1 The Truth behind Hannah Spearritt's 'off grid' Life In Costa Rica
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Former S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt has actually just recently delighted her Instagram followers with posts from her picturesque new tropical home in Costa Rica, where she and her partner Adam Thomas are figured out to 'live off the land'.

Hannah, 44, altered her bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and developer now living the life.'

But as these unique photos reveal, even an eco-warrior requires the occasional check out to the grocery store in their gas-guzzling 4x4.

Last week, Adam, 45, packed up the couple's 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up with the weekly shop at the big BM supermarket in Dominical, about half an hour down the mountain from where the couple and their two young children have based themselves.

Hannah and Adam's hillside estate with its own waterfalls and spectacular views of lavish green valleys is a far cry from their life in Britain, which they waved bye-bye to in January.

Hannah revealed to her 348k Instagram fans that the couple now prepare to 'learn permaculture' so they can 'live off the land' growing fruit and vegetables.

But residents and other expats in the hills above Dominical on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, told MailOnline that the obstacles of self-sufficiency can be 'tremendous'.

'Naturally it depends on several elements such as just how much dough you have, how much land and above all, just how much experience,' said an American member of the local ex-pat Facebook group, Domi Crew.

Hannah Spearritt (left) of S Club 7 fame and her partner Adam Thomas (ideal) quit the UK in January for a new and exotic life Costa Rica where they are apparently living off the land

Despite Hannah changing her Instagram bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and developer now living the uninhibited jungle life', Adam was seen today stocking up on the weekly store at B&M

Adam was seen carrying a McDonald's soda cup as he got out of the family's gas-guzzling 4x4 truck. B&M supermarket sells a variety of items including sodas, confectionery, and alcohol, as well as toiletries and cleansing products and garden furnishings

Hannah has been posting about her picturesque life in Costa Rica - and included this picture of herself on the balcony of their apartment overlooking tropical jungle

Hannah has actually given a glimpse at her brand-new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survivalist'

'It can be done, of course, but there are a lot of individuals who have actually tried and underestimated how tough it is, then been forced to try to find some other sort of paid work rather to manage.'

If that ought to occur to Hannah and Adam, there would be a lot of chances in the prospering traveler and browsing resort of Dominical, must the couple decide to work.

The town is less than half an hour's drive down the mountain in their substantial gas-guzzling 3.0 litre diesel Toyota Hi Lux pick-up which Hannah displayed on Instagram just recently.

There is a vast array of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, natural food shops, junk food dining establishments and a big BM grocery store, where the couple have actually both been seen.

Though some Instagram fans have actually presumed the couple's wood house with remarkable views of the sunrise from the terrace would be 'off grid', it practically certainly is not.

More than 99 per cent of the numerous rental properties and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electriicty and most boast a/c and high-speed internet also, provided either by fiber optic cable or satellite.

Judging by pictures published by Adam on Facebook in their airy kitchen with a high vaulted ceiling, the family will not lack any mod cons in the home.

At the grocery store today, MailOnline spotted Adam loading a trolley high with items consisting of loo paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their apartment or condo, he emptied the truck of some rubbish consisting of a soda cup from McDonald's.

One realty representative in Dominical informed MailOnline: 'There is a really healthy residential or commercial property market around here and it's driven by immigrants. Much of them are digital wanderers running their company from here because it's lovely, with the jungle, the beaches and the lifestyle.

'But actually earning a living from the land is a difficult job, unless you have significant resources and know-how, or have adequate residential or commercial property to lease it out to paying visitors.'

Hannah published this video of a campfire and a Volkswagen camper van as part of the household's clean slates after stopping the UK for the warmer climes of central America

However, the reality is that Hannah and Adam are using this ecologically hostile 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the daily tasks like popping to the grocery store

Hannah moved to Costa Rica after a series of well-publicised setbacks consisting of the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole and the row over her stopping S Club 7

It's not understood how much capital Hannah and Adam have between them, however their strategies to open a holistic food shop in Twickenham needed to be shelved in 2015, supposedly since of spiralling costs.

The industrial residential or commercial property in the heart of Twickenham village, bought in Hannah's name in November 2018 for ₤ 520,000 with a mortgage, was offered in March, having been on the marketplace for ₤ 900,000.

Adam announced the couple's relocate to Central America back in January with a foul-mouthed attack on Britain, declaring 'F *** the UK and f *** the f *** ing great deal of them. We GOOONE!!!'.

His intemperate Facebook post was accompanied by a sweet picture of his two daughters, Taya, five and four-year-old Tora, in a hammock at their stunning tropical rain forest home.

