Kavana has revealed he was slapped with a lifetime ban from Loose Women after turning up drunk and disappearing to the pub minutes before going live on air.
The 90s pop singer – who scored a Top Ten hit in 1997 with I Can Make You Feel Good – opened up about the incident in his explosive autobiography, which he released earlier this year.
Titled Pop Scars, Kavana, 47, whose real name is Anthony Kavanagh, opened up about his struggles with alcohol.
In one extract, he explained that ahead of his 2007 Loose Women appearance he was drinking in his dressing room, then slipped across the road to the pub, leaving ITV staff frantically searching for him just minutes before he was due on air.
When he did reappear, he was disruptive backstage and on set, leaving producers horrified with an X-rated remark he made to presenter Carol McGiffin.
In his book he admitted: ‘I can’t remember much of my ‘performance’ on Loose Women apart from the odd flashback, which every time one comes I slug a mouthful of beer at the harrowing thought.’
Kavana has revealed he was slapped with a lifetime ban from Loose Women after turning up drunk and disappearing to the pub minutes before going live on air
The 90s pop singer – who scored a Top Ten hit in 1997 with I Can Make You Feel Good – opened up about the incident in his explosive autobiography, which he released earlier this year
The singer said his agent later broke the news that ITV bosses had lost patience, giving him a lifetime ban and telling him: ‘you can never go on again.’
Things didn’t end there, as Kavana recalled how his agent didn’t hold back in letting him know what happened when he sat on the panel, saying: ‘You asked Carol McGiffin live on air when was the last time she had sex, and you were described as being loud and unhinged backstage, asking for wine and demanding everyone join you in the pub after the show.’
Kavana later confessed he had to be escorted off the premises and into a car after the show.
He wrote how his agent said: ‘You then had to be escorted off the premises and helped into the car by the driver, who by the way nearly didn’t agree to take you, due to you being so drunk.
‘You then insisted he reroute the booking and take you all the way to Soho and drop you there.’
The Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment.
The memoir titled Pop Scars, details Kavana, whose real name is Anthony Kavanagh, struggles with alcohol and includes some of the stories that happened during that period of his life
In one extract, he explained that ahead of his 2007 appearance on Loose Women he was drinking in his dressing room, then slipped across the road to the pub
When he did appear, his agent told him how he was disruptive backstage and on set, leaving producers horrified with an X-rated remark he made to Carol McGiffin (pictured)
The Nineties pop singer – shocked fans two years ago as he shared a swollen photo of himself (left) at the peak of his alcohol addiction
The singer is renowned for his hits in the Nineties, including I Can Make You Feel Good (pictured in 1997)
The singer, who has now been sober for nearly three years, has been incredibly open about his struggles with addiction and his journey to recovery.
In the past, he admitted he was ‘lost, broken and hopeless’ during his crippling addiction.
Taking to Instagram last year he wrote: ‘On #addictionawarenessweek I want to make anyone struggling aware that recovery is possible. 20 months ago I was lost, broken and hopeless.
‘Ask for help, I’m so glad I did. #Wedorecover #Noshame #addiction #youcandoit’.
In February 2023, Kavana marked one year of sobriety and thanked his family and friends for their support as well as sharing a snap of himself before entering rehab.
He revealed that in the 2022 photo he was ‘in a blackout’ as he gave a thumbs up to the camera sporting long hair and an unshaven face.
To show the difference he also shared a selfie of himself now, beaming for the camera, looking happier and healthier than ever.
He wrote: ‘Today I am 1 year sober. On the left, me arriving at rehab in a blackout. On the right, me today. Thanks to those that have helped me get here a day at a time’.
After his pop career wrapped up, Anthony kept busy in the public eye, starring in Hollyoaks: In The City in 2006 and later competing as a finalist on the TV show Greece Is the Word in 2007.
He also took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, where he finished seventh.
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