Pete Doherty has warned fans that “death is lurking” around him as he predicted his own death during his candid interview with Louis Theroux.
The broadcaster’s new series follows him as he takes a deep dive into famous figures’ lives. In his most recent instalment, the dad-of-three met up with Pete Doherty to talk about his life and his career.
During the in-depth interview, the Libertines frontman discussed his battle with addiction and life in the limelight. He also discussed life as a new dad and even teased some new music the band have produced which is set to drop in the new year.
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Now, the 44-year-old has shared his ongoing health struggles as he continues to recover from abusing drink and drugs for so many years. As he sat down with the TV presenter in his music studio, the star choked on his drink and struggled to recover from his coughing fit.
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It was at this point that he admitted: “You are looking at a very sick man. I’ve battered it haven’t I? I’ve f**king cained it.” The dad-of-three went on to explain how the drugs have impacted his health in recent years.
Pete explained: “It came from the heroine and the crack, I’ve surrendered to that. And then it was cocaine and smoking and alcohol. And now it’s like cheese and saucisson [French sausage] and the sugar in the tea – it’s all got to go.
“I mean they [doctors] told me a while ago that if you don’t change your diet and stop drinking then you’re going to have diabetes and cholesterol problems. Death’s lurking, you know? That’s why I carry that stick.”
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The musician indicated towards his walking stick that he is often pictured out and about with. When Louis playfully joked: “How’s the stick going to help?” Pete replied: “Well, we’ll find out wont we? When push comes to shove.”
He added that he would love to see his then month-old daughter Billie-May learn to talk as he predicted his death on air. Louis suggested: “Maybe you could watch Billie-Mae grow up and start a family of her own.”
However, the hitmaker insisted: “That’s beyond me. 25 years, that’s a stretch, isn’t it?” He went on to reflect on how drugs destroyed his life which he has had to work so hard to restore in the past 10 years.
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Pete went on: “My life and using has been so chaotic and the consequences of my using have been so [difficult]. You know you’re prodded your body up and you’ll be skint, and you’ll lose your family, and you’ll lose everything you love.
“Is it really that good? Is that really what you want? Because that’s beyond curiosity, that’s a right mess. I’m not gonna lie, I do still get tingles thinking about it but I’m able to sit down and talk to you rather than running off and scoring.”
The singer went on to confess that he can’t feel proud about getting clean at the moment because but hopes to be able to talk about it “with pride” in the future. He explained: “I feel like I’m being kept on a leash of life.
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“But at the moment I’m still reeling a little, almost in shock that I’ve got clean. Maybe in 10 years I’ll be able to talk with pride about getting clean.” After watching the gripping documentary, fans flooded to the social media platform X – formerly known as Twitter to share their concerns for him online.
Many viewers feared that the rocker would fall off the wagon again after he was seen drinking shots of Tequila at a festival before a fan asked him if he would be “partying tonight”. One user penned: “I fear Pete isn’t quite as clean as he says, or he’s on the brink of stumbling. His drinking is clearly an issue and if he’s that p***ed will he had a snort of something? #LouisTherouxInterviews.”
Another echoed: “#LouisTherouxInterviews Why do I get the feeling Pete Doherty ain’t out of the woods yet…” as a third added: “He’s not got much hope of staying clean if he’s drinking like that.”
A fourth penned: “That guy trying to sell drugs to Pete Doherty in front of a TV crew seemed like a lovely fella [cringe emoji].” A fifth chimed in with: “Wow what a b***end this guy is ‘you partying tonight’ to an ex junkie.”
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