Pete Doherty shares first glimpse of one-month-old daughter Billie-May’s face in sweet clip after revealing he’s swapped Rock & Roll for lullabies
Pete Doherty and wife Katia de Vidas shared the first glimpse of their newborn daughter Billie-May’s face in a fun Instagram clip on Friday.
The couple welcomed the tot, their first child together, last month and have been settling into life as a family in their French home.
In the clip, rocker Pete, 44, playfully mimicked the little one in her cot as he lay on his back kicking his legs in the air.
The doting dad leaned over as he held his daughter’s hand and played her his latest single.
It comes after Pete revealed he has swapped Rock & Roll for writing lullabies for the daughter during his speaking tour last week.
Family: Pete Doherty and wife Katia de Vidas shared the first glimpse of their newborn daughter Billie-May’s face in a fun Instagram clip on Friday
Sweet: In the clip rocker Pete, 44, playfully mimicked the little one in her cot as he laid on his back kicking his legs in the air
Taking to the stage in Cardiff and Bristol Pete said how he hopes to take one day Billy-Mae on tour but hadn’t yet arranged her passport.
As well as writing lullabies for the baby he also joked with the audience he would soon be releasing a children’s album.
Pete is already a father to son Astile, 19, with singer Lisa Moorish and daughter Aisling, 11, from a former relationship with South African model Lindi Hingston.
The rocker’s wife Katia took to social media last month to announce the new arrival.
Katia shared a picture of their daughter’s wrist band from hospital, naming the Bloc Obstétrical department, and then an image of the little girl’s impressive head of hair while cuddling her mum.
The singer originally announced that he and Katia are expecting a child while performing at a gig in Strasbourg last December.
Back in April, Pete and Katia posed for sweet pictures showing them kissing and cradling her baby bump before Katia cosied up to Pete, smiling at the camera where she also flashed her blossoming bump while her husband lovingly kissed it.
An excited Katia captioned her post: ‘Stockton on threes’ as they prepare to become a family of three. Pete and Katia revealed the gender and due date of their first child together back in March.
Adorable: The doting dad leaned over as he held his daughter’s hand and played her his latest single
Sweet: The rocker’s wife Katia took to social media last month to announce the new arrival
An honour: In announcing the news, Katia shared a picture of their daughter’s wrist band from hospital, naming the Bloc Obstétrical department
Loved-up couple: Katia and Pete (pictured together in January) have been together since 2012
During an interview with French Magazine Society, Pete and Puta Madres bandmate Katia confirmed they were expecting a baby girl in May.
The Normandy based couple said they’re forming ‘a solid and protective clan’.
Multiple sources confirmed the news to MailOnline after the gig, 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.
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 three and a half years, has settled down with his Puta Madres bandmate Katia in France after ditching his bad boy lifestyle.
Former flame: Pete previously dated supermodel Kate Moss for several years (pictured in 2005) but they split in 2007 just months after he proposed to her
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.
Pete met Kate Moss 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.
Pete Doherty: A timeline of his star-studded love life
Lisa Moorish – 2003
Pete and Lisa dated 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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