‘A memoir on fame, addiction and the dark side of 90s pop’, this book is written in a friendly, honest style with humour despite some very low times. I only knew one song by Kavana (the pop star name of Anthony Kavanagh), ‘I Can Make You Feel Good’, but this didn’t prevent me from enjoying the book.

The book narrates the story of the author’s life and career, from meeting his first manager aged 16, becoming a pop sensation and touring with the Spice Girls, to moving to the US, and his descent into alcoholism and addiction as his music and TV career foundered. All the while, he was hiding his sexuality from the media and most of the people he knew. Young male singers had to pretend to be straight, as they were marketed to girls and it was a different media landscape (remember Stephen Gately’s forced outing to the press?). I am sure that any readers who are interested in the crazy world of 90s pop, or in memoirs of alcoholism, or both, will find this a compelling read.

Thank you to the publisher Blink for the review copy. The book was published in July 2025.