Hannah Spearritt has been seen in public for the first time since the death of her ex-boyfriend and S Club bandmate Paul Cattermole.
The 42-year-old pop star put on a brave face during a family outing to Chessington World of Adventure’s new World of Jumanji on Saturday.
She was joined by her partner Adam Thomas and their two daughters, Taya, four, and two-year-old Tora.
It comes weeks after Hannah’s ex Paul, who she dated twice in the Noughties, died at the age of 46 on April 6.
His shock death happened just as S Club announced they had got back together and were set to go on a comeback tour.
Paul’s cause of death has yet to be released, but police in Dorset – where Paul was found at home – say there are no suspicious circumstances.
Former partner Hannah is said to have "broke down" when she heard the news and become “inconsolable”.
The mum-of-two had just rekindled her friendship with Paul and they were all excited to go on tour again.
A source close to Hannah said at the time: "She is absolutely devastated. Hannah is inconsolable.
"This came as a massive shock, and she is struggling to believe he is no longer with us. Just as they rekindled their friendship, the worst happened. The band are all in pieces."
Following Paul's unexpected death, S Club – who have since dropped the number 7 from their name - paid tribute to their bandmate and said there "are no words" to describe their loss.
The joint statement read: "We are truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul.
“There are no words to describe the deep sadness and loss we all feel. We were so lucky to have had him in our lives and are thankful for the amazing memories we have.
"He will be so deeply missed by each and every one of us. We ask that you respect the privacy of his family and of the band at this time."
A statement released by Paul's family at the time said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son and brother Paul Cattermole.
"Paul was found on 6th April 2023 at his home in Dorset and pronounced dead later that afternoon."
The band are still going ahead with their reunion tour later this year, which is due to kick off in October.
Hannah revealed how her and Paul – who she calls her “first true love” - fell for each when they were filming the band’s spin-off show Miami 7 in the US.
She described their love as "honey-moon like" and said she didn’t remember a day where she felt bad during the relationship.
“Life was really, really good. It was fun from the get-go, it was one long honeymoon period,” she told The Sun.
“He’d just pick up his guitar in the moment and make up songs and sing to me and we would go on long drives together at night, up into the hills to watch the sunset.”
After sneaking around for six months, the pair eventually came clean to the rest of their bandmates about their relationship and it was even written into their TV show.
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