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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins contestant ‘QUIT show and walked off set just HOURS into first day of filming'
A CELEBRITY SAS Who Dares Wins star reportedly 'quit the show and walked off set' just hours into the first day. Earlier this week, the 4 Hannah Spearritt reportedly made an early exit from Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins Credit: PA 4 She shot to fame as member of the group S Club Credit: Getty 4 Hannah and her family made a big relocation earlier this year Credit: Getty It includes S Club star and actress Hannah Spearritt among the famous faces. According to reports, the 44-year-old walked away from the Channel 4 show during the first day's filming. Fans will reportedly see Hannah struggle in the early stages, before deciding to bow out. A source told Read more on Celeb SAS "She no longer speaks to her band mates and has now completely shut herself off from that world. "The final straw came last summer when she took part in Celebrity SAS ." Continuing, the source explained how Hannah "truly believed" a stint on the programme could "turn things around for her." They added: "But sadly she just couldn't hack it and walked on the first day. It was all rather embarrassing." Most read in News TV A representative for Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins declined to comment. The line-up also includes Strictly's Tasha Ghouri, The Traitors winner Harry Clark and rapper Celeb SAS Who Dares Wins full line up revealed with ex Premier League footballer, pop icon and THREE Love Islanders Earlier this year, Hannah The singer relocated in January alongside partner Adam Thomas and their children, to Taking to Instagram, Hannah previously described herself as "Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life." She captioned a post: "Looking out to new beginnings.. at our new #home! " Next on the menu is to learn permaculture… and have a laugh at ourselves filming the planting of the fruit forest!" A timeline of S Club's career to date 1998 - The group was formed by ex Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and was known as S Club 7 1999 - S Club 7 shot to fame in their TV series Miami 7, which aired between April and July that year. They released their debut single Bring It All Back in June 1999. 2000 - Their second TV series L.A. 7 began airing this year, followed by S Club 7 Go Wild! later that year 2001 - The band's boys - Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole - were photographed smoking cannabis in Covent Garden. They were cautioned by police and released without charge, after which they issued an apology through their publicity firm 2001 - In May this year, the group's first tour - the S Club Party 2001 tour - kicked off 2002 - Paul Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua, after which the group was renamed S Club 2003 - S Club released their first feature film, Seeing Double - 10 days after that they announced on tour that they were splitting up 2003 - 2008 - The group all took on solo projects, with Rachel enjoying a solo singing career and Jo appearing in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 2008 - Paul declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction 2014 - On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon 2023 - Hannah Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period February 2023 - The group announced on The One Show that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October April 2023 - Paul died aged 46 of several heart conditions May 2023 - The group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Hannah would not join them on their coming tour July 2023 - They released their first new single in more than 20 years, These Are the Days, in memory of Paul October 2023 - The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the Manchester Arena March 2024 - They released a new version of their son Good Times in honour of Paul, on his birthday 7 March 2024 Ahead of the move, Hannah had previously admitted: "That's the dream, to move to and buy some land or a farm and live the simple life with the girls." In 2022, she But the café was never ready to fully open and a pal of the star told The Sun that she was selling up amid rising costs. They told us: "It's the latest in a sequence of setbacks. The new plan is selling up and moving to Costa Rica to live off the land." 4 The Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins line-up in full Credit: Pete Dadds / Channel 4
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins contestant ‘QUIT show and walked off set just HOURS into first day of filming'
Scroll down to find out more about what happened early exit Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins contestant 'QUIT show and walked off set just HOURS into first day of filming' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CELEBRITY SAS Who Dares Wins star reportedly 'quit the show and walked off set' just hours into the first day. Earlier this week, the full celebrity line-up for the upcoming series was revealed. