CHERYL COLE: PETE DOHERTY IS A WASTE OF FRESH AIR

Cheryl Cole says she could have ended up a drug addict like rocker
Pete Doherty.

The Girls Aloud singer has condemned Doherty for glamorising
drugs.

She raged: "Pete Doherty is not a poet. He writes st. He is a waste of
fresh air. Why is he such a genius? Because he went out with Kate
Moss? And he gets let off from jail. Kids think, 'Oh, he doesn't even
get locked up.' More deserving people are on the waiting list for
methadone every single day.

"It's not funny. Heroin is the latest trend. Teenagers think
celebrities are having a wild time, living this amazing life."

Cheryl - who once dated a heroin addict, saw her brother take drugs
and one of her friends die of a drugs overdose - is proud she was
never tempted to take drugs herself.

Cheryl, 21, said: "Heroin was there for the taking. I could have
easily taken that route if I'd wanted to. But I always maintained my
ambition and I'm proud of myself. I wouldn't be sitting here with an
amazing husband and an amazing house.

Despite her own experiences with drug addicts Cheryl has no sympathy
for them.

She added: "I don't have any sympathy for the addicts. That might
sound harsh but I really don't give a fk 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."