Former S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt has just recently thrilled her Instagram followers with posts from her picturesque brand-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 developer now living the uninhibited jungle life.'
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But as these special images show, even an eco-warrior requires the periodic check out to the grocery store in their gas-guzzling 4x4.
Last week, Adam, 45, filled 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 daughters have actually based themselves.
Hannah and Adam's hillside estate with its own waterfalls and stunning views of rich 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 fans that the couple now plan to 'discover 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, informed MailOnline that the difficulties of self-sufficiency can be 'immense'.
'Of course it depends upon 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 local ex-pat Facebook group, Domi Crew.
Hannah Spearritt (left) of S Club 7 popularity and her partner Adam Thomas (best) gave up the UK in January for a brand-new and exotic life Costa Rica where they are obviously 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 stocking up on the weekly shop at B&M
Adam was seen bring a McDonald's soft beverage cup as he got out of the household's gas-guzzling 4x4 truck. B&M grocery store offers a series of products consisting of soft drinks, confectionery, and alcohol, in addition to toiletries and cleansing products and garden furniture
Hannah has actually been publishing about her idyllic life in Costa Rica - and included this picture of herself on the veranda of their house neglecting tropical jungle
Hannah has actually provided a glimpse at her brand-new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survivalist'
'It can be done, obviously, but there are a great deal of individuals who have actually attempted and undervalued how challenging it is, then been forced to search for some other kind of paid work rather to get by.'
If that ought to happen to Hannah and Adam, there would be a lot of opportunities in the growing traveler and surfing resort of Dominical, ought to the couple choose 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 displayed on Instagram just recently.
There is a large range of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end dining establishments, health food stores, quick food restaurants and a substantial BM grocery store, where the couple have both been seen.
Though some Instagram followers have assumed the couple's wood home with remarkable views of the sunrise from the balcony would be 'off grid', it practically 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 air conditioning and high-speed internet as well, provided either by fibre optic cable or satellite.
Judging by photos published by Adam on Facebook in their airy cooking area with a high vaulted ceiling, the family won't do not have any mod cons in the home.
At the supermarket today, MailOnline identified Adam filling a trolley high with items consisting of bathroom paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their apartment or condo, he cleared the truck of some rubbish including a soda cup from McDonald's.
One genuine estate agent in Dominical informed MailOnline: 'There is a very healthy residential or commercial property market around here and it's driven by foreigners. A number of them are digital nomads running their company 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 difficult job, unless you have considerable resources and know-how, or have adequate 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 household's clean slates after giving up the UK for the warmer climes of central America
However, the truth is that Hannah and Adam are utilizing this environmentally unfriendly 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the everyday chores like popping to the grocery store
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 known just how much capital Hannah and Adam have in between them, but their strategies to open a holistic grocery store in Twickenham needed to be shelved last year, apparently because of spiralling expenses.
The industrial residential or commercial property in the heart of Twickenham town, bought 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 relocation 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 image of his two children, 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 question.
Could an ugly occurrence which saw the couple clash with authorities and social employees three years ago over an injury to their child daughter have been an element in their decision to quit Britain?
The relocation 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 awkward departure from S Club 7, a disastrous breast augmentation surgery resulting in years of illness and a spell in rehab to wean her off powerful discomfort killers.
But less well understood is among the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly honest narrative', worrying a clash in between the couple and social services.
In December 2022, while house-sitting for good friends in Virginia Water, Surrey, press reports branded the couple 'homeless' while they were between rental flats.
When then young child Tora suffered an injury, thought to be triggered by a pet dog jumping up and scratching her eyelid, Hannah wrote: 'We found ourselves on the radar of social services, a definitely ludicrous situation to be in, absolutely unjustified.'
She remembered the horrific incident when she ran towards the sound of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I encountered in the living-room will remain with me forever. Tora was standing on the sofa, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I've ever seen.'
At the health center, she wrote: 'One of the nurses came 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 space, the cops were waiting on him and jailed him, taking him off in handcuffs.
'What was currently a dreadful situation had ramped up to something inexpressible'.
When the household landed in Costa Rica Hannah's partner Adam posted this picture on his public Facebook page of their 2 daughters and consisted of an expletive-laden tirade at the UK
Adam - visualized in the couple's spacious Costa Rica apartment - ranted about Keir Starmer, the Tories, Reform and the NHS as he stated bye-bye to Britain
But after the bitterness of stopping the UK, the household's imagine a brand-new live have actually come real as they delight in early morning waterfall walks and an outdoor play ground as part of their day-to-day lives
Hannah declared that media reports about their momentary homelessness had somehow encouraged 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 someone with definitely zero proof can paint a picture like that which affects somebody being arrested and secured while their child depends on a health center bed, waiting for significant surgical treatment.'
She added: 'It seemed like persecution, among those cops states that people discuss.
'Honestly, I do not believe I can ever forgive individuals accountable, although we've made every effort to ignore it, and them, as rapidly as possible.'
Nevertheless, while the social services performed their examination, she said, the household needed to reside in lodging where other responsible grownups were present.
She included: 'This was including insult to severe injury and bearing in mind my gradual decrease in health normally, I was actually starting to misery.'
It wasn't the very first time Adam Thomas had actually been examined for supposed violence. In 2016, he was charged with assaulting Hannah in a domestic argument, and frightening a witness.
But when the case pertained to trial, it collapsed, and he was discovered not guilty of typical assault and witness intimidation during a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that 3 prosecution witnesses were not readily available and that the case might not proceed.
Adam Thomas was discovered not guilty and released.
Hannah and Adam are thought to have actually selected 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 move has turned out for them and admired the beauty of Costa Rica
The check out initially influenced them to establish the café, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never all set to open totally and they sold up earlier this year.
A source stated: 'It's the latest in a sequence of obstacles. The new strategy is offering up and moving to Costa Rica to live off the land.'
Meanwhile Hannah, who has struggled with an autoimmune condition since 2013, had been set to join her previous band on their return tour in 2023 but took 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.
As well as living off the land, there is a large of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end dining establishments, healthy food stores, junk food dining establishments offered to Hannah and Adam
All the mod cons are readily available to the household with 99 per cent of the many rental properties and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electrical power and most boast air conditioning and high-speed internet
Hannah was said to have 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 apparently drafted in attorneys and made the vibrant transfer to release her on the same day the band would have taken to the phase.
Before Paul's death, all seven members of the chart-topping band initially validated they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary tour.
Hannah at first refused to join the line-up, pointing out a lack of child care and only consented to 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 amount to tell her story, which left a bitter taste in the staying band member's mouths.
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The Dancing On Ice star apologised to S Club's fans for choosing to leave but said she needed to do what was finest for herself and her family.
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The Truth behind Hannah Spearritt's 'off-grid' Life In Costa Rica
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