Dancing On Ice chaos as star ‘goes missing’ for TWO days of rehearsals – including meeting Torvill and Dean
HANNAH Spearritt has been forced to miss two Dancing On Ice training sessions after falling ill.
The S Club pop star was absent in pictures shared by her ITV co-stars over the past 48 hours as they begin preparations for the series.
Hannah, 42, was not able to attend sessions with the celebrities and star judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean on Tuesday or Wednesday.
A source said: “Hannah has been unwell and was not able to train with the others.
“It is a huge shame she’s missed out on this, especially because everyone got to train and spend time with Torvill and Dean
“Hannah is focused on trying to get better so she can get out onto the ice and join everyone else.
“It is just rotten timing.”
The Sun revealed how Hannah had signed up for the cult ice skating competition earlier this year.
She is joining stars including boxer Ricky Hatton, Coronation Street actress Claire Sweeney and Gogglebox’s Stephen Lustig-Webb.
Hannah chose to take part in the ITV series after pulling out of the S Club tour following the death of their bandmate Paul Cattermole.
Following his passing, the remaining members of the group, Jo O’Meara, Rachel Stevens, Jon Lee, Tina Barrett and Bradley McIntosh, said they would pay tribute to Paul on the tour – which starts tonight in Manchester.
In a video posted on Instagram, Rachel said the group had been trying to take time away to process what had happened before Bradley paid tribute to Paul as their “big brother”.
She added: “No one could ever replace our Paul. He lives on inside each and every one of us.”
It was Jon who referenced Hannah’s absence from the video. He explained: “Now you’ve probably noticed there’s only five of us here today.
“Although Hannah will always be a part of S Club 7, she won’t be joining us on this tour but we wish her all the best for the future.
“However, the five of us are really excited and geared up to crack on and it’s going to be our tribute to Paul.
“We’re renaming the tour ‘The Good Times Tour’ which is the song Paul was going to sing.”