‘It was so good to see him!’ Pete Doherty, 43, delights fans with a rare TV appearance as he recalls fearing he was being kidnapped by Russian artists while performing in Moscow
Pete Doherty fans were delighted on Friday night after he made a rare television appearance on The Last Leg.
The Libertines frontman, 43, who has announced his first tour in more than a decade, starred on the show alongside comedian Aisling Bea.
He discussed some of his unusual career experiences, including when he was part of a collective who once performed in Moscow.
The star also revealed that he once hosted two Russian artists and that he thought he had been kidnapped by them after they locked him in a flat.
He told Adam Hills: ‘When they were in London I put them up. They locked me in their flat and that was part of their installation but they didn’t tell me. It was terrifying.
Star: Libertines star Pete Doherty made a rare television appearance on The Last Leg on Friday night and left fans delighted
Unusual: The star revealed that he once hosted two Russian artists and that he thought he had been kidnapped by them after they locked him in a flat
‘It was in this big brutalist style flat and there were no windows. I couldn’t get out. They filmed it all and transmitted it to the gallery.
‘That was their installation, me freaking out in the flat. It got really good reviews though.’
Taking to Twitter, fans were excited by Pete’s return to television screens.
One person wrote: ‘Best hashtag for a while, but Pete Doherty should now be at lwast a series regular on the show… lovely to see you lookin well fella… and dirty old town in #UkraineWillWin man… release it and charge whatever it for them… I’ll buy it.’
Another said: ‘Turned over to last 5 mins of #thelastleg and so glad I did – beautiful by #PeteDoherty and good to see him.’
A third added: ‘Enjoyed the quick blast of seven nation army as the credits rolled on #PeteDoherty tonight!!!’
And a separate person penned: ‘Well @TheLastLeg was utterly brilliant tonight. Josh Widdecombe fanboying over Pete Doherty was everything I needed after this week.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Best episode ever of @TheLastLeg tonight? I think so, great guests @WeeMissBea @PeteDoherty.
Another person penned: ‘Pete Doherty was a bit good on the last leg. Great version of dirty old town!’
Scary: Pete told Adam Hills: ‘When they were in London I put them up. They locked me in their flat and that was part of their installation but they didn’t tell me. It was terrifying’
Earlier this week, Pete announced dates for his The Battered Songbook Tour, his first solo acoustic tour of the UK and Ireland in a decade.
It comes after Pete stepped out with his wife in December after he reportedly first revealed they were expecting a child together.
The singer was seen leaving the Salle Pleyel with his love after performing at the 14th Les Arcs Film Festival in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Pete, who now lives in Normandy, France, reportedly announced that he and Katia were expecting, live on stage at a gig in Strasbourg.
The star- who will reportedly become a father for the third time – has been in a relationship with Katia since 2012.
Multiple sources confirmed the baby news to MailOnline afterwards but there was no mention of the news on his or Katia’s social media.
A source said: ‘They were happily talking about the news with fans after the show who waited behind to speak to them.’
Pete married Katia, who performs in his band, in a private ceremony at a lavish French retreat in September 2021 – just two days after confirming their engagement.
Jokes: Pete told Adam (pictured): ‘That was their installation, me freaking out in the flat. It got really good reviews though’
The couple wed at the Domaine Saint Clair hotel in the French city of Etretat – their home for the last three years – while The Libertines and the couple’s band Puta Madres provided music.
Pete, who has been clean of heroin for more than three and a half years, has settled down with his Puta Madres bandmate Katia in France after ditching his bad boy lifestyle.
He shot to fame in the mid-2000s as the frontman for indie band The Libertines, but found nationwide attention when he dated supermodel Kate Moss.
The pair met at her 31st birthday bash in January 2005, and he declared soon after that he’d ‘really found love.’
Their turbulent romance briefly ended when Pete failed to complete a stint in rehab in Arizona, USA, with Kate saying at the time she has ‘various personal issues I need to address.’
He even drew a portrait of himself and Kate using crayons and his own blood in 2005.
Pete also famously scrawled ‘I love Kate 4 eva’ on the windscreen of his Jaguar after leaving court following a drug-related offence.
He and Kate eventually reunited and attended rehab together, but they were seen in many public rows before they finally split in July 2007 after getting engaged.
Happy to see his return: Taking to Twitter, fans were excited by Pete’s return to television screens on The Last Leg
Pete then famously branded her a ‘nasty old rag’ in an interview with Metro after they split for good in 2007, which came months after he proposed to her.
The singer has a son, Astile, 19, from his relationship with Lisa Moorish, and it was reported in 2009 that the singer was once-banned from seeing his son because of his drug habit.
But after going to rehab and getting clean, he became a much more hands-on dad.
Lisa told Metro in 2009: ‘Peter has on-and-off problems with his recovery so it was a really difficult decision to make.
‘But when he came out of rehab last year, and started to get his life in order I thought the time was right. I want Astile to have a dad.’
Pete also has a daughter, Aisling, 11, with model Lindi Hingston, who shared news of her daughter’s arrival a year after she was born.
