Hannah in In Style magazine

Posted January 14, 200718 yr

New life, new style

Hannah Spearritt: Since teen chart-toppers S Club 7 disbanded in 2003, Spearritt, 25, has transformed herself into a serious actress, landing juicy roles in sc-fi drama Primeval and the upcoming Miss Marple mystery At Bertram's Hotel.

THE DILEMMA: "My career has moved on - my wardrobe needs to as well."

"I was styled as the tomboy in S Club - I never really cared what I wore," says Spearritt, who was 17 when she joined the band. "I didn't have my own style." After the split, she tried extreme makeovers, from dreadlocks to corsets, but they did her no favours. "No one ever said it, but I knew my attempts to shake off my old image were losing me work as an actress," she says.

THE SOLUTION: try wearing dresses instead of suits for a smart but young look.

"There's nothing worse than feeling uncomfortable in auditions - if I wore a suit, yeah, I'd look older, but I'd feel like I was dressing up," says Spearritt, who goes for an edgy, layered look off-duty.

She realised that knowledge is power: by hitting the high street and working out what suited her, she learnt to cherry-pick the pieces that looked good and, most importantly, made her feel good.

"It's taken me a while to find my own way of doing things. I never used to wear dresses, but now I live in them. A simple jersey one with unusual accessories works well for my frame and for the image I want to present - a confident person but also a blank canvas for the casting director."

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