Hannah Spearitt refuses to dance to S Club songs as she breaks silence on Dancing On Ice feud with Rachel Stevens
HANNAH Spearitt has refused to dance to any S Club songs ahead of her Dancing On Ice debut, amid her fallout with the band.
Singer Hannah, 42, also broke her silence on her feud with Rachel Stevens, 45, while speaking with The Sun before Sunday's series premiere.
Rachel recently took her relationship public with pro skater Brendyn Hatfield, 36, who she was paired with on the ITV show in 2022.
When asked whether she'd seen her former bandmate at training supporting her boyfriend, Hannah burst into laughter.
She said, "Oh, we’re absolutely fine. I mean we're both… I’m just imagining us there like scrapping.
"Do you know what? I haven't even seen the stories. But obviously, I've heard like roughly what they are saying.
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"But yeah, if you're wanting a scrap then unfortunately. I don't think there will be. It’s just madness.
"She’s her own woman, I’m my own woman. "
Also present was Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi, who added, “You know women argue at the end of the day I'm sure you'll be civilised, people have disagreements, but at the end of the day you’re both professionals."
And with 11 top ten hits under her belt with the noughties band, many fans had been hoping that Hannah would skate along to one of S Club's tracks.
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But Norfolk-native shut down any speculation, saying, "No, no. We won’t be. Nothing planned."
Hannah will be skating with Andy Buchanan when the ITV1 contest kicks off on January 14.
She and Rachel are said to have a long-standing beef that is unlikely to thaw any time soon.
A TV insider previously told us: “Falling on the ice is going to feel warm and painless compared to the cold front that will envelop Dancing On Ice if their paths cross.
“The best hope is that Hannah and Rachel are kept apart. But given the series lasts for two months and they could both be in the studio at the same time, that’s not going to be easy.”
It was revealed in September that show bosses had signed up Hannah, who was in S Club 7 from the group’s formation in 1997 to its break-up in 2003.
Last year, the band reformed without Hannah, who was also devastated by the death of S Clubber Paul Cattermole, 46, in April 2023.
The pair had been in a relationship from 2001 to 2006.
- Dancing on Ice starts Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