A week after Linda shared the news, Pete said: ‘The little girl was two months premature. I said I’d try to be there for the birth… Yeah, she’s mine.’
While his most famous relationship was with Kate, Pete also had a fling with the late singer Amy Winehouse before her death in 2011.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday in 2012, he said: ‘Amy and I were lovers. I loved her then and, well, I still do today.
‘But towards the end, as only lovers can, she became quite mean and cruel to me. She didn’t suffer fools… and believe me, she had a mean right hook.’
Happy together: Pete married Katia (pictured in December), who performs in his band, in a private ceremony at in September 2021 – just two days after confirming their engagement
In the past, Pete has pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine.
In 2012, he was thrown out of a luxury rehab clinic in Thailand after claims he was a bad influence on other patients and did not try hard enough to kick his heroin habit.
Peter said in 2021 that he has been doing a lot of sleeping, eating French cheese and drinking water following his move to Normandy.
He is generally enjoying a much slower pace of life these days and has reportedly taken to the bowls-style sport, pétanque.
Pete Doherty: A timeline of his star-studded love life
Lisa Moorish – 2003
Pete and Lisa had a brief fling in 2003, and the English singer-songwriter eventually welcomed their son Astile, now 18.
The singer was once-banned from seeing his son because of his drug habit, but after going to rehab and getting clean, he became a much more hands-on dad.
Lisa told Metro in 2009: ‘Peter has on-and-off problems with his recovery so it was a really difficult decision to make.
‘But when he came out of rehab last year, and started to get his life in order I thought the time was right. I want Astile to have a dad.’
Over: Pete’s most high-profile romance was with model Kate from 2005 to 2007
Kate Moss – 2005 to 2007
Pete’s most high-profile romance was with model Kate, after they met at her 31st birthday bash in Jauary 2005, and he declared soon after that he’d ‘really found love.’
Their turbulent romance briefly ended when Pete failed to complete a stint in rehab in Arizona, USA, with Kate saying at the time she has ‘various personal issues I need to address.’
He even drew a portrait of himself and Kate using crayons and his own blood in 2005.
Pete also famously scrawled ‘I love Kate 4 eva’ on the windscreen of his Jaguar after leaving court following a drug-related offence.
He and Kate eventually reunited and attended rehab together, but they were seen in many public rows before they finally split in July 2007 after getting engaged.
Pete then famously branded her a ‘nasty old rag’ in an interview with Metro after they split for good in 2007, which came months after he proposed to her.
Nikki Graeme – 2006
In one of the most unlikely romances in showbusiness, Big Brother star Nikki was reported to have had a short fling with Pete days after he rekindled his romance with Kate.
He reportedly serenaded her at his flat with his guitar, after they met during a night out at London hotspot Boujis.
Nikki’s ex-flatmate told The People: ‘She’d had a lot to drink and they ended up going back to his place in Notting Hill, just the two of them. He got his guitar out and started singing to her.
‘Nikki thought he was really sweet and caring but his flat was disgusting. There were needles everywhere and it was filthy.’
In an interview in 2006, Nikki also revealed that Pete was one of her clients during her brief stint as a £500-per-hour escort.
She told MailOnline: ‘He was my first booking. He often used the agency. I went round to a flat in London. It was a complete s*** hole full of other druggies playing guitars and just hanging out.
‘I ended up snogging him but we didn’t have full sex. He was so wasted on drugs he wasn’t capable.’
Irina Lăzăreanu – 2004 and 2007
Weeks after he split from Kate, Pete proposed to model and singer Irina for the second time, after the pair previously dated in 2004
The pair met while Irina was at ballet school in London as a teenager, and she went onto tour with his band Babyshambles in 2004.
Former flame: Pete revealed in 2012 he and Amy Winehouse were ‘lovers’
Lindi Hingston – 2011
Pete also has a daughter, Aisling, with model Lindi Hingston, who shared news of her daughter’s arrival in 2012, a year after she was born.
A week after Linda shared the news, Pete said: ‘The little girl was two months premature. I said I’d try to be there for the birth… Yeah, she’s mine.’
Amy Winehouse
In 2012, a year after her death from alcohol poisoning, Pete revealed he and Amy did enjoy a secret romance.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday in 2012, he said: ‘Amy and I were lovers. I loved her then and, well, I still do today.
‘But towards the end, as only lovers can, she became quite mean and cruel to me. She didn’t suffer fools… and believe me, she had a mean right hook.’
Happy: Pete is thought to have been dating Katia since 2012 (pictured in 2019)
Katia De Vidas – 2012 to present
Pete is thought to have been dating his Puta Madres bandmate Katia since 2012.
The pair have been living a quiet life in Etretat, a coastal town in Normandy after the rocker quit his drug habit.
While lockdown has been tough for so many people, Pete is honestly the happiest he’s ever been.
A source told The Sun: ‘While lockdown has been tough for so many people, Pete is honestly the happiest he’s ever been.
‘He used to live a fast-paced, hedonistic lifestyle. He was the epitome of rock and roll. But the relaxed pace of life suits him more.’
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