Rachel Stevens has issued a private assertion following the tragic demise of her S Membership 7 bandmate Paul Cattermole.
Cattermole, 46, was discovered unresponsive on Thursday afternoon at his dwelling in Dorset, England and he was pronounced lifeless later that day. As but, no explanation for demise has been given.
Expressing gratitude for the overwhelming assist from followers on Tuesday, Stevens posted a black-and-white picture of her late buddy from the pop group’s heyday and thanked everybody for his or her “lovely messages”.
“The out pouring of affection for our Paul has been so extremely particular and has meant a lot,I hope he knew how beloved he was (sic),” the 45-year-old songstress shared.
She continued, “Such a sort, mild and delicate soul with essentially the most unimaginable power and such a wild free spirit. He would mild up any room. We’re heartbroken however so grateful for the recollections all of us shared, an absolute shining star who we are going to love and miss at all times.”
She ended the submit by writing, “RIP darling Paul”.
The singer’s submit got here hours after their bandmate Tina Barrett paid tribute to Cattermole on Instagram. She uploaded a photograph of the group acting on stage and shared a poem she wrote in his honour.
“Paul Cattermole. A shining star. Stuffed with character and life. His flame burnt so shiny,” her poem reads. “A insurgent with out a trigger. A free spirit. A real power. Whereas strumming the guitar, he reached for the celebs. Farewell candy Paul, your star shines so shiny, ceaselessly in our hearts. Sleep properly and goodnight.”
S Membership 7 was fashioned in 1998 and rose to fame with the TV sitcom Miami 7 in 1999. They launched 4 albums and had 4 U.Ok. number-one singles. Cattermole left in 2002 and the group disbanded the next yr.
In February, the Attain singers introduced they had been occurring a Twenty fifth-anniversary reunion tour of the U.Ok. and Eire in October.