Rachel Stevens gives terse response to claim Hannah Spearitt was ‘pushed out’ of S Club

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Stevens shut down a question regarding her former bandmate Hannah Spearitt’s abrupt exit from S Club 7. “We were never going to not do the tour, it just became a special tribute to him, and for him, and for the fans.” open image in gallery Rachel Stevens shut down a question over her former bandmate Hannah Spearitt’s exit from S Club 7 Questioned over claims that Spearitt was “pushed out” of the band, Stevens apparently “briskly” responded that she was “not going to go into that”. “You’ve probably noticed that there’s only five of us here today, and although Hannah will always be part of S Club 7 she won’t be joining us on this tour,” Lee said in the video. open image in gallery Paul Cattermole, second from left, pictured with his S Club 7 bandmates in 2011 When presenter Josie Gibson asked whether the door was still open for Hannah, he responded: “We’ve said that many times.” Meanwhile, Barrett described the article as “nonsense” as O’Meara said: “We’re doing a lot of stuff in 2024, so you never know what’s going to happen in the future.” Spearitt so far has not spoken publicly about her exit from the group.