Wednesday, 31 October 2007

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Cheryl Cole: Pete Doherty is a waste of fresh air

Singer has no sympathy for celebs who turn to drugs

Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole doesn't feel in the least bit sorry for drug addicts, especially the troubled Pete Doherty.

'He's a waste of fresh air,' Cheryl, 24 says of the Babyshambles frontman.

'Why is he such a genius? 'Cos he went out with Kate Moss? And he gets let off from jail.'

Cheryl says stars with bad habits set a terrible example for young fans who look up to them.

'It's like the Mickey Mouse Club, and it's not f***ing funny,' she insists. 'Heroin's the latest trend. The pictures and horrifying, but teenagers don't see it like that. They think [celebrities] are having a wild time, living this amazing life.'

Cheryl feels passionately about the subject of heroin as she once dated an addict, a close relative was involved with drugs and, in 2005, a friend overdosed, aged just 21.

She has easy access to smack if she'd wanted to try it herself.

'Heroin was there for the taking,' she tells The Times magazine. 'But I always maintained my ambition and I'm proud of myself.

'I don't have any sympathy for the addicts. That might sound harsh, but I don't really give a f*** how they feel. If they're in pain because of drugs, it's self-inflicted. You know what you're doing when you take it.'