Pop band S Club 7 has rebranded as S Club for his or her upcoming tour, because of the dying of 1 member and the absence of one other.

Founding member Paul Cattermole was found dead at his home in Dorset last month aged 46, and Hannah Spearritt has pulled out of the band's twenty fifth anniversary tour, which means the group is a five-piece.

On the band's Instagram, member Jon Lee mentioned: "You've probably noticed that there are only five of us here today and, although Hannah will always be part of S Club 7, she won't be joining us on this tour.

"We want her all the most effective for the longer term."

The quantity seven has additionally been faraway from the band's social media and web site.

In their Instagram video, the band members additionally spoke concerning the dying of Cattermole, with Lee saying: "We have been in a bit of shock and it has taken a while for us to find the right words to describe how we feel about losing our brother Paul."

Rachel Stevens added: "Just taking the time to process and get our heads around it all and also taking time to share time together so that we could remember Paul and all the memories we had together."

Tina Barrett mentioned: "It is just really sad, it is really really hard to process it right now."

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Bradley McIntosh mentioned the band members had been "all still in so much disbelief".

"Paul was a big brother to us, all of us and you guys out there," he added.

"He truly was a unique specimen of human being.

"No one may substitute our Paul, he lives on inside in every one in all us."

Jo O'Meara mentioned: "Whenever Paul would walk into the room you definitely knew that he was there because he would just light it up with humour and love - just a really special person."

The group's tour has been renamed the Good Times tour in reminiscence of Cattermole, with Barrett saying: "That was his song and all the fans knew it was his song, so it just feels right."