HANNAH Spearritt has opened up about the heartbreaking moment she learned first love Paul Cattermole had died.
It was confirmed last week that S Club 7’s Paul was found dead at his home in Dorset aged 46.
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The day after Paul died — six months before the group’s sold-out tour was set to begin — Hannah woke up to a text message from the band’s tour manager saying she had “very sad and tragic news”.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Hannah said: “I called the number and was told, ‘Paul has sadly passed, Paul has died’. I couldn’t make sense of it and had so many questions. I was trying to process it but I just couldn’t.”
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Hannah added: “He was my first true love. I think it was something that grew from a solid friendship. I’m glad I had that first time round. I was completely in love with him — probably more so than he with me.”
Paul left the band in 2002 and the couple called it quits four years later. Hannah added: “Paul never wanted fame and he became increasingly unhappy. I just wanted a little bit more of a faster pace of life and Paul was more of a deep thinker, and probably a lot more philosophical than I am.”
They rekindled their romance when S Club reunited in 2015 but things lasted only three months before they cut all ties for good.
She said: “We both realised very quickly that it wasn’t good for either of us, he even said it.”
On their January meeting, Hannah added: “Paul was so open and honest about his struggles. We’d ironed out all our problems. Obviously we didn’t get to say goodbye, but I am grateful to have had that time with him to make peace as I know that’s all we both wanted.”
While there have been no formal talks about the future of the reunion tour due to start this October, Hannah believes that it will go ahead in Paul’s honour.
She said: “We’ll speak to his family. He’d still need to be a big part of it whether that’s a big tribute at the beginning or the end. He will always be on stage with us.”
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