Editing S Club (section)

=== 2003: Film and breakup ===
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In April 2003, S Club released their first feature film, ''[[Seeing Double (2003 film)|Seeing Double]]'', a [[children's film|children's]] [[fantasy]], in which the group fought the evil scientist Victor Gaghan in his quest to clone the world's pop stars. The film's release was marred by rumours that the group were about to split, which they denied.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2858195.stm |title=S Club deny split rumours |work=[[BBC News]] | date=13 March 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408192214/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2858195.stm | archive-date=8 April 2004 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/03/12/seeing_double_2003_review.shtml | title=Seeing Double (2003) | first=Neil | last=Smith | work=[[BBC News]] | date=7 April 2003}}</ref>

According to Spearritt, of the [[Euro|€]]75 million the group had made for Fuller, whilst the members had received €150,000 each a year. The group members travelled economy on flights and prepared their own food and laundry when working abroad. Spearritt's parents reportedly hired lawyers to collect payments owed to them by Fuller and his management company.<ref name=struggles>{{Cite news | url=https://news.sky.com/story/s-club-7-singer-hannah-spearitt-reveals-homeless-struggles-people-think-we-must-all-be-millionaires-but-sadly-its-just-not-true-12797297 | title=S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearitt reveals homeless struggles: 'People think we must all be millionaires but sadly it's just not true' | first=Reemul | last=Balla | work=[[Sky News]] | date=29 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/hannah-spearritt-reveals-much-money-s-club-7-made-four-years/ | title=Hannah Spearritt reveals how much money S Club 7 made in four years | first=Jack | last=White | work=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]] | date=22 February 2016}}</ref>

Ten days after the release of ''Seeing Double'', during their ''S Club United'' tour on 21 April 2003, S Club announced on stage that they were breaking up.<ref name="split"/> They cited a mutual split, saying it was time "to move on and to face new challenges".<ref name="split"/> Spearritt said that "she and her fellow bandmates wanted to do their own thing".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/s-club-7-reunion-tour-members-group-pop-music-b1060144.html | title=S Club 7 Reunion tour: Band to dedicate show to late Paul Cattermole | first1=JESSICA | last1=KNIBBS | first2=SIAN | last2=BALDWIN | work=[[The Evening Standard]] | date=15 May 2023}}</ref> Fans expressed anger after S Club had denied rumours of a split only weeks prior.<ref name="struggle">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2967387.stm | title=Fans struggle with S Club split | first=Ian | last=Youngs | work=[[BBC News]] | date=22 April 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106220325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2967387.stm | archive-date=6 January 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Their final single was a double A-side, coupling "[[Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You]]", from their fourth album ''Seeing Double'', with a new ballad, "[[Say Goodbye (S Club song)|Say Goodbye]]", released on 26 May, which reached number two in the UK.<ref name="occ"/> On 2 June, a greatest hits album, ''[[Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7]],'' was released, containing the previously unreleased track, "Everybody Get Pumped". It reached number two in the United Kingdom.<ref name="occ"/>