Former S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt has just recently delighted her Instagram fans with posts from her idyllic new tropical home in Costa Rica, where she and her partner Adam Thomas are determined to 'live off the land'.
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Hannah, 44, altered her bio to: 'Prepper, survivalist and developer now living the uninhibited jungle life.'
But as these unique pictures reveal, even an eco-warrior requires the periodic visit to the supermarket 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 store at the substantial 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 stunning views of lavish green valleys is a far cry from their life in Britain, which they waved farewell to in January.
Hannah announced to her 348k Instagram fans that the couple now prepare to 'find out 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 difficulties of self-sufficiency can be 'tremendous'.
'Of course it depends upon several factors such as just how much dough you have, how much land and above all, just how much experience,' stated an American member of the local ex-pat Facebook group, Domi Crew.
Hannah Spearritt (left) of S Club 7 fame and her partner Adam Thomas (best) stopped the UK in January for a brand-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 stocking up on the weekly store at B&M
Adam was seen carrying a McDonald's soft drink cup as he left the household's gas-guzzling 4x4 truck. B&M supermarket offers a variety of products including soft drinks, confectionery, and alcohol, as well as toiletries and cleaning products and garden furniture
Hannah has actually been publishing about her idyllic life in Costa Rica - and included this picture of herself on the terrace of their home ignoring tropical jungle
Hannah has actually given a glimpse at her new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survivalist'
'It can be done, obviously, however there are a lot of people who've attempted and underestimated how difficult it is, then been required to try to find some other sort of paid work instead to get by.'
If that must take place to Hannah and Adam, there would be a lot of opportunities in the prospering tourist 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 big gas-guzzling 3.0 litre diesel Toyota Hi Lux pick-up which Hannah revealed off on Instagram recently.
There is a vast array of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, natural food stores, junk food dining establishments and a substantial BM grocery store, where the couple have actually both been seen.
Though some Instagram fans have presumed the couple's wood house with glorious views of the daybreak from the terrace would be 'off grid', it likely is not.
More than 99 percent of the numerous villas and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electriicty and most boast air conditioning 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 family won't lack any mod cons in the home.
At the supermarket today, MailOnline identified Adam loading a trolley high with goods including bathroom paper and bread to take home. Before heading back to their apartment, he cleared the truck of some rubbish consisting of a soft beverage cup from McDonald's.
One real estate agent in Dominical informed MailOnline: 'There is a very healthy residential or commercial property market around here and it's driven by foreigners. Much of them are digital wanderers running their organization from here since it's gorgeous, with the jungle, the beaches and the lifestyle.
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'But really earning a living from the land is a difficult job, unless you have considerable resources and know-how, or have enough 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 stopping the UK for the warmer climates of central America
However, the truth is that Hannah and Adam are using this ecologically unfriendly 3.0 litre diesel Hi Lux pick-up truck to do the daily chores like popping to the supermarket
Hannah moved to Costa Rica after a series of well-publicised setbacks 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 known how much capital Hannah and Adam have between them, however their strategies to open a holistic supermarket in Twickenham needed to be shelved in 2015, reportedly due to the fact that of spiralling expenses.
The commercial 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 sold in March, having been on the marketplace for ₤ 900,000.
Adam revealed the couple's transfer to Central America back in January with a foul-mouthed attack on Britain, stating 'F *** the UK and f *** the f *** ing lot of them. We GOOONE!!!'.
His intemperate Facebook post was accompanied by a sweet picture of his 2 children, Taya, 5 and four-year-old Tora, in a hammock at their sensational tropical rain forest home.
But the bitter tone of his invective versus political leaders of all hues, 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 police and social workers three years ago over an injury to their child daughter have been a consider their choice to quit Britain?
The relocation to Costa Rica gave an end a well-publicised headache couple of 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 leading to years of illness and a spell in rehab to wean her off powerful pain medication.
But less well known is among the darkest chapters in her 2023 autobiography, Facing the Music, billed as a 'searingly candid 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 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 composed: 'We discovered ourselves on the radar of social services, an absolutely ludicrous situation to be in, totally unjustified.'
She recalled the dreadful occurrence when she ran toward the noise of Tora's screams: 'The scene that I came across in the living-room will stick with me permanently. Tora was standing on the couch, eyelids horrifically lacerated and the worst facial injury I have actually ever seen.'
At the medical facility, she wrote: 'One of the nurses was available in, and asked Adam if she might have a word with him outside. What I didn't understand was that as quickly as he left the room, the police were waiting for him and detained him, taking him off in handcuffs.
'What was currently a dreadful situation had actually ramped up to something indescribable'.
When the household landed in Costa Rica Hannah's partner Adam published this picture on his public Facebook page of their 2 children and consisted of an expletive-laden rant at the UK
Adam - visualized in the couple's roomy Costa Rica apartment or ranted about Keir Starmer, the Tories, Reform and the NHS as he said farewell to Britain
But after the bitterness of quitting the UK, the family's dreams of a new live have actually become a reality as they enjoy morning waterfall strolls and an outside play ground as part of their everyday lives
Hannah declared that media reports about their temporary homelessness had somehow convinced the authorities that it was likely that one or other of them had actually caused their child's injuries.
She stated: 'It's genuinely frightening to believe that someone with absolutely zero evidence can paint a picture like that which influences somebody being jailed and locked up while their daughter lies in a health center bed, awaiting significant surgical treatment.'
She included: 'It seemed like persecution, one of those authorities states that people talk about.
'Honestly, I don't think I can ever forgive the individuals accountable, although we've made every effort to forget about it, and them, as quickly as possible.'
Nevertheless, while the social services performed their investigation, she stated, the family had to live in accommodation where other accountable grownups existed.
She included: 'This was including insult to serious injury and bearing in mind my gradual decline in health typically, I was really beginning to anguish.'
It wasn't the first time Adam Thomas had actually been investigated 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 discovered not guilty of typical attack and witness intimidation during a hearing at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard that 3 prosecution witnesses were not available which the case could not continue.
Adam Thomas was found not guilty and discharged.
Hannah and Adam are thought to have chosen Costa Rica to settle after enjoying a trip to the spectacular area in 2018.
Hannah has actually repeatedly taken to Instagram to wax lyrical about how well the relocation has actually turned out for them and marvelled at the appeal of Costa Rica
The go to originally motivated them to set up the coffee shop, Fire and Earth, in Twickenham in 2022. However, it was never ever prepared to open fully and they sold up previously this year.
A source stated: 'It's the newest in a sequence of obstacles. The new strategy is selling up and moving to Costa Rica to live off the land.'
Meanwhile Hannah, who has actually struggled with an autoimmune condition since 2013, had been set to join her previous band on their resurgence tour in 2023 however pulled out following a fight 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.
In addition to living off the land, there is a wide of luxury hotels, yoga retreats, craft breweries, high-end restaurants, healthy food shops, quickly food restaurants readily available to Hannah and Adam
All the mod cons are available to the family with 99 per cent of the numerous villas and farms dotted in the forest are on mains electrical power and most boast a/c and high-speed web
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 fame in the early 2000s.
She then apparently prepared in attorneys and made the vibrant relocation to launch her autobiography on the very same day the band would have required to the stage.
Before Paul's death, all 7 members of the chart-topping band initially verified they were reuniting for a landmark 25th anniversary trip.
Hannah at first declined to join the line-up, pointing out an absence of child care and only accepted join when music manager Simon Fuller provided to spend for nannies to come along.
Two months later, 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.
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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The Truth behind Hannah Spearritt's 'off-grid' Life In Costa Rica
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