Celebrity SAS contestant 'quit hours into filming' before making huge life decision

One of the celebrity contestants on the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, which launches next week, reportedly dropped out just hours into the experience. The news comes after the line-up was announced last week.

Fourteen celebrities were enlisted for the Channel 4 show's latest series, which was filmed in Wales. It's teased that the contestants will take part in "the most gruelling phase" of Special Forces selection over the eight episodes, with the upcoming series set to launch next weekend.

The line-up includes former S Club member Hannah Spearritt, 44. She's understood to have filmed for the show prior to relocating to Costa Rica earlier this year, with the singer now living an "uninhibited" life in the jungle.

She was said to have faced a "sequence of setbacks" prior to relocating abroad. In 2023, she was said to have faced homelessness and dropped out of S Club's reunion tour that same year. Her departure from the tour came after bandmate Paul Cattermole's death weeks prior and Hannah said that her health contributed to the decision.

It's now been reported this week that Hannah's experience on Celebrity SAS proved to be the "final straw" before she moved abroad. It's claimed that she quit on the first day after hoping it would "turn things around for her".

A source told the Daily Mail that Hannah had "pretty much exhausted" her connections in the industry before her move to Costa Rica. They said that she no longer speaks to her bandmates and has "shut herself off" from the industry.

They added that the "final straw" came when she took part in Celebrity SAS. The source told the outlet: "Hannah truly believed that a stint on one of the hardest and most gruelling shows could turn things around for her."

However, it's claimed that Hannah struggled with the experience on the reality TV show. The source said: "But sadly she just couldn't hack it and walked on the first day." They then concluded by saying: "It was all rather embarrassing."

She spoke about her hopes for the show in a statement released by Channel 4 last week when the line-up was announced. She said: "I hope to take out of this experience, strength. I want to feel stronger again, mentally and physically, because there's always improvement there."

Hannah, who has two children, added: "There are always dips that happen along the way with motherhood or whatever but I think when you just experience different stuff, it changes you. I have no idea what to expect, but I do know it will be an experience and it's something that I will have for life."

She said: "However the experience goes, I am going to learn about myself. Maybe I'll find out I am a bit of a mess or I might find out that I'm stronger than I think I am … it's finding out things about yourself that you would never, ever find out. We live in this world where it's so easy to live in our comfort zone, so this is an opportunity to get outside of that and … for me anyway, growth and expansion is one of the most important things, and that is something that hopefully I can pass on to my kids."

Since taking part in the show, Hannah has relocated to Costa Rica with her husband Adam Thomas and their two children. Earlier this year, she teased that she was embracing a "new beginning" after having left the UK just months prior.

Hannah confirmed in January that she had arrived at her new home, writing: "Well ... we finally made it to paradise. Beautiful country, beautiful people." She's continued to share updates since then and her bio on Instagram reads: "Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life."

In one of her first posts after relocating, which was shared in February, Hannah said that the area had helped her "recover from a challenging year". She made the comment alongside photos including one of her beside her kids on a walk.

She wrote in the caption: "Morning walks down to the waterfall… trying to keep up with the little legs! I'm putting together a little reel of this magical place that has really helped me recover from a challenging year and I'll put the link in with it so you can enjoy it too if u like."

From August 3, the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins can be streamed or watched live every Sunday and Monday from 9pm on Channel 4.

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