Tabloid hell: Is Pete Doherty now a sex addict?

Just when it seemed Pete Doherty had his hands full beating his drug vices – a court told him last week he must attend a detox clinic ahead of his next appearance – today (July 9) the tabloids have found him a new addiction.

According to the excitable end of the red tops, the Babyshambles frontman is a sex addict.

The Star claim that Doherty is apparently “a serial cheat who cannot resist a romp”.

Following reports he has split from girlfriend Kate Moss after claims he cheated on her with a South African model, the paper believes it has managed to get yet another of Doherty’s alleged conquests out of the woodwork.

In this kiss and tell, an Italian rock fan claims to have been picked out of the crowd by the singer during a gig in Rimini.

“Pete made it clear he wanted sex,” the ‘fan’ claimed, though she admitted the tryst did test her conscience. “I did feel a bit guilty about Kate but Pete was acting like she never existed.”

Naturally, the various spokespersons involved are declining to comment.