Rock star Pete Doherty had both earlobes bitten off in wild past
The Libertines’ Pete Doherty is surprised to be alive after his wild past, which included having both his earlobes bitten off.
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Rock star Pete Doherty has revealed he has had both earlobes bitten off, as he recalled shocking details of his shambolic past.
The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman said he lost the earlobes in separate incidents – a chunk of one was bitten off in a pub and part of the other in a paparazzi bust-up, The Sun reports.
The former hellraiser, 43, who dated supermodel Kate Moss between 2005 and 2007, admitted: “I’ve got chunks missing all over the place.
“I was swinging at the paparazzi – the guy had me by the throat and bit off part of my earlobe.
“Someone else bit off part of my other earlobe in a pub in Stoke.
“I think he just wanted a souvenir.”
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Doherty, now married to film editor and bandmate Katia de Vidas, told The Observer magazine of his drug-addled past in London.
“I’ve managed to get out of the addictive cycle, but I’m surprised I’m not dead.
“I’m blessed to be alive, not sat in a hedge, injecting into my groin.”
It’s a life that is far behind him, as Doherty and his wife live in France, with the singer saying how much he now likes “a nice glass of water”.
He also admitted that he would love some fast food, but there are no takeaway shops in the part of Normandy where he lives.
He said: “I’d have a Big Mac if I could, but I can’t. The nearest McDonald’s is 40 minutes away.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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