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 recently thrilled 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'.
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Hannah, 44, changed her bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and developer now living the uninhibited jungle life.'

But as these exclusive pictures show, even an eco-warrior needs the occasional visit to the grocery store in their gas-guzzling 4x4.

Recently, Adam, 45, packed up the couple's 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up with the weekly store at the substantial BM grocery store in Dominical, about half an hour down the mountain from where the couple and their 2 young children have actually based themselves.

Hannah and Adam's hillside estate with its own waterfalls and sensational views of lush 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 followers that the couple now plan to 'learn permaculture' so they can 'live off the land' growing vegetables and fruit.

But locals and other expats in the hills above Dominical on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, informed MailOnline that the difficulties of self-sufficiency can be 'enormous'.

'Of course it depends on numerous aspects such as just how much dough you have, how much land and above all, just how much experience,' said 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 (right) stopped the UK in January for a new and unique life Costa Rica where they are obviously living off the land

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

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

Hannah has actually been posting about her picturesque life in Costa Rica - and included this image of herself on the veranda of their apartment or condo neglecting tropical jungle

Hannah has actually offered a look at her new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survivalist'

'It can be done, naturally, however there are a great deal of people who've attempted and undervalued how hard it is, then been required to try to find some other type of paid work instead to manage.'

If that must happen to Hannah and Adam, there would be lots of opportunities in the flourishing traveler and surfing resort of Dominical, must the couple choose to work.

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

There is a large variety of high-end hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, natural food stores, fast food dining establishments and a huge BM grocery store, where the couple have actually both been seen.

Though some Instagram followers have actually assumed the couple's wooden home with remarkable views of the daybreak from the balcony would be 'off grid', it probably is not.

More than 99 percent of the many 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 or satellite.

Judging by photos posted by Adam on Facebook in their airy kitchen area with a high vaulted ceiling, the household won't do not have any mod cons in the home.

At the grocery store this week, MailOnline spotted Adam filling a trolley high with goods consisting of bathroom paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their home, he emptied the truck of some rubbish including a from McDonald's.

One real estate representative in Dominical told MailOnline: 'There is a very healthy residential or commercial property market around here and it's driven by immigrants. Much of them are digital nomads running their service from here since it's lovely, with the jungle, the beaches and the quality of life.

'But in fact earning a living from the land is a tough task, unless you have substantial resources and know-how, or have sufficient residential or commercial property to lease it out to paying visitors.'

Hannah posted this video of a campfire and a Volkswagen camper van as part of the family's new beginnings after quitting the UK for the warmer climates of central America

However, the reality is that Hannah and Adam are utilizing this environmentally hostile 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the everyday chores like popping to the supermarket

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

It's not understood how much capital Hannah and Adam have in between them, but their plans to open a holistic food shop in Twickenham had actually to be shelved in 2015, supposedly since of spiralling expenses.

The industrial 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 offered in March, having been on the market for ₤ 900,000.

Adam revealed the couple's relocate to Central America back in January with a foul-mouthed attack on Britain, stating '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 2 daughters, Taya, five and four-year-old Tora, in a hammock at their spectacular tropical rain forest house.

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

Could an unsightly incident which saw the couple clash with cops and social employees three years ago over an injury to their child child have been a factor in their choice to give up Britain?

The relocate to Costa Rica brought to an end a well-publicised problem couple of years for Hannah, which consisted of the death of her ex-boyfriend and band member Paul Cattermole in 2023, her uncomfortable departure from S Club 7, a disastrous breast implant surgical treatment leading to years of illness and a spell in rehab to wean her off powerful pain reliever.

But less popular is one of the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly honest narrative', concerning a clash 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 between rental flats.

When then toddler Tora suffered an injury, believed to be triggered by a pet dog jumping up and scratching her eyelid, Hannah composed: 'We discovered ourselves on the radar of social services, a definitely ridiculous situation to be in, absolutely unjustified.'

She remembered the horrific incident when she ran toward the sound of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I came upon in the living space will stay with me forever. Tora was standing on the couch, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I've ever seen.'

At the health center, she composed: '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 space, the cops were awaiting him and jailed him, taking him off in handcuffs.

'What was currently a dreadful scenario had actually increase to something indescribable'.

When the household landed in Costa Rica Hannah's partner Adam published this photo on his public Facebook page of their 2 children and included an expletive-laden rant at the UK

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

But after the bitterness of giving up the UK, the household's imagine a brand-new live have become a reality as they delight in morning waterfall strolls and an outside playground as part of their daily lives

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

She said: 'It's genuinely frightening to think that someone with definitely no evidence can paint a picture like that which influences somebody being arrested and secured while their daughter lies in a healthcare facility bed, waiting for major surgery.'

She added: 'It felt like persecution, among those authorities specifies that people talk about.

'Honestly, I don't think I can ever forgive individuals responsible, although we've made every effort to forget it, and them, as quickly as possible.'

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

She added: 'This was adding insult to major injury and bearing in mind my gradual decrease in health normally, I was truly beginning to despair.'

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

But when the case concerned trial, it collapsed, and he was discovered not guilty of common attack and witness intimidation throughout a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that 3 prosecution witnesses were not readily available which the case could not proceed.

Adam Thomas was discovered not guilty and released.

Hannah and Adam are believed to have actually picked Costa Rica to settle after taking pleasure in a trip to the stunning location in 2018.

Hannah has repeatedly required to Instagram to wax lyrical about how well the relocation has actually ended up for them and marvelled at the charm of Costa Rica

The go to initially motivated them to set up the café, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never ever ready to open totally and they offered up previously this year.

A source said: 'It's the newest in a series of setbacks. The new plan is offering up and relocating to Costa Rica to live off the land.'

Meanwhile Hannah, who has actually struggled with an autoimmune condition because 2013, had been set to join her previous band on their resurgence trip in 2023 however pulled out following a feud over contracts.

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 wide of high-end hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end dining establishments, natural food shops, quickly food dining establishments readily available to Hannah and Adam

All the mod cons are available to the household with 99 per cent of the numerous vacation homes and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electricity and most boast air conditioning and high-speed internet

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

She then supposedly drafted in legal representatives and made the strong transfer to launch her autobiography on the very same day the band would have taken to the stage.

Before Paul's death, all 7 members of the chart-topping band initially validated they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary tour.

Hannah at first refused to sign up with the line-up, citing an absence of childcare and only consented to sign up with when music manager Simon Fuller provided to pay 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 choosing to leave however said she had to do what was best for herself and her family.

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