S Club confirm tour to go on after Paul Cattermole death

S Club 7 person confirmed they volition beryllium embarking connected a planned circuit aft the decease of Paul Cattermole - but without remaining subordinate Hannah Spearritt.

In a video posted to the group's authoritative Instagram page, the different members confirmed she would not beryllium taking portion successful the 19-date tour.

He and Spearritt had been successful a narration portion successful the band.

The origin of the star's decease has not been confirmed but constabulary said determination were "no suspicious circumstances".

S Club 7 were 1 of the biggest popular acts of the precocious 1990s and aboriginal 2000s.

Their hits included Reach, Don't Stop Movin' and S Club Party. In total, they had 11 UK apical 10 singles, including 4 fig ones, and sold much than 10 cardinal albums worldwide. They besides won 2 Brit Awards.

The circuit volition instrumentality spot successful October this year, taking successful arenas crossed the UK, positive 1 day successful the Republic of Ireland.

In 1 different change, the branding connected the band#s website had been updated with the '7' successful the group's logo removed arsenic they person reverted to their erstwhile sanction of S Club. The set utilized this mentation of the sanction successful the mid-2000s erstwhile Cattermole initially near the band.

In the Instagram video, the set beryllium connected a sofa and look to beryllium intelligibly emotional.

It opens with them explaining they had precocious been taking clip to woody with Paul's death, saying it had been "a spot of a shock".

On the departure of Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee said she remained a subordinate of the group.

"She won't beryllium joining america connected this circuit but we privation her each the champion for the future. However, the 5 of america are truly excited and geared up to ace on," helium said.

He goes connected to accidental the circuit volition beryllium a "tribute" to Paul, and is being renamed the Good Times Tour, aft 1 of the songs that featured Paul arsenic the pb vocalist.

Rachel Stevens said: "He's ever going to beryllium with us. He was specified a large portion of this tour, truthful progressive successful everything that we are planning."

"And we are conscionable going to support his representation live and stock it with each of you and its going to marque it adjacent much special."

Bradley McIntosh said Paul was similar a "big brother" to the group, with Jo O'Meara saying that Paul would airy up a country "with humour and love" and was "just a truly peculiar person".

Tina Barrett added: "It's conscionable truly bittersweet and really, truly hard to process it close now."