Overview

• Kavanagh described Pop Scars as “laugh-out-loud, jaw-dropping and heartfelt,” promising an unfiltered chronicle of teenage stardom, loss, addiction struggles and hope for recovery.
• He has used social media to document his battle with addiction, including a public relapse after 100 days sober and a subsequent path back to recovery.
• In a 2017 Attitude magazine interview he vowed to lift the lid on wild behind-the-scenes stories of the 90s pop industry and warned fellow artists to “be very afraid.”
• Publishing house Bonnier Books has scheduled Pop Scars for release on July 17, 2025, with further teasers to come via his Instagram.
• Kavanagh first rose to fame as the 90s pop act Kavana with hits like “I Can Make You Feel Good” and later came out as gay in 2014, revealing a past romance with Boyzone’s Stephen Gately.