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Hannah Spearritt reportedly made an early exit from Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins Credit: PA 4 She shot to fame as member of the group S Club Credit: Getty 4 Hannah and her family made a big relocation earlier this year Credit: Getty It includes S Club star and actress Hannah Spearritt among the famous faces. According to reports, the 44-year-old walked away from the Channel 4 show during the first day's filming. Fans will reportedly see Hannah struggle in the early stages, before deciding to bow out. A source told MailOnline: "Hannah had pretty much exhausted all of her connections within the industry before she left for Costa Rica. "She no longer speaks to her band mates and has now completely shut herself off from that world. "The final straw came last summer when she took part in Celebrity SAS." Continuing, the source explained how Hannah "truly believed" a stint on the programme could "turn things around for her." They added: "But sadly she just couldn't hack it and walked on the first day. It was all rather embarrassing." A representative for Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins declined to comment. The line-up also includes Strictly's Tasha Ghouri, The Traitors winner Harry Clark and rapper Lady Leshurr, among others. Celeb SAS Who Dares Wins full line up revealed with ex Premier League footballer, pop icon and THREE Love Islanders Earlier this year, Hannah revealed her new life as a "survivalist and prepper" in the Costa Rican jungle. The singer relocated in January alongside partner Adam Thomas and their children, to start afresh after quitting the UK. Taking to Instagram, Hannah previously described herself as "Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life." She captioned a post: "Looking out to new beginnings.. at our new #home! "Next on the menu is to learn permaculture… and have a laugh at ourselves filming the planting of the fruit forest!" A timeline of S Club's career to date 1998 - The group was formed by ex Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and was known as S Club 7 1999 - S Club 7 shot to fame in their TV series Miami 7, which aired between April and July that year. They released their debut single Bring It All Back in June 1999. 2000 - Their second TV series L.A. 7 began airing this year, followed by S Club 7 Go Wild! later that year 2001 - The band's boys - Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole - were photographed smoking cannabis in Covent Garden. They were cautioned by police and released without charge, after which they issued an apology through their publicity firm 2001 - In May this year, the group's first tour - the S Club Party 2001 tour - kicked off 2002 - Paul Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua, after which the group was renamed S Club 2003 - S Club released their first feature film, Seeing Double - 10 days after that they announced on tour that they were splitting up 2003 - 2008 - The group all took on solo projects, with Rachel enjoying a solo singing career and Jo appearing in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 2008 - Paul declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction 2014 - On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon 2023 - Hannah Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period February 2023 - The group announced on The One Show that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October April 2023 - Paul died aged 46 of several heart conditions May 2023 - The group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Hannah would not join them on their coming tour July 2023 - They released their first new single in more than 20 years, These Are the Days, in memory of Paul October 2023 - The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the Manchester Arena March 2024 - They released a new version of their son Good Times in honour of Paul, on his birthday 7 March 2024 Ahead of the move, Hannah had previously admitted: "That's the dream, to move to Costa Rica and buy some land or a farm and live the simple life with the girls." In 2022, she decided to set up Earth & Fire café in Twickenham, South West London with her partner Adam. But the café was never ready to fully open and a pal of the star told The Sun that she was selling up amid rising costs. They told us: "It's the latest in a sequence of setbacks. The new plan is selling up and moving to Costa Rica to live off the land."
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Dark side of 90s pop from crack addiction to boozy brawls and sex for money revealed
One star ended up smoking crack in a skip with a homeless woman when the lights go out when the lights go out Dark side of 90s pop from crack addiction to boozy brawls and sex for money revealed THE 90s may have been the decade that brought us Brit pop, but it was also the time when pop music had a huge resurgence. After the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-led assault on the charts in the mid to late 80s, pop music fell to the wayside somewhat in the early part of the next decade. Advertisement 8 The 90s saw a resurgence of pop music Credit: Alamy 8 Boybands like Backstreet Boys reigned supreme Credit: EPA 8 911 had 10 top 10 hits during their career Credit: Andrew Barr - The Sun Glasgow But soon, the likes of Take That, Spice Girls, Steps and S Club 7 brought the genre back to life. While young fans adored the upbeat, smiling and colourful pop stars - many complete with dance routines they could copy - behind the facade, it was often a much darker story. While a number of female pop stars from that time have spoken about their struggles with eating disorders and body image at the height of their fame, for their male counterparts, their demons often presented themselves in substance abuse. Indeed, for every Reach for the Stars or Bodyshakin' hit, there's a dark story to be told. Advertisement Here are five male pop stars who have bravely spoken out over the years about the struggles they faced after finding fame. Jon Lee - S Club 7 8 S Club 7's Jon Lee had an addiction to crystal meth in the years after the band split Credit: Nic Serpell-Rand / Channel 4 S Club 7 burst onto the music scene in 1998 with their own TV series, Miami 7, followed by catchy debut single Bring It All Back. They went on to sell 10 million albums worldwide and win two Brit Awards. Advertisement However, Jon, 43, recently revealed he was blowing £250 a week on crystal meth and then trashing his flat with a hammer while out of it. In fact, his habit was so bad it nearly killed him and even saw him sectioned back in 2019. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jon revealed that he got into crystal meth - a highly addictive 'party' drug that can cause psychosis, hallucination, paranoia and mania - when he was in his thirties - long after S Club had gone their separate ways. I was a Noughties popstar who couldn't go 20mins without a drink - now I'm sober with a new career He revealed: "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***?'. Advertisement "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." Kavana 8 Teen heartthrob Kavana has released a memoir detailing his drug and alcohol addiction Credit: Getty Kavana - real name Anthony Kavanagh - became a teen heartthrob in the late 90s aged 16. Advertisement The star had hits including I Can Make You Feel Good and Special Kind of Something, but his squeaky clean image was soon replaced by a drug and alcohol addiction that left him homeless. With an army of young, female fans, Anthony was forced to hide his sexuality and started to use alcohol "as a comfort". The singer has revealed all about his battles in a new memoir, Pop Scars, including how he ended up smoking crack in a skip in Hackney with a homeless woman he had just met. He also recounts a moment he woke up in another stranger's flat, having realised he had been paid for sex. Advertisement He told The Guardian: "Alcohol was the start and the end. I would never have taken drugs without alcohol. But yeah, I was like a loose cannon for some of those times, got myself into some situations.' AJ McLean - Backstreet Boys 8 AJ McLean battled addiction for 20 years before finally finding a way to stay sober Credit: The Mega Agency The Backstreet Boys became one of the biggest boybands worldwide in the 90s thanks to hit songs including I Want it That Way and Everybody (Backstreet's Back). The five piece - consisting of AJ, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough - have sold over 130 million records worldwide. Advertisement But despite their huge success, AJ, 47, hid a dark secret from fans and his bandmates. AJ battled a drug and alcohol addiction for two decades, and revealed that when he was at rock bottom, he was "never sober, not for a second". But his bandmates staged an intervention and he went to rehab, but it wouldn't be the only time. Having previously described himself as a "chronic relapser", he told Fox News Digital. "I don't have another relapse in me. It will not end the lucky way it has ended in the past when I've dodged bullets and never went to jail, never got a DUI. Advertisement "I'm pretty sure the last time I did drugs, there was fentanyl in there. I'm still here talking to you. I've dodged more bullets than I'd like to." Jimmy Constable - 911 8 911's Jimmy Constable said being trapped in hotel rooms due to the band's fame lead to him raiding the mini bar as his alcohol addiction took hold Credit: BBC Another UK boyband that was big in the 90s was the trio 911, consisting of Jimmy, Lee Brennan and Spike Dawbarn. During their five-year career, they had 10 Top 10 hits including Bodyshakin', Party People and Night to Remember. Advertisement But last year - following the tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne - Jimmy opened up about his addiction to pills and booze. He told The Sun: "The problem was, the best way to secure us was to lock us in our rooms, and what is in the room? A mini-bar. "So I had a party-for-one that seemed to carry on for years. It was wild but the only way you could get frustration out." Due to the constant pressures from their record company, Jimmy descended into alcoholism, infamously appearing drunk on SM:TV Live - the Saturday morning kids' show hosted by Ant and Dec and Cat Deeley. Advertisement After the band split in 2000, Jimmy sought solace in drink, downing 10-12 bottles of wine every day with his then-girlfriend. "I felt it was easy just to drink all day, and then when the drink didn't numb it anymore, I turned to the drugs.' Thankfully, Jimmy has overcome his demons and is now a paramedic. Ritchie Neville - 5ive 8 5ive's Ritchie Neville was arrested in Dublin after a fight and when the band split, he started to drink too much Credit: BBC Advertisement Known as the bad boys of pop, 5ive were signed by Simon Cowell in 1997. They had a meteoric rise to face and topped the charts with hits including If Ya Gettin' Down, Keep on Movin' and Everybody Get Up. But as with other boybands, the pressure of their hectic schedule, being swarmed by fans and press and still being so young was a melting pot of disaster waiting to happen. In 2000, Ritchie, 45, and bandmate J Brown, 49, were arrested in Dublin after getting into a fight with a man who had said Irish boyband Westlife were better than 5ive. Advertisement When the band imploded in the early Noughties, Ritchie spiralled. He told The Sun's TV Mag: "After the band, you know, I hit an epic low. "I just didn't know what I wanted to do. I was completely emotionally and spiritually lost. "So I did drink way more than I should for a few years there. I drank to forget." Advertisement
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Dark side of 90s pop from crack addiction to boozy brawls and sex for money revealed
