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 fans with posts from her picturesque brand-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 uninhibited jungle life.'

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

Recently, Adam, 45, loaded up the couple's 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up with the weekly store at the huge BM grocery store in Dominical, about half an hour down the mountain from where the couple and their two young children have actually based themselves.

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

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

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 'enormous'.

'Obviously it depends on numerous aspects such as how much dough you have, just 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 popularity and her partner Adam Thomas (right) gave up the UK in January for a brand-new and unique life Costa Rica where they are apparently living off the land

Despite Hannah changing her Instagram bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and creator now living the uninhibited jungle life', Adam was seen this week stockpiling on the weekly shop at B&M

Adam was seen bring a McDonald's soft drink cup as he got out of the family's gas-guzzling 4x4 truck. B&M supermarket sells a variety of products consisting of sodas, confectionery, and alcohol, in addition to toiletries and cleansing items and garden furniture

Hannah has been posting about her picturesque life in Costa Rica - and included this image of herself on the terrace of their home neglecting tropical jungle

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

'It can be done, of course, however there are a great deal of individuals who've attempted and undervalued how difficult it is, then been required to search for some other type of paid work instead to get by.'

If that should happen to Hannah and Adam, there would be lots of chances in the prospering traveler and surfing resort of Dominical, needs to 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 showed off on Instagram recently.

There is a wide variety of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end dining establishments, healthy food stores, junk food restaurants and a substantial BM grocery store, where the couple have actually both been seen.

Though some Instagram followers have actually assumed the couple's wooden home with marvelous views of the sunrise from the balcony would be 'off grid', it almost certainly is not.

More than 99 per cent of the lots of vacation homes and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electriicty and most boast cooling and high-speed internet also, provided either by fiber optic cable television or satellite.

Judging by images posted by Adam on Facebook in their airy cooking area with a high vaulted ceiling, the household will not do not have any mod cons in the home.

At the supermarket today, MailOnline spotted Adam loading a high with goods including bathroom paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their apartment, he emptied the truck of some rubbish including a soda cup from McDonald's.

One realty agent 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 business 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 hard job, unless you have substantial resources and know-how, or have sufficient residential or commercial property to rent it out to paying guests.'

Hannah posted this video of a campfire and a Volkswagen camper van as part of the family's clean slates after quitting the UK for the warmer climes of main America

However, the reality is that Hannah and Adam are utilizing this environmentally unfriendly 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the day-to-day tasks like popping to the grocery store

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

It's not understood just how much capital Hannah and Adam have between them, however their strategies to open a holistic grocery store in Twickenham had to be shelved last year, supposedly due to the fact that of spiralling expenses.

The business residential or commercial property in the heart of Twickenham village, purchased in Hannah's name in November 2018 for ₤ 520,000 with a mortgage, was offered in March, having actually been on the market 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 photo of his two daughters, Taya, 5 and four-year-old Tora, in a hammock at their stunning tropical rain forest home.

But the bitter tone of his invective against political leaders of all colors, and 'nosey jobsworth c *** s in every government department and the NHS' raised another concern.

Could an unsightly occurrence which saw the couple clash with cops and social workers 3 years earlier over an injury to their child daughter have been a consider their decision to quit Britain?

The relocation to Costa Rica gave an end a well-publicised headache few years for Hannah, which included the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole in 2023, her awkward departure from S Club 7, a devastating breast implant surgery leading to years of illness and a spell in rehabilitation to wean her off powerful pain reliever.

But less popular is among the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly candid memoir', worrying a clash in between the couple and social services.

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

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

She recalled the dreadful event when she ran towards the sound of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I came upon in the living room will remain with me forever. Tora was basing on the couch, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I have actually ever seen.'

At the medical facility, she composed: 'Among the nurses can be found in, and asked Adam if she might have a word with him outside. What I didn't know was that as quickly as he left the room, the authorities were waiting for him and apprehended him, taking him off in handcuffs.

'What was already a terrible circumstance had increase to something indescribable'.

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

Adam - imagined in the couple's spacious Costa Rica apartment or condo - ranted about Keir Starmer, the Tories, Reform and the NHS as he stated goodbye to Britain

But after the bitterness of quitting the UK, the household's dreams of a new live have come to life as they take pleasure in morning waterfall walks and an outdoor play ground as part of their day-to-day lives

Hannah declared that media reports about their short-term homelessness had actually in some way encouraged the authorities that it was likely that one or other of them had caused their child's injuries.

She said: 'It's really frightening to think that someone with definitely no evidence can paint an image like that which influences somebody being detained and locked up while their daughter depends on a medical facility bed, awaiting major surgery.'

She added: 'It seemed like persecution, one of those authorities states that individuals talk about.

'Honestly, I don't think I can ever forgive the people accountable, although we've striven to forget it, and them, as quickly as possible.'

Nevertheless, while the social services conducted their investigation, she said, the family had to live in lodging where other responsible grownups existed.

She included: 'This was including insult to major injury and bearing in mind my gradual decline in health usually, I was really starting to despair.'

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

But when the case concerned trial, it collapsed, and he was found not guilty of common attack and witness intimidation during a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that three prosecution witnesses were not available which the case could not proceed.

Adam Thomas was found not guilty and discharged.

Hannah and Adam are believed to have picked Costa Rica to settle after enjoying a journey to the spectacular area in 2018.

Hannah has repeatedly required to Instagram to wax lyrical about how well the move has turned out for them and admired the appeal of Costa Rica

The check out originally inspired them to establish the café, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never ever prepared to open totally and they sold up earlier this year.

A source stated: 'It's the current in a series of problems. The brand-new strategy is offering up and transferring to Costa Rica to live off the land.'

Meanwhile Hannah, who has actually struggled with an autoimmune condition given that 2013, had actually been set to join her previous band on their comeback trip 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 - announced that they would continue as a five-piece.

Along with living off the land, there is a large of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, natural food shops, quick food restaurants offered to Hannah and Adam

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

Hannah was said to have actually 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 apparently drafted in lawyers and made the vibrant relocate to release her autobiography on the same day the band would have required to the stage.

Before Paul's death, all 7 members of the chart-topping band at first confirmed they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary trip.

Hannah initially declined to join the line-up, mentioning a lack of childcare and just accepted join when music manager Simon Fuller used to pay for baby-sitters to come along.

Two months later on, band member Paul passed away, and Hannah then accepted a five-figure sum to tell 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 choosing to leave however said she had to do what was finest for herself and her household.

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