‘We’re so lucky for our time with him’: S Club pay emotional tribute to late bandmate

S Club have said how lucky they feel for the time they spent with late bandmate Paul Cattermole before his sudden death from heart issues in April aged of 46. 

The group, now consisting of Bradley McIntosh, 41, Rachel Stevens, 45, Jo O’Meara, 44, Tina Barrett, 46, and Jon Lee, 41, appeared on Magic FM on Thursday to promote their new single These Are The Days.

Discussing their first release in 20 years which is dedicated to Paul, the band said how it took them ‘months to come to terms’ with the loss.

The accompanying music video show shows a montage of Paul over the years with Jon saying: ‘It was really emotional [to film] but by that time we had had months to come to terms with what had happened’. 

‘And we realised how lucky we were to have that time with him, and everything we did with him was on film’. 

Honour: S Club have said how lucky they feel for the time they spent with late bandmate Paul Cattermole before his sudden death aged 46 in April (Bradley McIntosh, 41,  Rachel Stevens, 45,  Jo O’Meara, 44, Tina Barrett, 46, Jon Lee, 41  pictured left to right)

Heartbreak: Discussing their new single These are The Days dedicated to Paul, the band said how it took them ‘months to come to terms’ with the loss  (Paul pictured in February) 

The band released the track, their first single in 20 years, on Wednesday and discussed what it was like returning to the spotlight. 

Bradley who was once known for his athleticism joked: ‘The black flips are out’.

With Tina adding: ‘We are in our 40s now!’. 

They went on to say how their wild partying days were now behind them and would enjoying ‘a bath and bed’ following their tour shows rather than wild parties.

‘The recovery period [from partying] is too long now’ Bradley said.

The moving music video pays tribute to Paul while documenting the many happy memories from their long career. 

As the five remaining members of the band flip through a photo album of memories, each shot turns into a video clip of the band as they rose to fame and achieved chart topping pop success. 

The group recently revealed that they felt they were visited by Paul’s spirit while shooting the music video for the new single. 

Moving: The accompanying music video show shows a montage of Paul over the years with Jon saying: ‘It was really emotional [to film] but by that time we had had months to come to terms with what had happened’

Back with a bang: The band released the track, their first single in 20 years, on Wednesday and discussed what it was like returning to the spotlight (pictured with Magic host Kat Shoob)

All change: They said  how their wild partying days were now behind them and would enjoying ‘a bath and bed’ following their tour shows rather than wild parties (pictured in 2000) 

Coroners discovered Paul died from a ‘cardiac arrhythmia, acute myocardial ischaemia and severe coronary artery atheroma and intraplaque haemorrhage’. 

The group announced their 25th anniversary reunion in February and have now named the tour, which kicks off in October, The Good Times Tour, after one of the tracks on which Paul had lead vocals.

Speaking to The Sun, Rachel said the band are now closer than ever and have bonded over their grief.

Jo added the band feel it is important to remember Paul for the ‘goofy’ bandmate he was and will pay tribute to him in their tour.

Moving: The group recently revealed that they felt they were visited by Paul’s spirit while shooting the music video for the new single 

Emotional: Coroners discovered Paul died from a ‘cardiac arrhythmia, acute myocardial ischaemia and severe coronary artery atheroma and intraplaque haemorrhage’

Busy band: The group were later spotted as they arrived for their next interview at BBC studios 

Chic: Rachel looked effortlessly chic in a leather jacket and cropped T-shirt as she flashed a glimpse of her toned midriff 

Labels: She toted her essentials in a Parada bag and slipped her feet into comfy Adidas trainers 

Beaming: Jo put on a very animated display as she arrived at the studio 

Fun times: She couldn’t wipe the smile off her faces as she waved at fans 

Curves: Tina showcased her jaw-dropping curves in skin-tight flares 

Locks: She styled her raven locks into glamorous curls as they tumbles past her shoulders  

Arrivals: Bradley arrived pulling a suitcase 

Buff: Jon rolled up his sleeves and showcased his toned and tattooed arms 

Blondie: He swept back his hair and sported an earring 

‘The smiles have replaced the tears, in a really positive way,’ she said

While filming the accompanying music video, they explained they saw a butterfly that they believed was their late bandmate.

Tina told the publication: ‘There was a butterfly. We were all sat down and a butterfly came from nowhere. It was a really bright, beautiful butterfly which flew down and went off. I don’t know why, but I just thought, “That’s Paul”. It came from nowhere.’

Missing: During the appearance they failed to mention Hannah Spearritt, 42 (pictured) who dated Paul in the early 2000s, and suddenly exited the group following his passing