
However, sources have claimed that Hannah was not mentioned at all during the gig.
‘They didn’t mention her once during the whole gig – even during the tribute to Paul,’ one concertgoer told The Sun.
‘It was really weird as she was obviously a big part of the band and in it for a long time – but it was like she didn’t exist,’ they added.
The pop group performed their first comeback tour show in Manchester this week (Picture: SplashNews.com)
It’s claimed Hannah wasn’t mentioned once during the gig (Picture: SplashNews.com)
S Club do include a moment to remember Cattermole, though, playing a video montage of him on the big screens in his honour.
During the band’s first show, it’s said the thousands-strong crowd fell silent as they became overwhelmed with emotion watching the nostalgic footage.
Running back onto the stage after the tribute, Jon shouted: ‘Manchester, let me hear you raise the roof one last time for Paul!’
As the group walked down the stairs, Bradley, who was on the verge of tears, added: ‘Wow, that’s our brother right there, man.
‘Gone but you will never be forgotten. We miss you every single day.’
The other S Clubbers also paid tribute to their late friend, with Tina saying to the audience: ‘Tonight is a celebration, so let’s Bring It All Back for Paul!’
Hannah stepped down from the S Club 7 reunion following Paul Cattermole’s death in April (Picture: PA)
Ahead of their performance of their latest single, These Are The Days, the five-piece dedicated it to Cattermole.
Tina introduced the tune by saying: ‘For 20 years now, people have been asking me, “When are you guys going to release new music?” So we thought this year, let’s do it.’
Bradley added: ‘And we did. We dedicated this song to Paul and all of the memories we shared.’
Cattermole was found dead earlier this year after he died of cardiac issues, just two months after sharing his excitement to get back on the road with his bandmates.
Hannah – who dated him in 2001 – has since said she ‘blamed’ herself for what happened, following a ‘deeply disturbing’ email she received from the late singer in 2021.
Hannah said it ‘didn’t feel right’ to go back to the band, who are now a five-piece (Picture: Shutterstock)
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper, ahead of the release of her autobiography: ‘I will never, ever reveal the contents of that email.
‘It’s not in my book and I will take it to the grave. I didn’t tell anybody about it at the time because it was pretty clear that he wasn’t very well.
‘The things he said were of great concern. It was a lot. I started blaming myself. I had all these things going through my head — it was all blame, blame, blame. It was horrible.’
Of her reasons for not going back to the band after the tragedy, the Reach hitmaker explained that ‘everything changed’.
‘In the end, I had to make a decision that was right for me and my family,’ she said.
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Hannah admitted it ‘didn’t feel right’ to get back together with the group after such a loss, which was affecting her own mental and physical health simultaneously.
The S Club Party vocalists have remained strong as a five-piece unit, however, despite an obstacle throwing their reunion tour off course after just one gig.
Just hours before performing in Liverpool, S Club released a statement to announce they would be rescheduling the show due to an ‘unforseen issue’ beyond their control.
The show has now been postponed to Monday, October 30.
Reps for S Club have been contacted for comment.
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The group do not mention Hannah once during the show.