Helen’s quickie with Kavana(TOTP)
What does ur mum tell u off for?
Well, she’s always trying to make me eat disgusting things like liver and onions. I usually refuse to, but she’ll cry and say, ‘You never want me to me to do anything for u any more!’ Then we’ll have a row and I’ll go out with my mates! All cos of liver and onions.
Whose phone no. do u use most often?
Just my mates from home. I ring ‘em whenever I am. I had a 120 pound hotel bill in Japan-I was only there for a couple of days! I needed someone to talk to cos being away from home is lonely sometimes. I forget it’s costing a fortune-I’m like, ‘And then he what? And who’s he goimg out eith then?’
Is there any part of your body u’d like to change?
I hate my legs. They’re a bit skinny and a bit gorilla-y –too much hair! It doesn’t stop me wearing shorts in the summer thought-all it takes is one sunny day and my knees are out!
Are u an early bird or a night owl?
if I’m working I like to go out afterwards, have something to eat then go to a club, so I’m uaually late to bed. Unfortch I’m usually early to rise too but I can only do that for a few days, then I have to have a rest!
What word or phase do u use most?
Erm, ‘minging’, which means ‘Eeeh! Yuk!’ I was given raw fish to eat in the Far East and I took one look and said, ‘This is minging!’ but since I didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings I told them minging meant especially good. In the end my hosts sent me a card saying. ‘Thanks for a minging time!’
Go on, Kavana, we won’t tell anyone!(SH)
I was doing a gig in Manchester and I pooped to a Portaloo. Some fans obviously saw me go and one opened the door, so all the girls that were standing there saw me going for a wee! I slammed the door shut, locked it and just stood there thinking, ‘Right, do I go out and do the gig, or do I stay in here all night?!’
Smash Hits
Are u getting the drinks in on the smash hits tour?
I’m not drinking, I’m trying to be healthy! I’m a man of ecess-it’s either everything or nothing with me!
What’s ur favourite food?
Thai food, Italian food, pasta, rice and chicken. I don’t really like sweet things.
If u were the king of England, who’d be ur Queen and what rules would u make?
I’d ban all weapons and declare one long holiday. We’d all love each other and grow our hair long, like in hippy times! Madonna would be the Queen-she’d raunch it up a bit!
Do u believe in love at 1st sight?
Not really but I do believe u can be instantly attracted to someone. I think u have to really know ur partner before u can fall deeply in love with them.
My worst Valentine’s Day ever…!
“There was this girl I used to go to school with, called Natalie Horn, and I had a really bad crush on her when I was about 13. The day before Valentine’s Day, I went to the paper shop and bought her a card saying, ‘You give me the horn!’ I thought I was being clever cos it was the same as her surname,but her mum saw it and complained to the headmistress and I got into loads of trouble!”
The 1st time Kavana indulged in ruderie…
My 1st..er…rude romp was with a girl who’d been very good friend of mine for a long time-about 4 yrs. We weren’t actually going out with each other but we’d had a few snog-ups. Then one day her mum went out and well, it just happened! When I say ‘it’ I mean it was just a lot of shuffling about. A bit of slap and tickle! I had no idea what I was doing cos I’d never been that close to doing it before and I didn’t know where to put what. It was all over and done with in about 4 minutes! Looking back, it wasn’t the best experience. In fact, I can’t even say I enjoyed it-I was too nervous. At that point in my life, I think I just wanted to get the whole sex thing out the way. I wish I didn’t have that attitude at the time, but it’s one of those things that u learn about after.
Kav, Sept, 1996
“I’m 18, so I hope my fans understand I like a drink. It’s not like I’m this boozy boozer-I just like to sit down and unwind with a pint. It works for Oasis!”
Kav, Nov. 1996
“I suppose if I had a burger-bar job I wanted to escape from, I’d do the lottery, but I’m doing something I love anyway-even winning the lottery wouldn’t be as good as this!”
