What did you do when you were three? Wee in your pants? Have a picnic with Barbie and Ken? Hannah, on the other hand, started working.

At the tender age of three, Hannah did her first modeling assignment, pulling cute smiles dressed in a range of outfits for a Mother care catalogue. She hasn't really stopped for breath since.

At school in Great Yarmouth she threw herself into sports and became a good tennis player, swimmer and runner. "I had lots of ideas about what I wanted to be, including a nurse, a professional tennis player, a teacher and a fitness instructor. But then at the age of 12, I got a part in a local production of Annie and had a new idea. I wanted to be a performer."

Hannah next appeared in the National Youth Music Theatre's production Pendragon, which also featured S Club 7's Paul in the cast (the two have remained firm friends ever since.) Her other roles include parts in The Caterer Street Hangman for ITV, the West End production of Bugsy Malone, appearances on Blue Peter and The National Lottery Show, spots at holiday camps plus an ad for Mercedes.

Getting a word in edgeways is not always easy with Hannah. This is, after all, someone who thinks relaxing means trying new things. "When I have a spare moment I like to do something active, like learning how to ski or go-kart," she says with an enthusiastic look in her eye.

Raring is a word made for Hannah. Raring to go out, raring to have fun, raring to be the last one to leave the party or just raring to get on to the next minute of life. "I guess you could just say Hannah is a bit hyper at times!" sighs Paul. "But she livens things up when we all get together