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Mia O'Hare

Paul Cattermole's humble life reading tarots and odd jobs before S Club reunion and death

S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole lived a humble life before his tragic death aged 46 last month.

The singer was found dead at his Dorset home, just weeks after the band revealed their plans for a reunion tour.

It has now been announced Paul's death was confirmed as natural causes with no inquest set to take place.

Paul had been looking forward to joining the rest of S Club 7 for the reunion scheduled later this year to mark 25 years since the release of their first single Bring It All Back.

However, following Paul's death S Club member Hannah Spearritt announced her decision not to continue with the reunion tour .

During Paul's life, he pursued many different careers away from the band - by taking on 'odd jobs' and offering personalised tarot readings.

Paul tragically died last month aged 46 (Getty Images)
The singer took on odd jobs after leaving S Club 7 (Getty Images)

Tarot readings

Paul set up a YouTube channel to offer tarot readings for fans seeking guidance for the future.

He found he had the gift when he started "seeing things" while in his early 20s but he worried fans would think he was "crazy" for exploring the spiritual realm.

Eventually Paul found the courage to offer tarot readings online and before his death he was charging £39.95 for a 20-minute reading.

"I got it quite late in life, I got it in my early 20s, which having discussed it with lots of psychics, that’s actually quite late to get it," he said on The Andy Jaye Podcast.

"It was always there but I wasn’t aware of it. It was actually when I was working in LA that I was first aware of it.

"It came to me and I thought, ‘If I discuss this people will think I’m going to be crazy’.

"Talking to people who have passed away is another one of the things, it’s another skill within that zone."

Paul started reading tarot cards on YouTube (YOUTUBE)

He added: "I never got the thing like I was hearing voices, but I was seeing things.

"It’s described as intuitive downloads from the universe. Just things, ideas, memories – maybe other people’s memories – just come rushing into you.

Paul was offering tarot readings on his TikTok channel up until November last year.

Odd jobs

The singer suffered bankruptcy in 2015 and claimed during an appearance on Loose Women in 2018 that he was so broke he had to borrow a shirt to appear on the show.

Paul also put his BRIT award, which he won for Best British Single trophy for Don’t Stop Movin’ back in 2002, on eBay in 2018.

He was left stunned when he managed to flog the award for a whopping £66,100.

He also made an appearance on First Dates Hotel (Channel 4)

Speaking to NME about the reason behind his decision to sell the award, he revealed he has been struggling to find work after an accident during work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show left him with a permanent back injury.

Paul admitted he had already tried to sign up to shows like I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! but he had been turned down because he was not “famous enough”.

He is said to have worked odd jobs to make ends meet, including regularly working as a station manager for a community radio station in Swanage.

TV appearance

Paul made a surprise appearance on Channel 4's First Dates Hotel back in 2019 where he headed it Italy in search for love.

But sadly it wasn't meant to be as he failed to secure a romance.

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