Hannah Spearritt

Hannah Louise Spearritt (born 1 April 1981) is an English actress and singer. She is an original member of the pop group S Club. Spearritt is known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British science-fiction drama Primeval (2007–2011), Mercedes Christie in Casualty (2016) and Kandice Taylor in EastEnders (2017–2018). Career 1994–1998: Stage When she was 12, Spearritt landed a part in the Lowestoft Players amateur dramatics society's production of Annie. Thereafter, she successfully auditioned for the National Youth Music Theatre, and became part of the company. (1994–1995), Tin Pan Ali (1996), and the West End musical Bugsy Malone (1997). In 1998, she was cast in the television film The Cater Street Hangman, playing the role of a maid who gets murdered. Spearritt also made appearances on the National Lottery and Blue Peter. 1999–2023: S Club