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Kate Moss's Doherty detox: Can she kick the habit?
(Daily Mail)
Updated: 2007-08-04 10:53
The contrast could not have been greater. As a private jet carrying Kate
Moss and a group of friends touched down in Marbella this week, Pete
Doherty was holed up in a dingy flat fashioning a crude crack pipe out of
a miniature whisky bottle.
Blissfully unencumbered by logic, her ex-boyfriend was, between puffs of
cocaine, regaling those in his company with assurances that his junkie
days were a thing of the past. Crack, it seems, doesn't count.
Meanwhile, 1,000 miles away (literally), Kate's choice of pick-me-up
provided a diametrical contrast.
In place of class A drugs and strong liquor, she was partaking in nothing
stronger than goji juice and acai berries 鈥� the very latest in
fashionable super foods.
What a difference a month makes in the troubled life of Britain's most
famous - or infamous - supermodel.
Kate Moss and Pete Doherty: Leading very different lives
For the Mail can reveal that a concerted campaign of rehabilitation has
been mounted by Kate's family and close advisers 鈥� and it is already
beginning to bear fruit.
Her mother, Linda, as well as her long-standing modelling agent and
mentor Sarah Doukas and a host of legal and PR advisers are leaving
nothing to chance as she emerges from the wreckage of a monumentally
destructive liaison.
"It's not an exaggeration to say Kate's life is at stake here," says a
source close to the family.
"Pete's like a drug to her. It's as if she's addicted to him and even
though she knows he's bad news, she can't help being drawn to him.
"Now she's finally kicked him out, she's come to her senses and realised
her life is a mess. It's like she's woken up after a nightmare. So she's
on a campaign to sort herself out and get healthy 鈥� and everyone is
clubbing together to make sure it succeeds."
One impeccably placed source told the Mail that the change wrought in
Kate by the break-up had been "startling".
"She's drinking two litres of water a day, having lots of facials and
beauty treatments, cutting back massively on the booze and doing her best
to get to bed early," says the source.
"That's unheard of for Kate. She always did whatever she wanted, whenever
she wanted and still looked amazing. But something fundamental has
changed."
Indeed, whisper it quietly but the queen of effortless rock'n'roll chic
has even broken the habit of a lifetime and started. . .working out.
An old friend of Kate's, with impeccable rock'n'roll credentials of his
own, told the Mail this week: "You wouldn't recognise her 鈥� she's even
been going to the gym, which you'd never have caught her doing before.
"The last few weeks have been hard for her. Breaking up with Pete hit her
so hard. But every time I see her now, she's a little bit better, a
little bit brighter in the eyes. She's getting back on form again and
it's great to see."
The strategy 鈥� described by some friends co-opted to help out as
Operation Phoenix 鈥� hinges on a complete break from the past.
Kate has already burned a stack of gifts, love letters and song lyrics
given to her by Pete during their relationship.
Caution prevails, however, as there have been many false dawns when Kate
appeared to have jettisoned Pete only to go back to him 鈥� which drove
her family, and mother Linda in particular, to their wits' end.
To prevent history repeating itself, Kate has been placed under an
informal 24-hour 'Pete watch' by friends, to make sure she doesn't "fall
off the wagon" and phone him.
She has had the locks changed at her North London home and has told
friends she is selling it to banish the bad memories. Since splitting
from Doherty after an argument four weeks ago, she has not spent a night
at home and has changed her phone numbers.
"She hasn't been on her own either," says a friend who has spent time
with her during this self-imposed exile. "One of us has always been with
her because she needs support. A couple of days after Pete left, she
phoned him and started singing into his answer phone.
"It was a moment of weakness which she massively regrets and since then
she's begged everyone to help her stay away from him. He's been phoning
all of us, trying to get through to Kate, but she's told us not to even
tell her when he's called. She can stop him from sweet-talking his way
back in."
Kate's regret will no doubt have become all the greater since Pete sold
the tale of her lovestruck crooning (the song was Moon River, apparently)
to a tabloid newspaper.
In a rambling interview this week, he described her as a "nasty old rag",
accused her of physically abusing him by kicking him in the head and said
that by the end, their relationship had become "like the Vietnam war".
Thankfully for Kate 鈥� who was so infuriated by his betrayal she hurled
a glass at a wall and smashed up a treasured picture 鈥� she has been
surrounded by support.
