The Truth Behind Hannah Spearritt s off-grid Life In Costa Rica
Former S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt has recently delighted her Instagram fans with posts from her picturesque new tropical home in Costa Rica, where she and her partner Adam Thomas are identified to 'live off the land'.
Hannah, 44, altered her bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life.'
But as these special photos reveal, even an eco-warrior needs the occasional check out to the supermarket 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 substantial 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 farewell to in January.
Hannah revealed to her 348k Instagram fans that the couple now plan to 'find out permaculture' so they can 'live off the land' growing fruit and veggies.
But locals and other expats in the hills above Dominical on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, told MailOnline that the obstacles of self-sufficiency can be 'enormous'.
'Of course it depends on a number of elements such as just how much dough you have, how much land and above all, how much experience,' stated an American member of the regional 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 brand-new and unique life Costa Rica where they are apparently living off the land
Despite Hannah altering her Instagram bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and developer now living the uninhibited jungle life', Adam was seen today stockpiling on the weekly store at B&M
Adam was seen bring a McDonald's soft drink cup as he got out of the household's gas-guzzling 4x4 truck. B&M grocery store offers a series of products consisting of sodas, confectionery, and alcohol, as well as toiletries and and garden furnishings
Hannah has been posting about her picturesque life in Costa Rica - and included this photo of herself on the balcony of their home ignoring tropical jungle
Hannah has actually provided a glance at her brand-new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survivalist'
'It can be done, obviously, but there are a lot of individuals who've tried and ignored how tough it is, then been required to look for some other kind of paid work rather to manage.'
If that must take place to Hannah and Adam, there would be a lot of chances in the thriving traveler and browsing resort of Dominical, should the couple decide to work.
The town is less than half an hour's drive down the mountain in their huge gas-guzzling 3.0 litre diesel Toyota Hi Lux pick-up which Hannah flaunted on Instagram just recently.
There is a large range of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end dining establishments, natural food shops, fast food restaurants and a substantial BM grocery store, where the couple have actually both been seen.
Though some Instagram fans have actually assumed the couple's wooden house with marvelous views of the dawn from the balcony would be 'off grid', it likely is not.
More than 99 per cent of the many vacation homes and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electriicty and most boast air conditioning and high-speed internet as well, delivered either by fiber optic cable television or satellite.
Judging by pictures published by Adam on Facebook in their airy kitchen area with a high vaulted ceiling, the household will not lack any mod cons in the home.
At the supermarket this week, MailOnline identified Adam packing a trolley high with items including bathroom paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their apartment or condo, he emptied the truck of some rubbish including a soda cup from McDonald's.
One realty agent in Dominical told MailOnline: 'There is a really healthy residential or commercial property market around here and it's driven by foreigners. Much of them are digital nomads running their service from here since it's gorgeous, with the jungle, the beaches and the lifestyle.
'But in fact making a living from the land is a tough job, unless you have significant resources and know-how, or have enough residential or commercial property to lease it out to paying guests.'
Hannah posted this video of a campfire and a Volkswagen camper van as part of the family's brand-new starts after quitting the UK for the warmer climates of central America
However, the truth is that Hannah and Adam are utilizing this environmentally hostile 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the day-to-day tasks like popping to the supermarket
Hannah moved to Costa Rica after a series of well-publicised problems including the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole and the row over her quitting S Club 7
It's not known just how much capital Hannah and Adam have in between them, however their strategies to open a holistic grocery store in Twickenham needed to be shelved in 2015, supposedly due to the fact that of spiralling expenses.
The commercial residential or commercial property in the heart of Twickenham town, purchased in Hannah's name in November 2018 for ₤ 520,000 with a mortgage, was sold in March, having actually been on the marketplace for ₤ 900,000.
Adam announced the couple's transfer to Central America back in January with a foul-mouthed attack on Britain, declaring 'F *** the UK and f *** the f *** ing lot of them. We GOOONE!!!'.
His intemperate Facebook post was accompanied by a sweet photo of his two children, Taya, 5 and four-year-old Tora, in a hammock at their sensational rain forest house.
But the bitter tone of his invective versus politicians of all colors, and 'nosey jobsworth c *** s in every government department and the NHS' raised another concern.
