Editing S Club (section)

===2003–2008: Solo projects===
In 2003, Stevens signed a £1.5&nbsp;million four-album deal with Polydor and Fuller.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3023032.stm |title=S Club's Rachel signs £1m deal | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 June 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010225411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3023032.stm | archive-date=10 October 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/itv-dancing-ice-rachel-stevens-6526712 | title=ITV Dancing on Ice: Rachel Stevens opens up about still needing therapy from S Club 7 days | first=Maisie | last=Lillywhite | work=[[Bristol Post]] | date=21 January 2022}}</ref> Her debut solo album, ''[[Funky Dory]]'', reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/peas-dido-top-uk-charts-68784/ | title=Peas, Dido Top U.K. Charts | last=Sexton | first=Paul |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=6 October 2004 }}</ref>

In 2004, Spearritt acted in the films ''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' and ''[[Seed of Chucky]]'', and played the lead role of Abby Maitland for five series of the ITV science fiction series ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''.<ref name=25years/>

In January 2007, O'Meara joined the [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 5)|fifth series]] of the British [[reality television]] show ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'', broadcast on [[Channel 4]]. She and other contestants [[Danielle Lloyd]] and [[Jade Goody]] were [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 5) racism controversy|accused of making racist and bullying comments]] about the Indian contestant [[Shilpa Shetty]], including saying that Indians were thin because they were "sick all the time" as a result of undercooking their food. The incident drew record numbers of viewer complaints and international media coverage.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a820232/celebrity-big-brother-racism-controversy-jade-goody-shilpa-shetty/ | title=10 years on from the Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy, what happened next? | first=Tom | last=Eames | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/24/broadcasting.channel4 | title=Celebrity Big Brother racism row timeline | last=Tryhorn | first=Chris | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=24 May 2007 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After leaving the show, O'Meara denied that she was racist and said that the show's editing had misconstrued her behaviour.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6304429.stm |title=Big Brother star Jo denies racism | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 January 2007}}</ref>

In 2008, O'Meara, Cattermole and McIntosh began performing at British nightclubs, universities and holiday camps as S Club 3, joined occasionally by other former members.<ref name=25years>{{cite news | title=S Club 7 25 years on - homelessness, bankruptcy, romances and serious operations | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/club-7-25-years-homelessness-26259615 | last=Sansome |first=Jessica | work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=19 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=answering/> Cattermole later declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction.<ref name=diesage46/> He worked various other jobs, such as a community radio manager and as a psychic.<ref name=diesage46/>