But the bitter tone of his invective versus politicians of all shades, and 'nosey jobsworth c *** s in every government department and the NHS' raised another concern.

Could an awful incident which saw the couple clash with authorities and social employees three years earlier over an injury to their infant daughter have been an aspect in their decision to give up Britain?

The transfer to Costa Rica brought to an end a well-publicised nightmare couple of years for Hannah, that included the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole in 2023, her awkward departure from S Club 7, a disastrous breast implant surgery leading to years of illness and a spell in rehabilitation to wean her off effective pain reliever.

But less well understood is among the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly candid narrative', concerning a clash between the couple and social services.

In December 2022, while house-sitting for good friends in Virginia Water, Surrey, press reports branded the couple 'homeless' while they were between rental flats.

When then toddler Tora suffered an injury, believed to be triggered by a dog leaping up and scratching her eyelid, Hannah wrote: 'We found ourselves on the radar of social services, a definitely outrageous situation to be in, totally unjustified.'

She recalled the horrific incident when she ran towards the noise of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I encountered in the living room will remain with me forever. Tora was standing on the couch, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I have actually ever seen.'

At the medical facility, she wrote: 'Among the nurses was available in, and asked Adam if she could have a word with him outside. What I didn't understand was that as quickly as he left the space, the cops were awaiting him and apprehended him, taking him off in handcuffs.

'What was already a terrible situation had actually ramped up to something inexpressible'.

When the household landed in Costa Rica Hannah's partner Adam published this photo on his public Facebook page of their two children and included an expletive-laden tirade at the UK

Adam - envisioned in the couple's large Costa Rica house - ranted about Keir Starmer, the Tories, Reform and the NHS as he bid farewell to Britain

But after the bitterness of giving up the UK, the household's imagine a brand-new live have actually come to life as they enjoy morning waterfall strolls and an outdoor play ground as part of their every day lives

Hannah claimed that media reports about their temporary homelessness had actually in some way encouraged the authorities that it was likely that a person or other of them had caused their child's injuries.

She said: 'It's truly frightening to believe that someone with definitely zero evidence can paint a picture like that which influences somebody being jailed and secured while their daughter lies in a health center bed, awaiting major surgical treatment.'

She added: 'It felt like persecution, one of those police states that people talk about.

'Honestly, I don't think I can ever forgive individuals accountable, although we have actually striven to forget it, and them, as rapidly as possible.'

Nevertheless, while the social services conducted their investigation, she said, the family had to reside in accommodation where other accountable grownups existed.

She included: 'This was adding insult to major injury and bearing in mind my progressive decline in health usually, I was actually beginning to anguish.'

It wasn't the first time Adam Thomas had actually been investigated for alleged violence. In 2016, he was charged with attacking Hannah in a domestic argument, and intimidating a witness.

But when the case came to trial, it collapsed, and he was found not guilty of typical attack and witness intimidation during a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that three prosecution witnesses were not readily available and that the case might not continue.

Adam Thomas was discovered not guilty and released.

Hannah and Adam are thought to have picked Costa Rica to settle after enjoying a trip to the sensational location in 2018.

Hannah has repeatedly taken to Instagram to wax lyrical about how well the move has actually ended up for them and admired the beauty of Costa Rica

The check out initially inspired them to set up the coffee shop, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never ready to open fully and they sold up previously this year.

A source said: 'It's the latest in a sequence of setbacks. The brand-new strategy is offering up and transferring to Costa Rica to live off the land.'

Meanwhile Hannah, who has actually suffered from an autoimmune condition given that 2013, had been set to join her previous band on their resurgence trip in 2023 but pulled out following a feud over agreements.

Following the row, the other members - Rachel Stevens, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh and Tina Barrett - announced that they would continue as a five-piece.

Along with living off the land, there is a wide of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, health food shops, junk food dining establishments readily available to Hannah and Adam

All the mod cons are offered to the household with 99 percent of the numerous vacation homes and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electrical power and most boast cooling and high-speed internet

Hannah was said to have been blindsided by the S Club statement, with her being left on bad terms with the band in which she rose to fame in the early 2000s.

She then reportedly prepared in attorneys and made the strong move to launch her autobiography on the exact same day the band would have taken to the stage.

Before Paul's death, all seven members of the chart-topping band initially verified they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary trip.

Hannah at first declined to join the line-up, mentioning a lack of child care and only consented to sign up with when music manager Simon Fuller used to spend for nannies to come along.

Two months later, band member Paul passed away, and Hannah then accepted a five-figure amount to tell her story, which left a bitter taste in the remaining band member's mouths.
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The Dancing On Ice star apologised to S Club's fans for choosing to leave but stated she needed to do what was best for herself and her household.

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