Kavana Shares A Haunting Snapshot Of Himself Checking Into Rehab While Turning 1 Year Sober
‘Thanks to those who helped me get here’: ’90s singer Kavana marks a year of sobriety with disturbing snap of himself checking into rehab at the height of his alcohol addiction
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’90s singer Kavana took to Twitter on Sunday to mark a year of sobriety following his battle with alcohol addiction.
The 90s pop star, 45, thanked his family and friends for their support and shared a snapshot of himself before checking into rehab.
The singer, whose real name is Anthony Kavanagh, revealed that in the 2022 photo he was ‘blackout’ as he gave the camera a thumbs up showing off 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 who have helped me get here day by day.’
Unbelievable: ’90s singer Kavana took to Twitter on Sunday to celebrate a year of sobriety after his battle with alcohol addiction
Seeking help: The 90s pop star, 45, thanked his family and friends for their support and shared a snapshot of himself before checking into rehab (pictured in 2022)
Honest: 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 who have helped me get here one day at a time’ (in the 1997 photo)
Fans were quick to congratulate the hitmaker, writing: “Well done Kav, you look so good and happy.”
Another added: “Well done mate, it takes courage and you’re breaking it.”
With a third comment: “Brilliant workman, congratulations on your sobriety.”
The singer documented his entry into rehab in 2022 after a sad relapse a year earlier.
In February of last year, he took to Twitter to apologize to his family for not being “truthful” as he admitted alcoholism “had taken over” in an emotional post.
The singer opened up about his ‘mental struggles’, before logging off social media for the foreseeable future.
The statement read: ‘I am entering rehab today. Again. This disease of alcoholism has its claws. I’ll be off social media for a while.
‘To the family I have left, I’m sorry I haven’t been honest, I’ve been going through a lot of mental struggles. Good news, I’m going to get the help I need.
Well done! Fans were quick to congratulate the hitmaker, writing: “Well done Kav, you look so good and happy.”
Addiction: the singer documented his entry into rehabilitation in 2022 after a sad relapse a year earlier
‘My phone will be off for a while. Clint, Aunt Angela, Aunt Maria, Brad, I’m going to be fine and I love you all so badly x’.
In March of last year, Kavana revealed that he felt “guilty and sick” after his relapse after 100 days of sobriety, as he declared “I hate myself” on Twitter.
Fans flooded social media to share their messages of support.
One Twitter user responded: ‘It’s not easy, don’t be hard on yourself. But the fact that you are feeling these things means that you want and care about sobriety, which is the most positive. You can get it back.
‘Be as compassionate to yourself as you would be to anyone else in the same situation. You’re trying!