S Club 7 'is in talks with Netflix to make documentary about troubled past' after Jon Lee's shock admission about his crystal meth use
The noughties band - formed of Paul Cattermole, Tina Barrett, Rachel Stevens, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt, Bradley McIntosh and Jon Lee - were one of the most iconic bands of their time, selling over 10 million albums worldwide, starring in their own TV series and winning two BRIT Awards.
But despite the band being one of the biggest pop phenomena of the early 2000s, many of the members have spoken out about their financial difficulties in the past.
Now, it has been reported the band are in talks to film a documentary about their difficult years since fame.
Speaking to The Sun ahead of his appearance on Celebs Go Dating, Jon said: 'The record company own the rights to all the TV shows and our music catalogue and they're talking to Netflix, which will be great.
'We're also talking to them about doing our own documentary as well, just for us.'
He added how sometimes it can feel as though you can't mention negative experiences as a famous person, before many would love to trade place with you.
'If you pooh-pooh everything, fans are like, "That's a part of my childhood gone",' he said.
It comes just two weeks after Jon discussed for the first time the drug abuse that nearly killed him and erased a good chunk of his adult life.
Although he had dabbled in softer drugs during his pop star years, and readily admits that he used alcohol to 'help me be the person I thought I had to be', it was only in his thirties – when his pop career seemed like a distant dream, and he was pursuing a career in musical theatre – that he was introduced to crystal meth.
His addiction cost him dearly. 'I'm not sure how I'm still here,' he says, a little tearfully as he recalls the hallucinations, paranoid delusions and manic episodes.
'My mum didn't think I would be. For a long time, she was expecting the knock at the door saying: "We found Jon. He's dead". My biggest regret is that I put my family through that.'
He added to the Daily Mail at the time: 'I didn't even recognise myself at that time. Sometimes, in the midst of one of the psychotic episodes where I'd be smashing my flat up with a hammer, I'd catch sight of myself in the mirror and say: "What the f***?". 'I'd have a moment of lucidity, thinking: "I was a successful young man, I had a brilliant career, incredible life. What am I doing?"
'I'd be standing there, holes in the walls around me, cuts all over my knuckles, my eye swollen from where I'd been punching myself in the head. I'd shaved my hair too. I didn't look anything like Jon-from-S Club – or what people would expect Jon-from-S Club to look like.'
But S Club 7 has faced years of difficulties since their huge fame, notably the tragic passing of band member Paul Cattermole in April 2023.
The group had planned a reunion for that year, with tickets going on sale in February 2023.
However less than two months later, Paul was tragically found dead on April 6.
Paul had previously admitted to living 'on the breadline' during a 2018 TV appearance.
He died at the age of 46 from natural causes at his home in Dorset on April 6, it was announced in a statement released by his family.
His body was discovered in his ground floor flat, devastating his bandmates and fans.
Paul left the group in 2002, citing 'creative differences', and the group changed their name from S Club 7 to simply S Club before splitting for good a year later.
The singer faced difficulties after leaving the band, becoming bankrupt in 2015 and even putting his Brit Award up for sale on eBay for £650 and saying: 'There's bills to pay'.
He also put on a frame he received for S Club 7's album going platinum in New Zealand, which had a starting bid of £200.
Hannah Spearrit abandoned her music career after S Club 7 split up and focused on her acting career instead.
She starred in the films Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London and Seed of Chucky.
But Hannah, who was reportedly paid a salary of £150,000 a year during her time in S Club 7, was forced to move into an office after losing her house just before Christmas in 2022.
The band raked in £50million, but Hannah insists they weren't paid a good wage in comparison with the millions the band was earning. She has now found herself with nowhere to live after her landlord sold their rented home in London at short notice.
Hannah - who has daughters Tea, four, and Tora, two, with fitness instructor Adam Thomas - had to seek refuge in a friend's office after not wanting to pay 'crazy' rental prices upfront. They have been in four temporary homes within the last six months and are still without one of their own.
Hannah previously underwent breast implant surgery that left her suffering from chronic fatigue, memory loss and hair loss, as well as depression and anxiety.
After finally getting the implants removed in 2016, she recovered and released a documentary about the experience called: 'Hannah Spearritt: Me & Breast Implants'.
Meanwhile that same year, Jo was forced to undergo four surgeries to remove part of a slipped disc in her back.
She gave a health update revealing she now needs regular physiotherapy and has permanent damage to her right leg.
Jo previously spoke out about her gambling addiction and explained her compulsion to play fruit machines at the height of her fame with the pop group.
The singer said on Lorraine: 'It became a bit of a thing. With the band, it was so busy and so hectic, I just used it as a bit of escapism to run away with myself for a little while'.
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