THE 90s may have been the decade that brought us Brit pop, but it was also the time when pop music had a huge resurgence. After the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-led assault on the charts in the mid to late 80s, pop music fell to the wayside somewhat in the early part of the next decade. 8 8 8 But soon, the likes of Take That, Spice Girls, Steps and S Club 7 brought the genre back to life. While young fans adored the upbeat, smiling and colourful pop stars - many complete with dance routines they could copy - behind the facade, it was often a much darker story. While a number of female pop stars from that time have spoken about their struggles with eating disorders and body image at the height of their fame, for their male counterparts, their demons often presented themselves in substance abuse. Indeed, for every Reach for the Stars or Bodyshakin' hit, there's a dark story to be told. Here are five male pop stars who have bravely spoken out over the years about the struggles they faced after finding fame. Jon Lee - S Club 7 8 S Club 7 burst onto the music scene in 1998 with their own TV series, Miami 7, followed by catchy debut single Bring It All Back. They went on to sell 10 million albums worldwide and win two Brit Awards. However, Jon, 43, recently revealed he was blowing £250 a week on crystal meth and then trashing his flat with a hammer while out of it. In fact, his habit was so bad it nearly killed him and even saw him sectioned back in 2019. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jon revealed that he got into crystal meth - a highly addictive 'party' drug that can cause psychosis, hallucination, paranoia and mania - when he was in his thirties - long after S Club had gone their separate ways. He revealed: "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." Kavana 8 Kavana - real name Anthony Kavanagh - became a teen heartthrob in the late 90s aged 16. The star had hits including I Can Make You Feel Good and Special Kind of Something, but his squeaky clean image was soon replaced by a drug and alcohol addiction that left him homeless. With an army of young, female fans, Anthony was forced to hide his sexuality and started to use alcohol "as a comfort". The singer has revealed all about his battles in a new memoir, Pop Scars, including how he ended up smoking crack in a skip in Hackney with a homeless woman he had just met. He also recounts a moment he woke up in another stranger's flat, having realised he had been paid for sex. He told The Guardian:"Alcohol was the start and the end. I would never have taken drugs without alcohol. But yeah, I was like a loose cannon for some of those times, got myself into some situations.' AJ McLean - Backstreet Boys 8 The Backstreet Boys became one of the biggest boybands worldwide in the 90s thanks to hit songs including I Want it That Way and Everybody (Backstreet's Back). The five piece - consisting of AJ, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough - have sold over 130 million records worldwide. But despite their huge success, AJ, 47, hid a dark secret from fans and his bandmates. AJ battled a drug and alcohol addiction for two decades, and revealed that when he was at rock bottom, he was "never sober, not for a second". But his bandmates staged an intervention and he went to rehab, but it wouldn't be the only time. Having previously described himself as a "chronic relapser", he told Fox News Digital. "I don't have another relapse in me. It will not end the lucky way it has ended in the past when I've dodged bullets and never went to jail, never got a DUI. "I'm pretty sure the last time I did drugs, there was fentanyl in there. I'm still here talking to you. I've dodged more bullets than I'd like to." Jimmy Constable - 911 8 Another UK boyband that was big in the 90s was the trio 911, consisting of Jimmy, Lee Brennan and Spike Dawbarn. During their five-year career, they had 10 Top 10 hits including Bodyshakin', Party People and Night to Remember. But last year - following the tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne - Jimmy opened up about his addiction to pills and booze. He told The Sun: "The problem was, the best way to secure us was to lock us in our rooms, and what is in the room? A mini-bar. "So I had a party-for-one that seemed to carry on for years. It was wild but the only way you could get frustration out." Due to the constant pressures from their record company, Jimmy descended into alcoholism, infamously appearing drunk on SM:TV Live - the Saturday morning kids' show hosted by Ant and Dec and Cat Deeley. After the band split in 2000, Jimmy sought solace in drink, downing 10-12 bottles of wine every day with his then-girlfriend. "I felt it was easy just to drink all day, and then when the drink didn't numb it anymore, I turned to the drugs.' Thankfully, Jimmy has overcome his demons and is now a paramedic. Ritchie Neville - 5ive 8 Known as the bad boys of pop, 5ive were signed by Simon Cowell in 1997. They had a meteoric rise to face and topped the charts with hits including If Ya Gettin' Down, Keep on Movin' and Everybody Get Up. But as with other boybands, the pressure of their hectic schedule, being swarmed by fans and press and still being so young was a melting pot of disaster waiting to happen. In 2000, Ritchie, 45, and bandmate J Brown, 49, were arrested in Dublin after getting into a fight with a man who had said Irish boyband Westlife were better than 5ive. When the band imploded in the early Noughties, Ritchie spiralled. He told The Sun's TV Mag: "After the band, you know, I hit an epic low. "I just didn't know what I wanted to do. I was completely emotionally and spiritually lost.
