Hannah Spearritt

Hannah Louise Spearritt (born 1 April 1981)<ref name="Gregory">Gregory, Andy (2002) International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa, Template:ISBN, p. 478</ref> is an English singer and actress. She is an original member of the pop group S Club.<ref name="Hearst Corporation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Spearritt is known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British science-fiction drama Primeval (2007–2011), Mercedes Christie in Casualty (2016) and Kandice Taylor in EastEnders (2017–2018).

Career

1994–1998: Stage

When she was 12, Spearritt landed a part in the Lowestoft Players amateur dramatics society's production of Annie. Thereafter, she successfully auditioned for the National Youth Music Theatre, and became part of the company.<ref name="Gregory" /> (1994–1995), Tin Pan Ali (1996), and the West End musical Bugsy Malone (1997).<ref name="Gregory"/> In 1998, she was cast in the television film The Cater Street Hangman,<ref name="Gregory" /> playing the role of a maid who gets murdered. Spearritt also made appearances on the National Lottery and Blue Peter.

1999–2023: S Club

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 1998, Spearritt auditioned for and became a member of S Club. In the five years they were together, the group had four UK number one singles and a UK number one album. They recorded a total of four studio albums, released eleven singles and went on to sell over fourteen million albums worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their first album, S Club, had a strong 1990s pop sound, similar to many artists of their time. However, through the course of their career, their musical approach changed to a more dance and R&B sound which is heard mostly in their final album, Seeing Double. Spearritt led some of the tracks on the groups' albums, such as "Dance Dance Dance" and "Hey Kitty Kitty", the latter which was also a promotional single for Sunny Delight. S Club 7 won two BRIT Awards—in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002, for Best British Single. In 2001, the group earned the Record of the Year award. On 21 April 2003, during a live onstage performance, S Club announced that they were to disband.<ref name=split>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 14 November 2014, S Club reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon, performing a medley of "S Club Party", "Reach", "Bring It All Back" and "Don't Stop MovinTemplate:'-".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 28 April 2015, S Club 7 reissued Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7, with a previously unreleased song, "Rain", as well as "Friday Night" from the S Club album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May, S Club 7 performed in UK arenas on the Bring It All Back 2015 tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February 2023, it was announced the group would reform for a second time. In April, a few weeks after the announcement, Paul Cattermole unexpectedly died. In May, the group confirmed they would be carrying on but Spearritt would not be joining them following Cattermole's death.

2003–present: Acting and television

In 2003, she was in Los Angeles to audition for a role in the film Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, a fact that she revealed at the UK premiere of the film on 24 March 2004 in London. In 2004, Spearritt appeared in horror film Seed of Chucky.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> In 2005, she appeared in the BBC series Blessed as Sarah. In December 2005, Spearritt appeared in the West End musical Snow! The Musical, at London's Sound Theatre.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2006, it was revealed that Spearritt had landed a lead role in the ITV series Primeval. She portrayed the role of Abby Maitland, a reptile enthusiast who gets mixed up with time travelling Professor Nick Cutter (Douglas Henshall) after discovering a species of reptile she had never encountered. Later that year, she made an appearance in Agatha Christie's Marple.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2012, Spearritt took over the role of Pauline in One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2015, it was confirmed that Spearritt would star as Mercedes Christie in the BBC medical drama Casualty. Spearritt made her debut on 23 January 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, Spearritt joined the cast of EastEnders as Kandice Taylor, the sister of Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), leaving the show when she became pregnant.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2024, Spearritt appeared as a contestant on the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was paired with Andy Buchanan and was second to be eliminated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In July 2025, Spearritt was named in the line-up of Celebrity: SAS Who Dares Wins.<ref name="o003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Spearritt and Paul Cattermole met in 1994 when both were members of the National Youth Music Theatre. In 1999, Spearritt and Cattermole became members of S Club 7. They dated from 2001 until 2006.<ref>S Club 7 Pair Admit Secret Love News.bbc.co.uk</ref> In 2006 Spearritt started dating Andrew-Lee Potts, her co-star on the series Primeval; the couple were engaged from 2008 until 2013.<ref name=BBCA>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Spearritt had given birth to a baby girl.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2020, Spearritt announced the birth of her second daughter, both with her then-partner Adam Thomas.Template:Citation needed<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Spearritt is the niece of Eddie Spearritt, who played professional football in the then-top level of the English football league system.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Stage

Year	Title	Role
1994–1995	Pendragon	Lana
1996	Tin Pan Ali	Annie
1997–1998	Bugsy Malone
2011	The Belle's Stratagem	Lady Frances
2012–2014	One Man, Two Guvnors	Pauline
2015–2016	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Poppy Jean
2019	A Cinderella Christmas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Fairy Godmother

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Seeing Double	Hannah	Main role
2004	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London	Emily Sommers
	Seed of Chucky	Joan
2014	The Goob	Mary Ellen
2015	GoryTime	Hayley Smith
	Utopia	Lucy
2018	I, Dog	Natalie Bedwyn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Cater Street Hangman	Lily	Television film
1999	Miami 7	Hannah	Main Role
	Back to the '50s		Television film
	Boyfriends & Birthdays
	The Greatest Store in the World	Herself
2000	L.A. 7	Hannah	Main Role
	S Club 7 Go Wild!	Herself	Reality television
	Artistic Differences	Hannah	Television film
	Christmas Special
2001	Hollywood 7		Main role
	S Club Search	Judge / Mentor	Reality television
2002	Viva S Club	Hannah	Main role
2005	Blessed	Sarah	Main role
2007	Agatha Christie's Marple	Tilly Rice	Episode: "At Bertram's Hotel"
2007–2011	Primeval	Abby Maitland	Main role
2013	Death in Paradise	Lily Shaw	Episode: "A Dash of Sunshine"
2016	Casualty	Mercedes Christie	Recurring role
2017–2018	EastEnders	Kandice Taylor	Recurring role
2024	Dancing on Ice	Herself	Contestant; series 16
2025	Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins	Herself	Contestant; Series 7

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Primeval Evolved	Abby Maitland	Voice role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2007	TV Quick & TV Choice Awards	Best Actress	Primeval	Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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