Pete Doherty shows off result of health kick after saying he’s ‘a very sick man’
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Musician was praised for ‘doing well’ on social media. Pete Doherty has unveiled the results of a dramatic weight loss transformation after saying he was “a very sick man”. The 45-year-old rock musician and The Libertines singer has been open about abusing hard drugs including cocaine and heroin during the peak of his career. Doherty was also infamous for dating the late “Back to Black” singer Amy Winehouse at the time she died of a drug overdose.
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In a picture posted to Instagram on Friday (20 December), Doherty is sat having a smoke on the stairs of what appears to be his house. The Babyshambles frontman is decked out in a smart suit, bright red socks and loafers, and a flat cap. He is sitting with his dog, Gladys.
![[Doherty unveiled the results of his health kick]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/08/Screenshot-2024-12-20-at-08.43.21.jpg)
He appears to have shed some weight in the image as fans were left commenting on the transformation. “You are looking fabulous!” said one person, while another encouraged, “Looking sharper and sharper. Keep it up!!!”. “I’m glad you’re doing well,” commented one person, as another added, “so beautiful”.
“I’ve battered it, haven’t I? I’ve f***ing caned it,” he told Louis Theroux about his struggles with addiction on BBC series Louis Theroux Interviews…, adding: “[The] heroin and the crack… I surrendered to that, and then it was cocaine and the smoking and the alcohol, and now it’s cheese and the saucisson, and the sugar in the tea.”.
Doherty said doctors told him he needs to change his diet as it would lead to “diabetes and cholesterol problems” and told The Guardian: “Yeah, I am a bit of a glutton. It’s not a joke. I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. And at the moment, I’m lacking the discipline to tackle cholesterol.”.