Metro
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
00s pop icon reveals how crystal meth addiction 'almost killed' him
S Club 7's Jon Lee has opened up about his past struggles with drugs and how crystal meth 'almost killed' him. The pop star rose to prominence in 1998 when the band was formed by ex-Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, also comprising Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt, and Rachel Stevens. Lee rejoined the pop group for smaller reunions in the 2010s, including the 2023 arena tour, which took place without Spearritt, who left when Cattermole died of heart failure. In a new interview, the 43-year-old singer has admitted he once spent £250 per week on crystal meth, a habit that began long after S Club's heyday. It also led to him being sectioned in 2019. 'I didn't even recognise myself at that time,' he recalled. '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**k?'' Crystal meth, a highly addictive recreational and performance-enhancing drug, can boost energy levels and confidence in the short term, but its longer-term health impacts can be devastating, such as serious depression, anxiety, memory loss, aggression, and hallucinations. On how it took over his life, Lee reflected to MailOnline: '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?'' There were points when he found himself with 'holes in the walls around [him]' and 'cuts all over [his] knuckles', as well as a 'swollen eye' from punching himself in the head. Lee would sleep with a hammer underneath his bed, once breaking down his bathroom door out of paranoia after hallucinations convinced him there were other people in his apartment. 'I didn't look anything like Jon from S Club, or what people would expect Jon from S Club to look like,' he admitted, having also shaved his head in his thirties. His addiction struggles came to a head when concerned neighbours called police, after which the Reach hitmaker was sectioned, having been transported to a clinic via ambulance. Acknowledging that he was a 'danger to [himself]', he said someone would sit outside his room, and he had to leave the door open. Lee, who also took the party drug GHB, which is a type of liquid ecstasy, now has immense 'regret' for what his family went through during that period. 'I'm not sure how I'm still here,' he stated, having previously taken four times the dose in his darkest moments with the intention of not waking up the next day. He also used hard drugs as a distraction from his grief after his dad's death from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in 2014. While once unable to leave his flat for days on end, Lee went travelling three years ago to find himself. In India, he met a rescue dog, which he claims gave him a new purpose, resulting in him returning to the UK in 2022 with three rescues of his own. Lee moved to Cornwall, living next door to his mum and sister. Career-wise, Lee is set to appear on the next series of Celebs Go Dating. And it's believed Lee found the love he was looking for in the pre-recorded E4 series, as he's now said to be dating Jordan Fairhurst. More Trending The performer, who came out publicly as gay in 2010, is said to have felt sparks fly 'instantly' upon meeting his new boyfriend under the dating agency. 'There was a real connection there from the get-go, and things developed really quickly,' a source told The Sun. 'They have been on a few dates on the show, but now they are official and in a full-blown relationship.' 'Jon never expected to find something serious on the show, but Jordan really took him by surprise,' added the insider. 'Fans will see how the relationship develops on the show, but it's one of the love stories of the series. It's all very sweet.' MORE: Grammy-nominated singer Robbie Pardlo dies aged 46 MORE: Robbie Williams releasing the album he actually wanted to after quitting Take That MORE: Supernanny star Jo Frost, 55, reveals she suffers from 'life-threatening' medical condition