Could an awful event which saw the couple clash with authorities and social employees three years earlier over an injury to their child daughter have been an element in their choice to quit Britain?
The transfer to Costa Rica brought to an end a well-publicised nightmare few years for Hannah, which included the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole in 2023, her uncomfortable departure from S Club 7, a dreadful breast augmentation surgical treatment leading to years of illness and a spell in rehab to wean her off effective pain reliever.
But less popular is among the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly honest memoir', concerning a clash in between the couple and social services.
In December 2022, while house-sitting for friends in Virginia Water, Surrey, press reports branded the couple 'homeless' while they were in between rental flats.
When then toddler Tora suffered an injury, believed to be triggered by a canine jumping up and scratching her eyelid, Hannah wrote: 'We discovered ourselves on the radar of social services, a definitely ludicrous scenario to be in, completely unjustified.'
She recalled the horrific event when she ran towards the sound of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I came upon in the living room will stick with me permanently. Tora was standing on the sofa, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I've ever seen.'
At the healthcare facility, she wrote: 'Among the nurses can be found 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 room, the authorities were awaiting him and detained him, taking him off in handcuffs.
'What was currently an awful circumstance had ramped up to something inexpressible'.
When the family landed in Costa Rica Hannah's partner Adam posted this image on his public Facebook page of their two daughters and consisted of 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 stated bye-bye to Britain
But after the bitterness of quitting the UK, the household's dreams of a brand-new live have come to life as they delight in early morning waterfall walks and an outdoor playground as part of their daily lives
Hannah claimed that media reports about their momentary homelessness had in some way convinced the authorities that it was likely that one or other of them had actually caused their child's injuries.
She said: 'It's genuinely frightening to think that somebody with absolutely zero evidence can paint a picture like that which influences someone being arrested and locked up while their child depends on a health center bed, awaiting significant surgical treatment.'
She included: 'It seemed like persecution, one of those police states that individuals speak about.
'Honestly, I do not believe I can ever forgive the individuals accountable, although we've made every effort to ignore it, and them, as quickly as possible.'
Nevertheless, while the social services conducted their examination, she said, the household needed to reside in lodging where other accountable adults were present.
She added: 'This was adding insult to serious injury and bearing in mind my steady decrease in health typically, I was truly starting to anguish.'
It wasn't the very first time Adam Thomas had been examined for supposed violence. In 2016, he was charged with attacking Hannah in a domestic argument, and frightening a witness.
But when the case came to trial, it collapsed, and he was found not guilty of typical attack and witness intimidation throughout a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that 3 prosecution witnesses were not readily available and that the case could not continue.
Adam Thomas was discovered not guilty and discharged.
Hannah and Adam are believed to have actually selected Costa Rica to settle after delighting in a journey to the sensational place in 2018.
Hannah has consistently required to Instagram to wax lyrical about how well the relocation has turned out for them and marvelled at the charm of Costa Rica
The go to originally motivated them to set up the café, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never ready to open totally and they offered up previously this year.
A source stated: 'It's the most current in a series of problems. The new plan is offering up and relocating to Costa Rica to live off the land.'
Meanwhile Hannah, who has experienced an autoimmune condition because 2013, had actually been set to join her previous band on their comeback tour in 2023 however 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 - revealed that they would continue as a five-piece.
In addition to living off the land, there is a large of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, natural food stores, quickly food dining establishments available to Hannah and Adam
All the mod cons are offered to the family with 99 per cent of the numerous rental properties and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electrical power and most boast air conditioning and high-speed internet
Hannah was stated to have actually been blindsided by the S Club announcement, with her being left on bad terms with the band in which she increased to popularity in the early 2000s.
She then reportedly prepared in legal representatives and made the vibrant transfer to launch her autobiography on the same day the band would have taken to the stage.
Before Paul's death, all seven members of the chart-topping band at first verified they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary tour.
Hannah initially declined to join the line-up, pointing out an absence of child care and just accepted join when music supervisor Simon Fuller used to spend for baby-sitters to come along.
Two months later on, band member Paul passed away, and Hannah then accepted a five-figure amount to inform her story, which left a bitter taste in the staying band member's mouths.
The Dancing On Ice star apologised to S Club's fans for deciding to leave however stated she needed to do what was finest for herself and her family.
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