She has stayed at the Surrey mansion of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie
Wood (who loaned her a vintage Rolls- Royce for the duration of her stay)
and with celebrity hairdresser James Brown, among others. Sadie Frost and
the actor Rhys Ifans have also been at her side.
And while her representatives have remained resolutely silent 鈥�
refusing yesterday even to discuss her upcoming professional commitments
鈥� the Mail understands plans are in place for a major career push when
she returns from Spain.
She is preparing to launch a hair care range with James Brown, who has
styled her hair for years, and retail billionaire Sir Philip Green is
keen to continue working with her after the success of her Topshop range
of clothing.
And despite recent barbs about her allegedly declining looks, a
well-placed source says she will soon be modelling in a high profile
campaign for Roberto Cavalli, among others.
"She's finally woken up and is taking much better care of herself now,"
says the source. "She'll be around for a long time to come 鈥� you'll
see."
There is, however, one nagging concern, with potentially devastating
consequences. Throughout their union, Pete was frequently seen with a
camera in his hand, and the Mail understands he has photographs and
footage which Kate is "extremely worried" could find its way into the
public domain.
Given that he has spoken to the press already in return for money, her
concerns are well founded.
Precisely what Pete has images of remains unclear. But it is understood
that Kate's circle have been sufficiently concerned to discuss the
prospect of asking him to sign a confidentiality agreement.
The problem with this plan is that Pete is now regarded as a 'loose
cannon', negotiating deals for interviews not through his management or
record company, but rather a loose collection of affiliates with whom he
whiles away the hours drinking and taking drugs.
"It's a tense time for everybody around Kate at the moment," says the
family friend. "Every morning they're on tenterhooks, wondering what will
be in the paper. Pete just can't be trusted."
Kate also has more pressing concerns. Despite making great strides in the
past month, friends say she remains in the early stages of recovery from
the traumatic break-up.
One close female friend says: "She's not just mourning the loss of a
boyfriend, it's the loss of a dream. She really wants another baby and
thought Pete would be the dad. Now she's back to square one."
Another friend, who had dinner with her in a top London hotel last month,
said that while she was "generally fine", there were "definitely moments
of melancholy".
"She didn't actually say the word, but it was clear that she's still very
much in love with Pete,' says the friend.
"She seemed to think she was teaching him a lesson by sending him to
Coventry. She told me: 'This is just the shock he needs 鈥� he can't
handle it when the people he loves refuse to talk to him.'
"She kept going out of the restaurant to smoke and that was when she
looked sad, like a 14-year-old who's been dumped by the coolest lad in
school."
But she is not a schoolgirl 鈥� she is a 33-year-old woman with a young
daughter to support and a multi-million-pound business resting heavily on
her slight shoulders.
For now, she can lick her wounds at her luxurious hideaway in Marbella.
But she has not become one of the most highly paid models in history
without a tough streak, and the Mail understands she has been keeping a
weather eye on her business concerns for the past month.
Two of the principal figures offering her advice are, as usual, staying
out of the limelight: her father, Peter, and Jefferson Hack, the
respected publisher and father of her four-year- old daughter Lila Grace.
Peter is a director of her sole company, Skate Enterprises Ltd., and her
anchor in the midst of many a storm.
He has kept an eye on the financial side of her business 鈥� which is due
for another substantial injection of cash from her lucrative Topshop
fashion range 鈥� while mum Linda and Kate's friends concentrate on her
emotional recovery.
"Peter's role is as a listener," says a close family friend. "But even he
has made it clear to Kate that she needs to forget about Pete once and
for all. And when her dad sticks his neck out like that, Kate pays
attention."
So at face value it seems the fatal attraction between Kate and Pete has
breathed its last. That is certainly what her friends and family would
have you believe.
Symbolically, Kate has given her former lover the epithet 'slug' (because
"he's slimy and leaves a trail of mess in his wake"), preferring not to
utter his name.
Pete, meanwhile, is due back in court next week following his arrest in
May for possession of drugs. His spiral towards lonely oblivion
continues, while Kate is surrounded by loved ones determined to shield
her from his negative influence.
Yet for all their good intentions, logic dictates that one day Kate will
meet Pete. And when that happens, given the sorry track record of their
relationship, who would bet against grim history repeating itself?
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